(organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H).
acetla
acetol
acetol
noun
(organic chemistry) hydroxyacetone
acetyl
acetyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃CO- derived from acetic acid.
achtel
achtel
noun
(historical) An old German measure of capacity.
actual
actual
adj
(chiefly theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
(now rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
noun
(finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
(military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
(uncountable) Reality, usually with the definite article.
alcott
alecto
alecto
Proper noun
One of the Furies
allcot
allect
allect
verb
(obsolete) To allure; to entice.
altaic
altaic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic and less often the Japanese and Korean languages. The most familiar modern languages of this group include Turkish, Mongolian and, more controversially, Japanese and Korean.
altica
atelic
atelic
adj
(linguistics) Presenting an action or event as being incomplete.
baltic
baltic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Baltic (“very cold”)
blatch
blatch
noun
(obsolete) Blacking, blackening.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To blacken; to smear with blacking; to stain or mark with soot or coal.
blotch
blotch
noun
(figuratively) Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.
(slang) Blotting paper.
A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.
A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.
An irregularly shaped area.
An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.
verb
(intransitive) To develop blotches, to become blotchy.
(transitive) To mark with blotches.
cablet
cablet
noun
A slender cable.
cactal
calite
callat
callat
noun
Obsolete form of callet.
callet
callet
noun
(obsolete) A scold or gossip.
(obsolete) A trull or prostitute.
A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a chocolate chip, designed for melting when cooking.
verb
(obsolete) To rail or scold.
callot
callot
noun
Obsolete spelling of calotte (“skullcap”)
caltha
caltha
noun
(botany) A plant of the genus Caltha; a marsh marigold.
camlet
camlet
adj
Made of camlet.
noun
A fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.
cantal
cantal
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Cantal
cantel
cantel
noun
Alternative form of cantle
cantil
cantil
noun
Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
cantle
cantle
noun
(Scotland) On many styles of sporran, a metal arc along the top of the pouch, usually fronting the clasp.
(Scotland) The top of the head.
(obsolete) A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
The raised back of a saddle.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cut into pieces.
(obsolete, transitive) To cut out from.
caplet
caplet
noun
(finance) A component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets.
A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.
carlet
carlot
carlot
noun
(US) car park
(obsolete) A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman.
cartel
cartel
noun
(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
(historical) A written letter of defiance or challenge.
(historical, law) An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.
(historical, nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.
(historical, politics) A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.
castle
castle
noun
(chess) An instance of castling.
(chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
(cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
(dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
(dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
(obsolete) A close helmet.
(shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
verb
(cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
(obsolete) To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
(transitive) To house or keep in a castle.
(transitive, figurative) To protect or separate in a similar way.
(usually intransitive, chess) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
(usually intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
catalo
catalo
noun
(dated) Alternative form of cattelo
catlap
catlap
noun
(slang, derogatory) A watery or thin drink (especially tea or milk); a non-alcoholic drink.
catlas
catlee
catlin
catlin
noun
Alternative form of catling (surgical knife)
cattle
cattle
noun
(derogatory, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
(obsolete, English law, sometimes countable) chattel
(uncountable, rare) Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.
Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
(Christianity) A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.
(obsolete) caution; prudence; wariness
(obsolete) deceit
celite
celtic
celtic
Proper noun
A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over western and central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
Adjective
Of the Celts; Of the style of the Celts
celtis
cental
cental
adj
Relating to a hundred.
noun
(historical) A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.
chalet
chalet
noun
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
chalot
chalta
chalta
noun
(India) The elephant apple (Dillenia indica) (tree or fruit).
chilte
chilte
noun
A Mexican spurge (Jatropha tepiquensis)
A latex / chicle obtained from this plant
chital
chital
noun
a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
citola
citola
noun
cittern
citole
citole
noun
An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings
citral
citral
noun
Either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₆O and are used in perfumery and flavourings.
citril
citrul
claith
claret
claret
adj
Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
noun
(Britain, colloquial) Blood.
(chiefly Britain) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
(color) A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To drink claret.
clarts
clarts
noun
plural of clart
clarty
clarty
adj
(Britain, Northern England and Scotland dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
claspt
claspt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
clasts
clasts
noun
plural of clast
clatch
clatch
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A soft or sloppy lump or mass.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way.
(UK, Scotland, dialect, by extension) A sluttish or slipshod woman.
(UK, Scotland, dialect, historical) A kind of gig.
verb
(UK, Scotland, dialect, transitive, intransitive) To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.
clatty
clatty
adj
(Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.
noun
(Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.
cleats
cleats
noun
A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.
plural of cleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleat
clefts
clefts
noun
plural of cleft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleft
cleota
cletch
cletis
cletus
client
client
noun
(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
(law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
Short for client state.
clifts
clifts
noun
plural of clift
clifty
clifty
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
clints
clints
noun
plural of clint
clinty
clitch
clitch
verb
Alternative form of clutch
clites
clithe
clitia
clitic
clitic
noun
(linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).
clitus
cloete
cloots
closet
closet
adj
(obsolete) private
Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
closeted, secret (especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet)
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A sewer.
