(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(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.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.
accent
accent
noun
(archaic) Utterance.
(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
(informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
(mathematics) A prime symbol.
(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
(music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
(usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
A word; a significant tone or sound.
Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
verb
(transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
(transitive) To mark with written accents.
acetin
acetin
noun
(organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid
acsnet
actine
adient
adnate
adnate
adj
(botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.
(zoology) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently
adrent
advent
advent
noun
arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
aethon
aetian
agents
agents
noun
plural of agent
agnate
agnate
adj
(linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
allied; akin
noun
(linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Any paternal male relative.
agneta
ahtena
aitken
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
altern
altern
adj
(obsolete) Acting by turns; alternate.
amante
amenta
amenta
noun
plural of amentum
amenti
aments
aments
noun
plural of ament
amenty
amtmen
andert
aneath
anenst
anenst
prep
(UK, dialect, Scotland) About; concerning; anent.
(UK, dialect, Scotland) Over against.
anetic
anetic
adj
(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
anetta
anette
anklet
anklet
noun
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
An ankle sock.
annect
annite
annite
noun
(mineralogy) A phyllosilicate mineral related to biotite.
ansate
ansate
adj
That has a handle or a part that resembles a handle.
ansted
antaea
anteal
anteal
adj
Located before, or in front.
antebi
anteed
anteed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ante
anteri
anteva
anthea
anthea
Proper noun
The epithet of the Greek goddess Hera
anthem
anthem
noun
(archaic) Antiphon.
(informal) A very popular song or track.
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
verb
(transitive, poetic) To celebrate with anthems.
anther
anther
noun
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
antiae
antiae
noun
(zoology) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
antler
antler
noun
A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
antone
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
arcnet
ardent
ardent
adj
(literary) Providing light or heat.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
arendt
argent
argent
adj
(heraldry): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
Of silver or silver-coloured.
noun
(archaic) The metal silver.
(heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
(obsolete, poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white.
arnett
arpent
arpent
noun
A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.
A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.
arrent
asante
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.
assent
assent
noun
agreement; act of agreeing
verb
(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.
astern
astern
adj
Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
adv
(obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel.
Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
astone
atglen
athena
athene
athens
athens
Proper noun
The capital city of Greece.
A city in Alabama, USA
A city in Georgia, USA, consolidated with as Athens-Clarke County.
A city in Illinois.
An unincorporated community hamlet in Henry Township, Indiana, USA.
A village in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan.
A town and village in New York.
A city in Ohio.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in Vermont.
A town in West Virginia.
A village in Wisconsin.
atoned
atoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atone
atoner
atoner
noun
One who atones.
atones
atones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone
atopen
atopen
noun
(obsolete, immunology) Anything that induces an atopic allergy
attend
attend
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To listen (to, unto).
(archaic, transitive) To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.
(intransitive) To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after.
(intransitive, law) To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at).
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place).
(transitive, intransitive) To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone).
Alternative form of atend ("to kindle").
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.
To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.
attent
attent
adj
(archaic) Attentive, heedful; intent.
noun
(obsolete) Attention.
attern
attern
adj
(UK dialectal) Venomous; poisonous.
(UK dialectal, of people) Cruel; fierce; ill-natured.
attune
attune
verb
(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.
atveen
atween
atween
prep
(archaic, dialectal) Between.
aunter
aunter
noun
(obsolete) adventure
auntie
auntie
noun
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(LGBT, slang, US) An elderly gay man.
Diminutive of aunt
verb
To be or behave like the aunt of.
auntre
austen
austen
Proper noun
a variant of Austin.
English novelist.
ayenst
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
banate
banate
noun
Synonym of banat
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
bannet
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.
barnet
barnet
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) hair (on one's head)
basnet
basten
batmen
batmen
noun
plural of batman
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.
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.
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.
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
boaten
bolten
bonete
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
botein
botone
brents
brents
noun
plural of brent
brentt
breton
bronte
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.
bulten
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.
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.
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
butyne
butyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)
cadent
cadent
adj
Falling.
cannet
cannet
abbrev
(Tyneside) cannot, can't
canted
canted
adj
Having angles.
Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cant
cantel
cantel
noun
Alternative form of cantle
canter
canter
noun
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
A ride on a horse at such speed.
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
verb
(intransitive) To move at such pace.
(transitive) To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
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.
canute
carnet
carnet
noun
(law) A customs document that allows the temporary duty-free importation of a particular article
A ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
An admission pass.
casten
casten
verb
(archaic, poetic) past participle of cast
catena
catena
noun
(soil science) A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.