(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
acrose
acrose
noun
(biochemistry) A racemic form of fructose
adders
adders
noun
plural of adder
adores
adores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adore
aeries
aeries
noun
plural of aerie
aerose
aerose
adj
Of, or like copper or brass; brassy.
afresh
afresh
adv
Anew; again; once more
afters
afters
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal, sports) fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped
(Britain, informal) dessert
(informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal.
aggers
aggers
noun
plural of agger
agrees
agrees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agree
agrest
agrise
agrise
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify.
ahders
ahorse
ahorse
adv
(archaic) On the back of a horse; on horseback.
ahrens
aiders
aiders
noun
plural of aider
aimers
aimers
noun
plural of aimer
airers
airers
noun
plural of airer
airest
airest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of air
aivers
alares
albers
alders
alders
noun
plural of alder
aleras
aleris
alerse
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
alpers
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
ambers
ambers
noun
plural of amber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amber
ameers
ameers
noun
plural of ameer
amersp
amores
amuser
amuser
noun
(historical, early 19ᵗʰ century) One of a class of rogues who carry snuff or dust in their pockets, which they throw into the eyes of people so as to enable their accomplices to rob them while pretending to help them.
(obsolete) One who diverts attention, usually to distract or bewilder, often for fraudulent purposes; hence a cheat, deceiver or thief.
Someone who amuses.
anders
andres
anears
anears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anear
angers
angers
noun
plural of anger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anger
answer
answer
noun
(law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
A solution to a problem.
verb
(law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
(obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
(obsolete) To render account to or for.
(transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
(transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
(transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
anvers
araise
araise
verb
(archaic) To raise.
arales
araxes
arches
arches
noun
plural of arch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arch
arcose
ardebs
ardebs
noun
plural of ardeb
ardehs
arecas
arecas
noun
plural of areca
areius
arelus
arenas
arends
aretes
aretes
noun
plural of arete
aretus
argles
argues
argues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argue
ariels
ariels
noun
plural of ariel
ariose
ariose
adj
(music) Melodic and song-like.
arisbe
arised
arised
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of arise
arisen
arisen
verb
past participle of arise
ariser
arises
arises
noun
plural of aris
plural of arise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arise
arispe
ariste
arkose
arkose
noun
(geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.
arless
armers
armers
noun
plural of armer
armets
armets
noun
plural of armet
armies
armies
noun
plural of army
arouse
arouse
verb
(transitive) To sexually stimulate.
(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings).
(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
(transitive, euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
arpens
arpens
noun
plural of arpen
arrest
arrest
noun
(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
verb
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain.
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
arries
arries
noun
plural of arrie
arseno
arseny
arsine
arsine
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic derivative of this compound, or of diarsane, triarsane etc.
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
ascare
ascher
aselar
asgeir
ashery
ashery
noun
A depository for ashes.
A place where potash or pearl-ash is made.
ashier
ashier
adj
comparative form of ashy: more ashy
ashler
ashler
noun
Alternative form of ashlar
ashore
ashore
adv
(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
(nautical) On, or towards the shore.
ashrae
askers
askers
noun
plural of asker
asmear
asmear
adj
Smeared over.
aspern
aspers
aspers
noun
plural of asper
aspire
aspire
verb
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
(intransitive, archaic, literary) To move upward; to be very tall.
(transitive, obsolete) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
assert
assert
noun
(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
verb
(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
assure
assure
verb
(obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
(transitive) To reassure.
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
astare
astare
adv
Staring; amazed.
asteer
asteer
adj
(Scotland) Alternative form of astir
astera
astern
astern
adj
Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
adv
(obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel.
Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
asters
asters
noun
plural of aster
astert
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
astrea
astred
astrer
atresy
atreus
audres
augers
augers
noun
plural of auger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auger
augres
augres
noun
plural of augre
aureus
aureus
noun
A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.
auster
auster
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”)
auwers
averse
averse
adj
(heraldry) Turned so as to show the back, as of a right hand.
(obsolete) Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
Turned away or backward.
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To turn away.
averts
averts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avert
azores
azures
azures
noun
plural of azure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of azure
bakers
bakers
noun
plural of baker
balers
balers
noun
plural of baler
barbes
bardes
barest
barest
adj
superlative form of bare: most bare
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of bear
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bare
barges
barges
noun
plural of barge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barge
barnes
barnes
Proper noun
An English topographic surname for someone who owned, lived in, or worked in a barn.
An English habitational surname for someone from the place of the same name in Surrey.
A town originally in Surrey, now a district of London.
barres
barres
noun
plural of barre
baryes
baryes
noun
plural of barye
basher
basher
noun
(UK, slang) A trainspotter.
(informal) One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people.
(military, slang) A rainproof sheet for sleeping under.
(television, film) A kind of small floodlight.
One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.
basker
basker
noun
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.
One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask.
Short for basking shark.
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
beards
beards
noun
plural of beard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beard
berets
berets
noun
plural of beret
bermes
bermes
noun
plural of berme
bernis
bersil
bersim
berths
berths
noun
plural of berth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berth
berust
beryls
beryls
noun
plural of beryl
besier
beslur
besort
besort
noun
(obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
besour
besour
Verb
To make sour.
bestar
bestar
verb
(transitive, archaic) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars.
bester
bester
adj
(nonstandard, informal, humorous or childish) comparative form of best: more best
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) A fraudulent bookmaker.
bestir
bestir
verb
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
bevers
bevers
noun
plural of bever
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bever