(US, Philippines) One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
(archaic) A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
(archaic) One used to store curiosities.
(archaic) The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
(figuratively, archaic) A place of (usually, fanciful) contemplation and theorizing.
(heraldry) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
(now rare) Any private or inner room, (particularly):
(obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
(obsolete) A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
(obsolete) Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
(obsolete) Clipping of closet of ease, (later, UK) clipping of water closet: a room containing a toilet.
(obsolete) One used to store valuables.
(slang, uncommon) Clipping of closet case.
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
verb
(transitive) To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
(transitive) To shut away for private discussion.
(transitive) To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
clothe
clothe
verb
(figurative) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
(transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
clotho
cloths
cloths
noun
plural of cloth
clothy
clothy
Adjective
Resembling cloth.
clotty
clotty
adj
Full of clots, or clods.
clouet
clouts
clouts
noun
plural of clout
clouty
clouty
noun
(obsolete) cotton
clutch
clutch
adj
(US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
noun
(US) An important or critical situation.
(by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
A difficult maneuver
A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
A group or bunch (of people or things).
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
verb
(transitive) To hatch.
(video games) To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation.
(video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
To grip or grasp tightly.
To seize, as though with claws.
clytia
clytie
cobalt
cobalt
noun
A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
Cobalt blue.
coital
coital
adj
of or relating to the sex act or coitus
colate
colent
coleta
coleta
noun
(bullfighting) A pigtail, a symbol of the matador.
collat
collet
collet
noun
(horticulture) In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
(jewelry) The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).
collut
coltee
colter
colter
noun
A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.
The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.
coltin
colton
colton
Proper noun
Any of several placenames in England derived from and
derived from any of these places.
name transferred from the surname.
coltun
coolth
coolth
noun
The state of being cool, temperature-wise; coolness.
coplot
coplot
verb
(transitive) To plot (curves, points, etc.) together.
costal
costal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a costa.
(entomology) Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it.
Pertaining to a rib.
noun
(historical) Synonym of saco, a historical Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L
costly
costly
adj
Of high cost; expensive.
cotele
cottle
cotula
cotwal
cotwal
noun
Alternative form of cutwal
cotyla
cotyla
noun
Alternative form of cotyle in all its senses
cotyle
cotyle
noun
(chiefly historical) Alternative form of kotyle, cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup.
(historical) A unit of Greek liquid measure.
(historical) Synonym of hemina, a unit of Roman liquid measure equivalent to about 0.27 L
(zootomy) Synonym of acetabulum, any of various cup-shaped joints, organs, or skin features in various animals.
coutel
coutil
coutil
noun
A woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.
crotal
crotyl
crotyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical (cis- or trans-) CH₃-CH=CH-CH₂-
cuitle
culbut
culets
culets
noun
plural of culet
culett
cullet
cullet
noun
A small central plane in the back of a cut gem.
Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse.
cultch
cultch
noun
Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.
Rubbish; debris; refuse.
Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached.
culter
culter
noun
Obsolete form of colter.
cultic
cultic
adj
cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect)
ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
cultus
cultus
noun
Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
curtal
curtal
adj
(now rare) Physically shortened; short.
(obsolete) Abridged, curtailed.
(obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail.
noun
(historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
(music) An early type of bassoon.
(obsolete) A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
(obsolete) Anything docked or cut short.
curtly
curtly
adv
In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
cutely
cutely
adv
In a cute manner
cutlas
cutlas
noun
Obsolete form of cutlass.
cutler
cutler
noun
One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
cutlet
cutlet
noun
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.
A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
cutlip
cutlor
cuttle
cuttle
noun
(obsolete) A foul-mouthed fellow.
(obsolete) A knife.
Synonym of cuttlefish
cutwal
cutwal
noun
Alternative form of kotwal
cystal
cytula
cytula
noun
(biology) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, whose development produces the child or other organism.
dactyl
dactyl
noun
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
delict
delict
noun
(civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
(law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.
deltic
deltic
adj
Synonym of deltaic
ductal
ductal
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct
dulcet
dulcet
adj
(archaic) Sweet to the taste.
Generally pleasing; agreeable.
Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
eclats
eclats
noun
plural of eclat
electo
elects
elects
noun
plural of elect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elect
elicit
elicit
adj
(obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
verb
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason
fictil
fletch
fletch
noun
(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
(fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
verb
(transitive) To feather, as an arrow.
flitch
flitch
noun
A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
verb
(transitive) To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips.
glitch
glitch
noun
(astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
(countable) A problem affecting function.
(countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
(uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
(video games) A bug or an exploit.
verb
(intransitive, especially of machines) To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
(intransitive, video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.