(by extension, transitive, obsolete) To sail along the coast or side of.
(intransitive, obsolete) To adjoin; to lie alongside.
(transitive) To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
(transitive) To assault.
(transitive) To solicit sexually.
(transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
(transitive, obsolete) To approach; to come up to.
(transitive, obsolete) To join side to side; to border.
acetes
acosta
acsnet
actins
actins
noun
plural of actin
actors
actors
noun
plural of actor
acutes
acutes
noun
plural of acute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acute
afacts
antics
antics
noun
plural of antic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antic
arctos
ascent
ascent
noun
(typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
An eminence, hill, or high place.
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
The way or means by which one ascends.
ascitb
ascite
ascots
ascots
noun
plural of ascot
aspect
aspect
noun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
One's appearance or expression.
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
verb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
(obsolete) To look at.
attics
attics
noun
plural of attic
aztecs
becost
biscot
bisect
bisect
noun
(geometry) A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
(philately) An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.
verb
(computing) To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc.
(transitive, geometry) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.
bostic
bracts
bracts
noun
plural of bract
bustic
bustic
noun
A tree native to Florida and the Caribbean, Sideroxylon salicifolium
cabots
cactus
cactus
adj
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.
noun
(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
cadets
cadets
noun
plural of cadet
cantos
cantos
noun
plural of canto
cantus
cantus
Noun
A melody or song, particularly ecclesiastical.
The principal voice.
carats
carats
noun
plural of carat
carest
carest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of care
carets
carets
noun
plural of caret
cartes
cartes
noun
(Polari) A penis.
(Polari) Male genitalia.
plural of carte
casate
casita
casita
noun
A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment
casket
casket
noun
(Britain) An urn.
(Canada, US) A coffin.
(nautical) A gasket.
A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
verb
(poetic, transitive) To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
casted
casted
adj
(medicine) Set in a cast.
Having membership in a caste.
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of cast
casten
casten
verb
(archaic, poetic) past participle of cast
caster
caster
noun
(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
Someone or something that casts.
verb
To act as a caster
castes
castes
noun
plural of caste
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.
castor
castor
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of petalite found in Elba.
A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.
Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
castra
castra
noun
plural of castrum
castro
caters
caters
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on nine bells
plural of cater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cater
catlas
catsos
catsup
catsup
noun
Alternative form of ketchup
celtis
centas
centos
certes
certes
adv
(archaic) Certainly, indeed.
certis
cestar
cestas
cestoi
ceston
cestos
cestos
noun
plural of cesto
cestui
cestui
noun
Alternative form of cestuy
cestus
cestus
noun
(obsolete) A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.
A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
cestuy
cestuy
noun
(law) he; the one; the person in question
chanst
chants
chants
noun
plural of chant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chant
charts
charts
noun
plural of chart
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chart
chaste
chaste
adj
Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
Austere, simple, undecorative.
Decent, modest, morally pure.
Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
chasty
cheats
cheats
noun
plural of cheat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheat
cherts
cherts
noun
plural of chert
chests
chests
noun
plural of chest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chest
chesty
chesty
adj
(of a cough or cold) Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm.
(of a woman) Having large breasts; busty.
Coming from, or associated with, the chest.
cheths
cheths
noun
plural of cheth
chints
chints
noun
Obsolete form of chintz (“fabric”).
chotts
chotts
noun
plural of chott
christ
christ
noun
Alternative form of Christ
chutes
chutes
noun
plural of chute
cistae
cisted
cistic
cistic
adj
Alternative form of cystic
cistus
cistus
noun
A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.
citers
citers
noun
plural of citer
citess
citess
noun
(obsolete) A city woman.
cities
cities
noun
plural of citie
plural of city
citrus
citrus
adj
Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
noun
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
civets
civets
noun
plural of civet
clarts
clarts
noun
plural of clart
claspt
claspt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
clasts
clasts
noun
plural of clast
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
cletis
cletus
clifts
clifts
noun
plural of clift
clints
clints
noun
plural of clint
clites
clitus
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.
cloths
cloths
noun
plural of cloth
clouts
clouts
noun
plural of clout
coacts
coacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coact
coapts
coapts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coapt
coasts
coasts
noun
plural of coast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coast
coates
coates
noun
plural of coate
coatis
coatis
noun
plural of coati
codist
codist
noun
A person who codifies; a codifier.
An expert in the codes of civil law.
coetus
coetus
noun
Rare spelling of coitus.
cohost
cohost
noun
A joint host alongside another (compare costar).
verb
(computing, transitive) To store data or applications on a shared server (as in web hosting).
coitus
coitus
noun
(formal or humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile-vaginal penetration.
comets
comets
noun
plural of comet
compts
compts
noun
(archaic) Abbreviation of compliments.
plural of compt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compt
comsat
comsat
noun
A communications satellite.
comtes
comtes
noun
plural of comte
constr
contes
contos
contos
noun
plural of conto
coopts
coopts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coopt
copist
copist
noun
(obsolete) A copier; one who copies.
coptis
corset
corset
noun
(UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
verb
(figuratively) To restrict or confine.
(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
cortes
coscet
coseat
cosets
cosets
noun
plural of coset
cosset
cosset
noun
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
Someone indulged or cosseted.
verb
(transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
costae
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
costar
costar
noun
(acting) a person who shares star billing
(acting) a person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star
verb
to perform with the billing of a costar.
costed
costed
adj
Having a specified (type of) cost
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cost
costen
costen
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To try; tempt.
coster
coster
noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
Clipping of costermonger.
costin
costly
costly
adj
Of high cost; expensive.
cotans
cotise
cotise
noun
Alternative form of cottise
cotsen
cotset
cottas
cottas
noun
plural of cotta
cottus
counts
counts
noun
(statistics, of a statistic) To be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.
plural of count
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of count
courts
courts
noun
plural of court
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of court
couths
couths
noun
plural of couth
covets
covets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of covet
coyest
coyest
adj
superlative form of coy: most coy
crafts
crafts
noun
plural of craft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of craft
crants
crants
noun
(obsolete) A garland carried before the bier of a maiden and subsequently hung over the grave.
crates
crates
noun
plural of crate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crate
cratus
crests
crests
noun
plural of crest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crest
crista
crista
noun
A dental crest.
Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
cristi
cristy
crofts
crofts
noun
plural of croft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croft