(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anemotis
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anstosse
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
arsonate
arsonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion HAsO₃²⁻, derivatives, or any salt containing this ion
arsonite
arsonite
noun
(dated) An arsonist.
asherton
ashstone
assentor
assentor
noun
Alternative form of assenter
assiento
assiento
noun
(historical) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing Negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.
assonate
assonate
verb
To correspond in (particularly vowel) sounds.
asterion
asterion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astonies
astonies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astony
atcheson
baronets
baronets
noun
plural of baronet
bastogne
bastonet
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
besonnet
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bethorns
betocsin
betokens
betokens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betoken
betonies
betonies
noun
plural of betony
bitstone
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
boatsmen
boatsmen
noun
plural of boatsman
bonesets
bonesets
noun
plural of boneset
bonitoes
bonniest
bonniest
adj
superlative form of bonny: most bonny
bornites
bornites
noun
plural of bornite
botanies
botanies
noun
plural of botany
botanise
botanise
verb
Alternative spelling of botanize
bounties
bounties
noun
plural of bounty
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
bunemost
burstone
camstone
camstone
noun
A kind of clay used to whiten doorsteps, etc.
canisteo
canoeist
canoeist
noun
A person who travels by canoe.
capstone
capstone
noun
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
verb
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
carstone
carstone
noun
(geology) A form of sandstone from the Cretaceous age used as a building stone
catstone
cenosite
cenosite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated carbonate / silicate of rare earth elements and calcium present in Scandinavia
cenosity
centavos
centavos
noun
plural of centavo
centimos
centimos
noun
plural of centimo
centones
centones
noun
plural of cento
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
citoyens
coagents
coagents
noun
plural of coagent
coastmen
cobstone
cobstone
noun
(UK, dialect) A cobblestone.
coenacts
coenacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coenact
cognates
cognates
noun
plural of cognate
cointers
cointise
comments
comments
noun
plural of comment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comment
conceits
conceits
noun
plural of conceit
concents
concents
noun
plural of concent
concepts
concepts
noun
plural of concept
concerts
concerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concert
conestee
conestee
Proper noun
An in
Shortening of a lake in this community.
confects
confects
noun
plural of confect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confect
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
congests
congests
noun
plural of congest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congest
connects
connects
noun
plural of connect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connect
connotes
connotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connote
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
consents
consents
noun
plural of consent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consent
conspect
constate
constate
verb
(linguistics) To relay information in a statement and say whether it is true or false.
To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.
construe
construe
noun
A translation.
verb
(grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
(grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
(transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
(transitive) To translate.
To infer.
consuete
contemns
contemns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemn
contends
contends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contend
contents
contents
noun
(plural only) A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
(usually in the plural) That which is contained.
plural of content
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of content
contessa
contessa
noun
A countess, often specifically an Italian countess
contests
contests
noun
plural of contest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contest
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
contoise
contused
contused
adj
That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contuse
contuses
contuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contuse
convects
convects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convect
convents
convents
noun
plural of convent
converts
converts
noun
plural of convert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convert
cooniest
coonties
coonties
noun
plural of coontie
plural of coonty
corniest
corniest
adj
superlative form of corny: most corny
coronets
coronets
noun
plural of coronet
cosecant
cosecant
noun
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc
cossnent
cotesian
counters
counters
noun
plural of counter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counter
countess
countess
noun
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
The wife of a count or earl.
counties
counties
noun
plural of county
crestone
crownets
crownets
noun
plural of crownet
ctenodus
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
cynortes
cytosine
cytosine
noun
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Hypernyms: nucleobase, pyrimidine
demetons
demonist
demonist
noun
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
demounts
demounts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demount
desition
desition
noun
An end, ending or conclusion
dibstone
dibstone
noun
(dated, 19th century) A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones.
doersten
dogstone
dotiness
dotiness
noun
The quality of being doty.
downiest
downiest
adj
superlative form of downy: most downy
dozenths
dozenths
noun
plural of dozenth
drostden
dunstone
duotones
duotones
noun
plural of duotone
earstone
earstone
noun
otolith
ebonites
ebonites
noun
plural of ebonite
ecotones
ecotones
noun
plural of ecotone
editions
editions
noun
plural of edition
edmeston
eftsoons
eftsoons
adv
(now archaic) Soon after, presently.
(obsolete) Once again; another time.
egestion
egestion
noun
The act or result of egesting
elations
elations
noun
plural of elation
elliston
elutions
elutions
noun
plural of elution
elvaston
emotions
emotions
noun
plural of emotion
enactors
enactors
noun
plural of enactor
enations
enations
noun
plural of enation
endnotes
endnotes
noun
plural of endnote
endocast
endocast
noun
A cast made of the mould formed by the impression the brain makes on the inside of the neurocranium, providing a replica of the brain with most of the details of its outer surface.
endocyst
endocyst
noun
(zoology) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa
endostea
endostea
noun
plural of endosteum
endothys
enforest
enforest
verb
(transitive) To turn into a forest.
enterons
entocyst
entosarc
entosarc
noun
Synonym of endosarc
entresol
entresol
noun
A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.