(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absyrtus
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
adjutory
adjutory
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
adventry
aegyrite
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aestuary
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
aftereye
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
aleatory
aleatory
adj
(art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
almistry
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alterity
alterity
noun
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
alyworth
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
antarchy
apreynte
apsyrtus
apteryla
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
archcity
archytas
arctomys
ardently
ardently
adv
fervently
areality
argentry
argentry
noun
(obsolete) Silver plate or vessels.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
argyrite
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
aroynted
aroynted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroynt
arrantly
arrantly
adv
In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright.
arsmetry
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
artistry
artistry
noun
Significant artistic skill.
artotype
artotype
noun
(archaic) A kind of autotype.
artotypy
arylated
arylated
adj
(organic chemistry) modified by the addition of one or more aryl groups.
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
astrally
astrally
adv
In an astral manner or context.
athyrium
athyroid
atmiatry
atmiatry
noun
(dated) treatment of disease by vapours or gases, as by inhalation
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
attorney
attorney
noun
(Philippines, sometimes US) An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
(UK, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.
(UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
(obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
A prosecutor
Clusia spp.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney.
(transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
auntsary
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
aviatory
aviatory
adj
Of or relating to aviation.
axometry
babbitry
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
barotaxy
barratry
barratry
noun
(admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
barretry
barretry
noun
Archaic form of barratry.
barryton
bartlemy
barylite
barylite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
barytine
barytone
barytone
adj
(linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
Archaic form of baritone.
noun
(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
bastardy
bastardy
noun
(law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
bayreuth
beauetry
bemartyr
bepretty
berggylt
berryton
berylate
bestiary
bestiary
noun
(gaming) A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.
A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
betrayal
betrayal
noun
the act of betraying
betrayed
betrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betray
betrayer
betrayer
noun
Someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
betterly
beyerite
beyrouth
bibitory
bibitory
adj
Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
biometry
biometry
noun
(dated) The measurement of biological data.
The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics.
The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics.
birthday
birthday
noun
A birthday party.
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To celebrate one's birthday.
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bitchery
bitchery
noun
Behavior considered typical of a bitch
bitterly
bitterly
adv
In a bitter manner.
blantyre
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
blistery
blistery
adj
Having blisters.
blustery
blustery
adj
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Accompanied by strong wind.
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
boatyard
boatyard
noun
(rare) A shipyard.
A place where boats are built and repaired.
bonitary
bonitary
adj
beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botrylle
botryoid
botryoid
noun
(botany) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.
botryose
botryose
adj
Having the form of a cluster of grapes.
Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence
botrytis
botrytis
noun
Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
bottomry
bottomry
noun
(nautical) An early form of maritime contract in which the owner of a ship could borrow money using the ship as collateral.
brantley
brantley
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
brayette
brayette
noun
(historical) An item of armor (mail or plate) protecting the groin.
brevetcy
brevetcy
noun
(military) The rank or condition of a brevet officer.
bridalty
bridalty
noun
(obsolete) celebration of the nuptial feast
brigatry
brigetty
brightly
brightly
adv
In a bright manner.
brittany
brittany
Proper noun
A region in north-west France.
The British Isles.
name popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.
Coward
A breed of gun dog.
britteny
brittney
brittney
Proper noun
name, a variant of Brittany.
brutally
brutally
adv
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise or mask unpleasantness; directly.
bryanite
bryanite
Noun
A supporter of (1860–1925), US orator and politician, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party.
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
butyrals
butyrals
noun
plural of butyral
butyrate
butyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of butyric acid.
butyrins
butyrins
noun
plural of butyrin
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrous
butyrous
adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery
butyryls
butyryls
noun
plural of butyryl
byerlite
byronist
byronite
bystreet
bystreet
noun
An obscure, private, or secondary street; byroad; byway
bywaters
calypter
calypter
noun
(biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection Calyptrata, and that cover the halteres.
calyptra
calyptra
noun
(botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomes.
(botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
(botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of Eucalyptus flowers
(entomology) In flies such as the housefly, Musca, in the taxonomic order Diptera, zoological section Schizophora, subsection Calyptrata, the calyptra is a membranous rearward extension of the forewing; it covers the haltere.
calyptro
carrycot
carrycot
noun
A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
carryout
carryout
noun
(US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.
(US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
carterly
carterly
adj
(obsolete) Of a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.
caryatic
caryatic
adj
Of or relating to a caryatid.
caryatid
caryatid
noun
A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
caryatis
caryotin
caryotin
noun
Alternative form of karyotin (“chromatin”)
castlery
castlery
noun
Land controlled by a castle
The government of a castle.
catberry
catchcry
catchcry
noun
A slogan, particularly one intended for mass repetition.
category
category
noun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
catenary
catenary
adj
Relating to a catena.
Relating to a chain; like a chain.
noun
(engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.
(geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.
(nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
(transport) A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cavitary
cavitary
adj
Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
celerity
celerity
noun
(hydrology) The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.
(oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
(telecommunications, dated) The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.