A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
addles
addles
noun
plural of addle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addle
adless
adless
adj
Without ads (advertising).
aeolis
aeolus
aglets
aglets
noun
plural of aglet
aisled
aisled
adj
Having aisles.
aisles
aisles
noun
plural of aisle
akelas
akelas
noun
plural of akela
alares
alates
alates
noun
plural of alate
albers
alders
alders
noun
plural of alder
aldose
aldose
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
alephs
alephs
noun
plural of aleph
aleras
aleris
alerse
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
alesan
alesia
aletes
alexas
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alfeus
aliens
aliens
noun
plural of alien
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alien
alines
alines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aline
alisen
alives
alkies
alkies
noun
plural of alkie
plural of alky
alleys
alleys
noun
plural of alley
allies
allies
noun
plural of ally
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ally
allose
allose
noun
(biochemistry) An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs
almehs
almehs
noun
plural of almeh
almose
almose
noun
(obsolete) alms
aloeus
aloise
aloose
aloose
adv
(dialect) Free from restraints.
alpers
alsace
alsike
alsike
noun
Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
alsine
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
alveus
alveus
noun
(construction, law) The bed or channel of a river, specifically that followed by the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course.
(neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
alwise
alwise
adv
(archaic) In every way; always.
alyose
alytes
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
amelus
amelus
noun
(pathology) A foetus born without limbs.
amiles
amoles
amoles
noun
plural of amole
aneles
aneles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anele
angels
angels
noun
plural of angel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angel
angles
angles
noun
plural of angle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angle
ankles
ankles
noun
plural of ankle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankle
anoles
anoles
noun
plural of anole
ansela
ansell
anselm
anselm
Proper noun
name; quite rare in English.
ansley
appels
appels
noun
plural of appel
apples
apples
noun
(Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
(slang) Testicles.
plural of apple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apple
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
arales
arelus
argles
ariels
ariels
noun
plural of ariel
arless
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
asahel
aselar
aselli
ashely
ashlee
ashlee
Proper noun
name, variant of Ashley
ashlen
ashler
ashler
noun
Alternative form of ashlar
ashley
ashley
Proper noun
A common English place name.
derived from the places.
name transferred from the surname.
name transferred from the surname.
One of ten villages in England.
A city in Illinois.
A town in Indiana.
A village in Michigan.
A city/town in North Dakota.
A village/town in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
ashlie
askile
askile
adv
(obsolete) Askant.
aslake
aslake
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare or archaic) To abate; diminish.
(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
asleep
asleep
adj
(euphemistic) Dead.
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
(slang) Inattentive.
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
aslope
aslope
adj
(archaic) Slanted or sloping.
adv
(archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction.
prep
(archaic) Diagonally over or across.
asmile
asseal
asself
astely
astely
noun
(botany) Absence of steles.
aswell
aswell
adv
Archaic spelling of as well.
Misspelling of as well.
ateles
avulse
avulse
verb
(medicine) To tear off forcibly.
awless
awless
adj
Archaic form of aweless.
ayless
azoles
azoles
noun
plural of azole
babels
babels
noun
plural of babel
bagels
bagels
noun
plural of bagel
balers
balers
noun
plural of baler
baleys
basale
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
basile
bedels
bedels
noun
plural of bedel
beisel
belash
belash
verb
(transitive, archaic) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
belast
belast
adj
(obsolete) burdened, charged, bound.
belays
belays
noun
plural of belay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belay
belgas
belies
belies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belie
belles
belles
noun
plural of belle
bellis
belows
belsen
belsky
beltis
bensel
bensil
bersil
beryls
beryls
noun
plural of beryl
beslab
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
beslow
beslur
besoil
besoil
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with soil; stain; sully.
besoul
besoul
verb
(transitive) To imbue or endow with a soul.
bessel
betels
betels
noun
plural of betel
bevels
bevels
noun
plural of bevel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevel
bezels
bezels
noun
plural of bezel
bezils
bezils
noun
plural of bezil
bibles
bibles
noun
plural of bible
bields
bields
noun
plural of bield
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bield
bilges
bilges
noun
plural of bilge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bilge
birles
birles
noun
plural of birle
birsle
bisley
blades
blades
noun
plural of blade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blade
blaise
blames
blames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blame
blares
blares
noun
plural of blare
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blare
blazes
blazes
adv
hellishly, extremely
intj
Expression of frustration, shock, or both.
noun
(euphemistic) hell
plural of blaze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaze
bleaks
bleaks
noun
plural of bleak
blears
blears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blear
bleats
bleats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleat
bleeds
bleeds
noun
plural of bleed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleed
bleeps
bleeps
noun
plural of bleep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleep
blends
blends
noun
plural of blend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blend
blesse
blesse
verb
Obsolete spelling of bless
bliest
blisse
blites
blites
noun
plural of blite
blokes
blokes
noun
plural of bloke
blouse
blouse
noun
(India) A short garment worn under a sari.
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
(fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
(military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
Alternative form of blouze
Alternative form of blowess
Alternative form of blowze
verb
(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
To hang a garment in loose folds.
blowse
blowse
noun
(obsolete) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
bluesy
bluesy
adj
(music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).