(law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
(law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
aborts
aborts
noun
plural of abort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abort
abrupt
abrupt
adj
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
(obsolete) Broken off.
(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
Curt in manner.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
noun
(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
albert
ambert
arabit
arbith
arbota
arbtrn
arbust
arbust
noun
(not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
artaba
artaba
noun
Alternative form of artab
artabe
atbara
athrob
athrob
adj
Throbbing.
attrib
attrib
adj
(grammar) Abbreviation of attributive.
aubert
bactra
baiter
baiter
noun
(Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses.
Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as a fishhook.
balter
balter
verb
(intransitive) To tumble; dance clumsily.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To become tangled or matted.
(transitive) To tread down in a clumsy manner.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).
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.
bantry
barato
barbet
barbet
noun
A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.
Any larva of an indefinite number of species of the beetle family Coccinellidae, that is covered in waxy threads and feeds on aphids and similar small prey.
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.
barbut
barbut
noun
Alternative form of barbute (“helmet”)
barcot
bardot
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
barite
barite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
barnet
barnet
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) hair (on one's head)
baroto
baroto
noun
A small dug-out boat of the Philippines.
barrat
barret
barret
noun
A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers.
The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
bartel
barter
barter
noun
An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
The goods or services used in such an exchange.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.
bartie
bartko
bartle
bartok
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
bartow
bartow
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
baryta
baryta
noun
Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.
baryte
baryte
noun
Alternative form of barite
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
batara
bather
bather
noun
A bathing costume
A sunbather
One who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub).
One who gives a bath to another.
One who immerses oneself in water for pleasure or refreshment: one who swims (for example at a lake or beach).
batler
batory
batruk
batter
batter
noun
(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
(cooking, countable, uncountable) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
(countable, printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.
(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
(cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
(cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.
A paste of clay or loam.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
verb
(UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
(architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
(cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
(figurative) To defeat soundly; to thrash.
(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
baxter
baxter
noun
(obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker.
beater
beater
noun
(Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
(US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.
(US, informal) An old or dilapidated automobile in poor operating condition.
(informal) A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which they may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition.
A kitchen implement for mixing.
A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.
A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom.
In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players.
Someone or something that beats.
bedirt
bedirt
verb
(transitive) To cover or defile with dirt.
befret
begirt
begirt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begird
beirut
beirut
Proper noun
The capital city of Lebanon.
The drinking game of beer pong.
belter
belter
noun
(Britain, informal) A very good-looking person.
(Britain, informal) Anything that is particularly good of its class.
(science fiction) A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.
A song suitable for forceful singing.
One who sings forcefully.
One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting.
beltir
bepart
berapt
berate
berate
verb
(transitive) to chide or scold vehemently
bereft
bereft
adj
(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bereave
berets
berets
noun
plural of beret
berget
bergut
berith
bernat
bernet
berret
berret
noun
Archaic form of beret.
bertat
bertha
bertha
noun
A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
berthe
berths
berths
noun
plural of berth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berth
bertie
bertie
Proper noun
A diminutive of Bertram, Albert or of any male given names ending in -bert.
bertin
bertle
berton
berust
besort
besort
noun
(obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
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.
betear
betear
verb
(transitive) To wet with tears.
(transitive, obsolete) To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter.
betire
betorn
betorn
adj
(archaic) Torn in pieces; tattered.
betrap
betrap
verb
(transitive) To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
(transitive) To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.
betray
betray
verb
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
(transitive) To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
(transitive) To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
betrim
betrim
verb
(transitive, dated) To trim (“decorate”); to adorn, deck, or embellish.
better
better
adj
Greater in amount or quantity
comparative degree of good
comparative degree of well
adv
(colloquial shortening) Had better.
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
noun
Alternative spelling of bettor
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
verb
(intransitive) To become better; to improve.
(modal, auxiliary verb, colloquial) Had better.
(transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
(transitive) To improve.
(transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
bettor
bettor
noun
A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.
bharat
bharat
Proper noun
the Republic of India.
bharti
birgit
birgit
Proper noun
An Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southeastern Chad.
birota
birsit
births
births
noun
plural of birth
birthy
bister
bister
noun
Alternative spelling of bistre
bistre
bistre
noun
A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.
bistro
bistro
noun
A small bar or pub.
A small restaurant.
verb
(rare) to eat at a bistro
biters
biters
noun
plural of biter
bitore
bitser
bitser
noun
(slang) A bike assembled from bits and pieces.
A mongrel dog.
bitter
bitter
adj
Cynical and resentful.
Harsh, piercing or stinging.
Hateful or hostile.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
(computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
(nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
verb
To make bitter.
bittor
bittor
noun
(obsolete) A bittern (bird).
biuret
biuret
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound formed by condensation of two molecules of urea with the loss of a molecule of ammonia, (NH₂-CO)₂NH or any of its derivatives.
Chemical compound with the chemical formula C₂H₅N₃O₂ that is also known as carbamylurea and is an impurity in urea-based fertilizers.
blriot
blurts
blurts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blurt
boarts
boarts
noun
plural of boart
boater
boater
noun
(nautical) One who works on a boat, especially as captain.
(nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.
bogart
bogart
noun
(slang) An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
verb
(slang) To get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
(slang) To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
bolter
bolter
noun
(Australia, horseracing) A horse that wins at long odds.
(Australia, sports) An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.
(New Zealand, sports) In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.
(US, politics) A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
(botany, horticulture) A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
(flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
(military, aviation) A missed landing on an aircraft carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing.
(petroleum refining) A filter mechanism.
A kind of fishing line; a boulter.
A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
A person who sifts flour or meal.
verb
(dialect) To smear or become smeared with a grimy substance.
(military, aviation) To miss a landing on an aircraft carrier by failing to catch the arresting gear wires with the aircraft's tailhook.
(of a whale) To swim or turn sideways while eating.
To fish using a bolter.
To pound rapidly.
To sift or filter through a sieve or bolter.
booter
booter
noun
(computing) A program or process that boots.
(computing, video games) A game that is launched by booting directly from the floppy disk containing the game program, rather than starting the program from within the computer's standard operating system.
(sports) A person who plays association football.
The floppy disk used to launch a game in such a manner.
borate
borate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives
A salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical
bordet
borith
bority
borsht
borsht
noun
Alternative spelling of borscht
bother
bother
intj
A mild expression of annoyance.
noun
Fuss, ado.
Trouble, inconvenience.
verb
(intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
(intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
boutre
braata
bracts
bracts
noun
plural of bract
brandt
branta
brants
brants
noun
plural of brant
bratty
bratty
adj
Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
breast
breast
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
(mining) The face of a coal working.
(mining) The front of a furnace.
(obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
(swimming) The breaststroke.
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
The front or forward part of anything.
The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
verb
(transitive, cooking) To debreast.
(transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
To reach the top (of a hill).
breath
breath
adj
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)
noun
(countable) A rest or pause.
(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
(obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
(obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
(uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
verb
Misspelling of breathe.
brecht
brents
brents
noun
plural of brent
brentt
breton
bretta
brevet
brevet
noun
(by extension) An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.
verb
(military) To promote by brevet.
brevit
brewst
briant
brieta
bright
bright
adj
(metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
(music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Glorious; illustrious.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
Of a person: lively, vivacious.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
Of light: brilliant, intense.
Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
adv
(archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
(figuratively) Glory, splendour.
(painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
Brightness, glow.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
(transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
(transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.