(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
aintab
antebi
arbtrn
ayntab
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
bagnut
baktun
baktun
noun
Alternative spelling of b'ak'tun
balant
banate
banate
noun
Synonym of banat
bandit
bandit
noun
(military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
bannat
bannat
noun
Alternative form of banat (“territory governed by a ban”)
bannet
bannut
bannut
noun
(dialectal, England) The English walnut.
bantam
bantam
adj
Small or miniature.
Spirited or aggressive.
noun
(sports) A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
bantay
banter
banter
noun
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
verb
(UK, dialect) To haggle; cheapen the price.
(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
(transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
bantin
bantry
bantus
barnet
barnet
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) hair (on one's head)
barton
barton
noun
(archaic) an arrangement of blocks and pulleys; a burton
A farmyard.
the lands of a manor reserved for the Lord's use
basnat
basnet
basten
baston
baston
noun
(heraldry) Obsolete form of baton.
(obsolete) A staff or cudgel.
(obsolete) An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
bataan
bating
bating
adj
(Cornwall, Devon, dialect) Of the moon, when it is waning.
prep
(now rare) Apart from; except.
verb
present participle of bate
batino
batino
noun
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
batlan
batlon
batman
batman
noun
(Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
(by extension, informal) A personal assistant or supporter.
(historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
(military) A servant or valet to a military officer.
verb
(slang, mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).
To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
batmen
batmen
noun
plural of batman
batons
batons
noun
plural of baton
batoon
batoon
noun
(archaic) A baton.
verb
Archaic form of baton.
batson
batten
batten
noun
(nautical) A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
(theater) In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
(intransitive) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
(intransitive) To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
(intransitive) To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
(intransitive, figurative) To feed (on); to revel (in).
(nautical) To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
(transitive) To fertilize or enrich, as land.
(transitive) To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
To furnish with battens.
batton
batton
noun
Archaic form of batten.
batzen
batzen
noun
(historical) A silver coin minted in Bern, Switzerland from the 15th century until the mid-19th century, equal to 10 rappen.
beaten
beaten
adj
(cooking, of a liquid) Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
(dated) Trite; hackneyed.
Defeated.
Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
verb
past participle of beat
beaton
beento
behint
bejant
bejant
noun
A first-year male student at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
beknit
beknit
verb
(transitive) To girdle or encircle.
(transitive) To knit.
beknot
belton
belton
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Missouri, USA.
a city in South Carolina, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a village in England
a village in Lincolnshire, England
a village in England
bement
benita
benito
bennet
bennet
noun
The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet.
hemlock
valerian
benoit
benote
benote
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To annotate or make notes upon, especially excessively.
bently
benton
bernat
bernet
bertin
berton
besant
betain
betone
betone
verb
(transitive, archaic) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
betons
betony
betony
noun
(Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
Any plant of the genus Stachys.
Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
betorn
betorn
adj
(archaic) Torn in pieces; tattered.
bezant
bezant
noun
(heraldry) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.
(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
bhutan
bident
bident
noun
A form of spear having two prongs.
bientt
binate
binate
adj
(botany) Double; growing in pairs or couples.
verb
(Catholicism, intransitive) To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day.
binits
binits
noun
plural of binit
bionts
bionts
noun
plural of biont
biotin
biotin
noun
(biochemistry) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
bipont
bipont
Adjective
Relating to books printed at Zweibrücken in Bavaria.
biting
biting
adj
Causing a stinging sensation.
Cutting or incisive.
Tending to bite.
noun
(Kenya) A bite-sized snack.
An instance of something being bitten.
verb
present participle of bite
bitnet
bitnet
Proper noun
An early North American academic computer network, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the World Wide Web.
bitten
bitten
verb
past participle of bite
bizant
blintz
blintz
noun
A thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce.
blount
blount
Proper noun
A town in
blunts
blunts
noun
plural of blunt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunt
boaten
bolten
boltin
bolton
bomont
bonete
bonita
bonito
bonito
noun
A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.
The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.
The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
bonity
bonnet
bonnet
noun
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
(by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
(historical) A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings.
(mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena.
(nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
(obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
The second stomach of a ruminant.
verb
(dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of.
(obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
(transitive) To put a bonnet on.
bontee
bontoc
bontok
boston
botany
botany
noun
(countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
(uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
botein
botkin
botkin
noun
Alternative form of bodkin
botone
botong
botonn
botony
botony
adj
(heraldry) Having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end; (in particular, of a cross) having a trefoil of buds at the end of each arm.
bounty
bounty
noun
(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
(countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth.
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
(specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
(uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
verb
(transitive) To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.
bouton
bouton
noun
A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon
brandt
branta
brants
brants
noun
plural of brant
brents
brents
noun
plural of brent
brentt
breton
briant
britni
briton
bronte
brotan
bruant
brunet
brunet
adj
(rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair.
(rare) Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black.
noun
(rare) A man or boy with brown or black hair.
brunts
brunts
noun
plural of brunt
bryant
bryant
Proper noun
derived from Brian.
name transferred from the surname.
bulten
bundts
bundts
noun
plural of bundt
buntal
buntal
noun
A fibre obtained from palms of the genus Corypha.
bunted
bunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bunt
bunter
bunter
noun
(archaic) A female prostitute.
(archaic) A woman who picks up rags in the streets.
(archaic, by extension) A low, vulgar woman.
(baseball) One who bunts.
bunton
bunton
noun
A wooden cross-stay in a shaft; a support for shaft slides.
burnet
burnet
noun
Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.
Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
burnut
burton
burton
noun
(archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
(archaic) Storage of cargo athwartships.
butane
butane
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀ n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.
butein
butene
butene
noun
(chemistry) Any of several forms of butylene.
butine
butner
button
button
noun
(South Africa, slang) A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).
(UK, archaic) A unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₂ inch.
(US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
(archaic) A person who acts as a decoy.
(aviation) The end of a runway.
(botany) A bud.
(comedy) The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene).
(curling) The center (bullseye) of the house.
(dated, Southern US) A clove (of garlic).
(fencing) The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.
(generally with the) The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence.
(graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
(lutherie) In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.
(lutherie) Synonym of endbutton, part of a violin-family instrument.
(lutherie, bowmaking) Synonym of adjuster.
(poker) A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.
(poker) The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.
(slang) A button man; a professional assassin.
(slang) The clitoris.
(television) The punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene.
(zoology) Pedicle; the attachment point for antlers in cervids.
A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door.
A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement-marking painted stripe.
A small white blotch on a cat's coat.
The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle.
The head of an unexpanded mushroom.
The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot.
verb
(informal) To stop talking.
(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
(transitive) To fasten with a button.
butung
butyne
butyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)
buxton
byzant
byzant
noun
Alternative form of bezant
cantab
cantab
Noun
A graduate of Cambridge University.
cobnut
cobnut
noun
A game played by children with nuts.
A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.
The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
endebt
entomb
entomb
verb
(figurative, transitive) To confine in restrictive surroundings.
(transitive) To deposit in a tomb.
ethban
ethben
ethbin
ethbun
guntub
henbit
henbit
noun
Lamium amplexicaule, an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
inbent
inbent
adj
bent inward
inbits
indebt
indebt
verb
(transitive, archaic) To bring into debt; to place under obligation.