(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
alecto
alecto
Proper noun
One of the Furies
alepot
alepot
noun
(historical) A drinking-vessel in which ale is served.
amoret
amoret
noun
(obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song.
(obsolete) A petty love affair.
(obsolete) An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
antone
aortae
aortae
noun
plural of aorta
aptote
aptote
noun
(grammar, obsolete) A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
areito
astone
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
atmore
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
atroce
autoed
autoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auto
avocet
avocet
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
avoset
avoset
noun
Alternative form of avocet
azeito
azotea
azoted
azoted
adj
(obsolete) nitrogenized
azotes
basote
beaton
beblot
beblot
verb
(transitive) To blot all over; stain.
becost
bedolt
bedote
beento
behoot
beknot
bellot
beloit
beloit
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
A village in Ohio
A city and town in Wisconsin
belout
belout
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To address or speak of with contemptuous language.
(transitive, obsolete) To call (someone) a lout.
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
bemoat
bemolt
benito
benoit
benote
benote
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To annotate or make notes upon, especially excessively.
benton
berton
besoot
besoot
verb
(transitive) To soil with soot; blacken with soot; besmut.
besort
besort
noun
(obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
besots
besots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besot
bespot
bespot
verb
(transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.
bestow
bestow
verb
(transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
(transitive) To dispose of.
(transitive) To give in marriage.
(transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
(transitive) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put (something) somewhere.
(transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; to provide with accommodation.
(transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
betoil
betoil
verb
(transitive) To worry or exercise with toil.
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.
betook
betook
verb
simple past tense of betake
betorn
betorn
adj
(archaic) Torn in pieces; tattered.
betoss
betoss
verb
(transitive) To toss about.
betoya
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.
beveto
bitore
boated
boated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boat
boatel
boatel
noun
(nautical) A ship, normally moored alongside a quay, used as a hotel
boaten
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.
boatie
boatie
noun
(childish, or endearing) A boat.
A boater (someone who travels by boat)
boblet
boglet
boglet
noun
A kind of supernatural being.
A small patch of boggy ground.
boites
bojite
bojite
noun
A type of hornblendic gabbro.
bolete
bolete
noun
A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
boleti
boleti
noun
plural of boletus
bolted
bolted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bolt
boltel
boltel
noun
Alternative form of boultel
bolten
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.
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
booted
booted
adj
Wearing a boot or boots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boot
bootee
bootee
noun
A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
A thick sock worn under a wetsuit.
An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.
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.
bootes
boothe
bootie
bootie
noun
(UK, military, slang, obsolete) A soldier.
Obsolete form of booty (“treasure”).
bootle
bootle
noun
Alternative spelling of boodle
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
bosket
bosket
noun
A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.
bosset
bosset
noun
(zoology) A rudimentary antler of a young male deer.
A small boss or knob, especially one in a series.
botein
botels
botels
noun
plural of botel
botete
botete
noun
A pufferfish of the genus Sphoeroides.
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.
bothie
bothie
noun
Alternative form of bothy
botone
bottle
bottle
noun
(Britain, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" meaning "ass") Nerve, courage.
(UK, dialectal or obsolete) A dwelling; habitation.
(UK, dialectal) A building; house.
(attributive, of a person with a particular hair color) A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
(figurative) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
(obsolete) A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.
A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
The contents of such a container.
verb
(Britain, slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
(Britain, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
(Britain, slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.
(Britain, slang, sports) To throw away a leading position.
(printing, intransitive) Of pages printed several on a sheet: to rotate slightly when the sheet is folded two or more times.
(transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
(transitive, Britain) To feed (an infant) baby formula.
bouget
bouget
noun
(heraldry) A charge resembling the water bags that were used to supply the army in battle.
Obsolete form of budget.
boutel
boutre
boutte
bovate
bovate
noun
(historical) Synonym of oxgang
bowtel
bowtie
bowtie
adj
Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.
noun
(US) A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).
A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
breton
bronte
brotel
brothe
browet
buteos
buteos
noun
plural of buteo
cageot
camote
camote
noun
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
capote
capote
noun
(historical) A close-fitting woman's bonnet.
(historical) A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen.
A long coat or cloak with a hood.
cenote
cenote
noun
A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
centon
centos
centro
ceptor
ceptor
noun
A receptor.
cerote
cerote
noun
Obsolete form of cerate.
cestoi
ceston
cestos
cestos
noun
plural of cesto
choate
choate
adj
Complete, fully formed.
citole
citole
noun
An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings
cleota
cloete
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.
clouet
coated
coated
adj
Covered with a thin layer.
Wearing a coat.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coat
coatee
coatee
noun
A coat with short flaps.
coater
coater
noun
A machine that coats material with a fluid.
coates
coates
noun
plural of coate
coatie
cocket
cocket
adj
(obsolete) pert; saucy
noun
(UK, obsolete) A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
(UK, obsolete) An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.
coedit
coedit
verb
(transitive) To edit together.
coempt
coetus
coetus
noun
Rare spelling of coitus.
cogent
cogent
adj
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.
Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
cohert
colate
colent
coleta
coleta
noun
(bullfighting) A pigtail, a symbol of the matador.
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”).
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.
comate
comate
adj
Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.
cometh
cometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of come