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.
aditio
adroit
adroit
adj
Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
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.
agriot
agrito
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
ajoint
alioth
alioth
Proper noun
the brightest star in Ursa Major.
aliyot
aliyot
noun
plural of aliya
plural of aliyah
alvito
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.
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
antido
antigo
antoni
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.
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
ardito
areito
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
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
artois
asotin
atimon
atloid
atloid
adj
Synonym of atlantooccipital
atocia
atocia
noun
(rare) Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).
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.
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.
atopic
atopic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.
atorai
atoxic
atoxic
adj
Synonym of nontoxic
azeito
azotic
azotic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote
(obsolete) Fatal to animal life.
azotin
batino
batino
noun
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
batoid
batoid
noun
Any ray or skate of the superorder Batoidea.
bhotia
biotas
biotas
noun
plural of biota
birota
boatie
boatie
noun
(childish, or endearing) A boat.
A boater (someone who travels by boat)
bolita
bonita
capito
cation
cation
noun
(physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
cativo
cativo
noun
Prioria copaifera, a flowering tree of Central and South America.
cautio
citola
citola
noun
cittern
coaita
coaita
noun
(dated) Any of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, especially Ateles paniscus.
coatie
coatis
coatis
noun
plural of coati
coital
coital
adj
of or relating to the sex act or coitus
copita
copita
noun
A sherry glass with a tapering bowl.
corita
cotati
crotia
dacoit
dacoit
noun
(chiefly India, Myanmar, Pakistan) A bandit or armed robber, especially former parts of British India.
verb
(chiefly India) To commit armed robbery.
dakoit
dakoit
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoit
dation
dation
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dose.
(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
diatom
diatom
noun
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
donati
dorati
dorita
faitor
falito
fotina
galiot
galiot
noun
Alternative spelling of galliot
gitano
goetia
idotea
iodate
iodate
noun
(chemistry) The anion IO₃⁻; Any salt of iodic acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat with iodine.
isotac
italon
itonia
jonati
jovita
kation
kation
noun
Dated form of cation.
katipo
katipo
noun
A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.
komati
korait
latigo
latigo
noun
A strap used to tighten a cinch.
latino
latino
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Latino
lation
lation
noun
(astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
leitao
lolita
lolita
noun
(fashion) A follower of lolita fashion.
A young girl who is sexually alluring.
lomita
lorita
makoti
maloti
maloti
noun
plural of loti
manito
maoist
matico
matico
noun
A Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.
matipo
montia
morita
morita
noun
A reddish-brown variety of chipotle.
nation
nation
adv
(rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.
noun
(chiefly historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
(international law) A sovereign state.
(obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
(rare) Damnation.
A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
nolita
norita
oatbin
obital
obital
adj
Of or relating to an obit.
obtain
obtain
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
(intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
(intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
(transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
oitava
oitava
noun
(historical) A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams.
ontina
opiate
opiate
adj
(pharmacology) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
verb
(transitive) To treat with an opiate drug.
optima
optima
noun
plural of optimum
orthia
ortiga
ostiak
ostial
ostial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to any orifice, or ostium.
otaria
otelia
otiant
otidae
otidia
otilia
oturia
oxtail
oxtail
noun
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.
The tail of an ox or cow.
patios
patios
noun
plural of patio
patois
patois
noun
(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
Jargon or cant.
podtia
portia
portia
noun
Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
potail
potail
noun
Alternative form of patel
ration
ration
noun
A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
verb
(transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
(transitive) To restrict (an activity etc.)
(transitive) To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
ratios
ratios
noun
plural of ratio
rialto
rosati
rosita
sation
sation
noun
(obsolete) A sowing or planting.
satori
satori
noun
(Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
(biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.
sciota
scotia
scotia
noun
(architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
solita
sotnia
sotnia
noun
(now historical) A Russian or Ukrainian army unit of about a hundred soldiers, chiefly with reference to Cossacks.
spatio
sutaio
taihoa
taihoa
adj
(New Zealand politics) Slow and cautious; gradual.
tailor
tailor
noun
(Australia) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
verb
(transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
(transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
(transitive, intransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
tainos
taisho
talion
talion
noun
Retaliation; retribution.
tamiko
taniko
taoism
taoism
Noun
A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity.
A religion developed from Taoist philosophy and folk and Buddhist religion and concerned with obtaining long life and good fortune often by magical means.