(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
abraid
abraid
adv
Alternative form of abread
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wake up.
(intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out.
(transitive, obsolete) To rise in the stomach with nausea.
(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.
abreid
abrico
abrine
abrine
noun
An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans; C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂, that is different than abrin.
abukir
acarid
acarid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
aceric
aceric
adj
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple.
acerin
acerli
achier
achier
adj
comparative form of achy: more achy
achira
achira
noun
Canna indica (syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
The edible rhizome of this plant.
acider
acider
adj
comparative form of acid: more acid
acinar
acinar
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located in an acinus.
acoria
acoria
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.
acrisy
acrisy
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inability to judge the outcome of a disease
acrita
acrita
Noun
The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.
acrite
acrite
adj
(obsolete) Relating to, or characteristic of the Acrita
acrity
acrity
noun
(obsolete) sharpness; keenness
admire
admire
verb
(US, dialectal, rare) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)
(obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
(transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.
(transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
adrial
adrian
adriel
adrien
adrift
adrift
adj
(chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
Floating at random.
adv
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
adroit
adroit
adj
Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
aerial
aerial
adj
(aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
(botany) Above the ground
(now literary or historical) Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
Living or taking place in the air.
Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
Positioned high up; elevated.
noun
(chiefly UK, Australia) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
(photography) An aerial photograph.
A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
aeried
aeried
adj
Having aeries
aeriel
aerier
aerier
adj
comparative form of aery: more aery
aeries
aeries
noun
plural of aerie
aerify
aerify
verb
(transitive) To mix with air.
(transitive) To vaporize.
aerily
aerily
adv
In an aerial manner
atmospherically (all senses)
affair
affair
noun
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
(slang, now rare) The (male or female) genitals.
A material object (vaguely designated).
A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
affeir
affirm
affirm
verb
(law) To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
To support or encourage.
afraid
afraid
adj
(colloquial) Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.
(used with for) Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
africa
afridi
afridi
Noun
A member of a Pashtun tribe.
afrika
afrite
afrite
noun
Alternative form of ifrit
afrits
afrits
noun
plural of afrit
agadir
agaric
agaric
noun
A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
aghori
agrias
agrief
agrief
adv
(obsolete) In grief; amiss.
agriot
agrise
agrise
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify.
agrito
agrius
agruif
agyria
agyria
noun
The smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly.
ahisar
aiders
aiders
noun
plural of aider
aigret
aigret
noun
Alternative spelling of aigrette
ailuro
aimara
aimara
noun
A South American freshwater river fish, Hoplias aimara.
aimers
aimers
noun
plural of aimer
aimore
airbag
airbag
noun
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
(slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.
A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.
airbus
airbus
noun
A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.
airers
airers
noun
plural of airer
airest
airest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of air
airier
airier
adj
comparative form of airy: more airy
airify
airify
verb
Alternative form of aerify
airily
airily
adv
In an airy manner.
lightly
airing
airing
noun
(countable) A public expression of an opinion or discussion of a subject.
(countable) An exposure to warm or fresh air.
(countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
verb
present participle of air
airish
airish
adj
(Appalachia) Tending to put on airs.
(Appalachia, of the weather) Cool, breezy.
airlee
airlia
airlie
airman
airman
noun
A member of an air force.
A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.
A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
A pilot of an aircraft.
airmen
airmen
noun
plural of airman
airted
airted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airt
airths
airway
airway
noun
(anatomy) The trachea.
(aviation) A flight path used by aeroplanes.
aissor
aivers
alaria
alaric
alaric
Proper noun
A historic king of the Visigoths.
albric
aldric
aldrin
aldrin
noun
An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
aleris
alfirk
alfric
aliber
aliner
aliner
noun
Archaic form of aligner.
aliter
aliter
adv
otherwise
allier
almira
almira
Proper noun
name, in use mainly in the 18th and 19th century.
almire
alrich
alrick
altair
alvira
amarin
amaris
ambari
ambier
amiral
amiray
amiret
amrita
amrita
noun
(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.
amyrin
amyrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric triterpenoids found in some vegetable oils and resins
amyris
ancier
andira
andrei
andria
andric
andris
angier
anitra
anteri
antiar
antiar
noun
A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The upas tree itself.
antrim
antrim
Proper noun
A county in the north-east of Northern Ireland, also known as County Antrim.
A town in Northern Ireland that is the administrative centre of County Antrim.
antrin
antrin
adj
(Scotland) Strange, rare, unusual.
anuria
anuria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
anuric
anuric
adj
(urology) Of, pertaining to, causing or afflicted with anuria.
aogiri
aomori
aomori
Proper noun
Aomori Prefecture in Tohoku area (Northern-East area) of Japan.
A city in Aomori prefecture, Japan, the capital of Aomori prefecture.
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.
aornis
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
aparai
aparri
apiary
apiary
noun
A place where bees and their hives are kept.
aporia
aporia
noun
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
appair
appair
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become impaired; to grow worse.
(transitive, obsolete) To make worse; to injure or damage.
aprile
arabia
arabic
arabic
adj
Only used in arabic acid
noun
(rare) Short for gum arabic.
arabin
arabin
noun
(dated) Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic
(organic chemistry, dated) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found in gum arabic
arabis
arabit
aradid
aradid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Aradidae, the flat bugs.
arains
araire
araise
araise
verb
(archaic) To raise.
aralia
aralia
noun
Spikenard and any of many related ornamental and food plants, of the genus Aralia, from Asia and the Americas
aralie
aramid
aramid
noun
Any of a class of strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibres, used in aerospace and military applications.
aramis
aramis
Proper noun
Along with Athos and Porthos, one of the Three Musketeers.
arbith
archai
archie
archie
noun
Alternative form of Archie (“anti-aircraft artillery”)
archil
archil
noun
(obsolete) Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc.
(obsolete) The lichen from which the dye is obtained.