(obsolete) Relating to, or characteristic of the Acrita
acture
acture
noun
(obsolete) Action.
acuter
acuter
adj
comparative form of acute: more acute
adrent
advert
advert
noun
(Britain, informal) An advertisement, an ad.
verb
(intransitive) To call attention, refer (to).
(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to).
(obsolete, transitive) To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
aerate
aerate
verb
(intransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The microbial growth medium was aerated at a rate of 5 litres per minute."
(transitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The drink was aerated with carbon dioxide, making it fizzy."
(transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material. Example: "The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly."
(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air. Example: "Blood is aerated in the lungs."
aether
aether
noun
Alternative spelling of ether
aethra
affret
affret
noun
(obsolete) An attack.
afreet
afreet
noun
Alternative spelling of ifrit
afrete
afrite
afrite
noun
Alternative form of ifrit
afters
afters
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal, sports) fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped
(Britain, informal) dessert
(informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal.
agreat
agrest
agrote
aigret
aigret
noun
Alternative spelling of aigrette
airest
airest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of air
airted
airted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airt
albert
alerta
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
aliter
aliter
adv
otherwise
alpert
altern
altern
adj
(obsolete) Acting by turns; alternate.
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
alture
ambert
amiret
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.
andert
anteri
anther
anther
noun
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
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.)
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
aortae
aortae
noun
plural of aorta
appert
aptera
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
arcate
arcite
arcnet
ardent
ardent
adj
(literary) Providing light or heat.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
ardeth
areito
arendt
aretes
aretes
noun
plural of arete
aretha
aretta
arette
aretus
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.
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
ariste
arkite
arkite
Adjective
Belonging to
arleta
armets
armets
noun
plural of armet
armlet
armlet
noun
A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.
A small arm.
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.
arrect
arrect
adj
(obsolete) Attentive, like a person listening.
(obsolete) Lifted up; raised; erect.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To direct.
(transitive, obsolete) To impute.
arrent
arrest
arrest
noun
(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
verb
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain.
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
arriet
arrtez
artabe
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
artema
artery
artery
noun
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
(transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery
arthel
arther
artier
artier
adj
comparative form of arty: more arty
noun
Obsolete form of artery.
artize
artlet
assert
assert
noun
(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
verb
(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
astare
astare
adv
Staring; amazed.
asteer
asteer
adj
(Scotland) Alternative form of astir
astera
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.
asters
asters
noun
plural of aster
astert
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
astrea
astred
astrer
atmore
atoner
atoner
noun
One who atones.
atrede
atrede
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass or outdo in counsel.
atresy
atreus
atrice
atroce
attern
attern
adj
(UK dialectal) Venomous; poisonous.
(UK dialectal, of people) Cruel; fierce; ill-natured.
atterr
attery
attery
adj
(dialectal or archaic) Pernicious
(dialectal or archaic) Poisonous; venomous
(of a wound or sore, dialectal or archaic) Purulent; containing pus or matter
(of mood or disposition, dialectal or archaic) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold; bleak; grim
noun
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold, bleak weather.
attire
attire
noun
(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
(heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
verb
(transitive) To clothe or adorn.
aubert
aunter
aunter
noun
(obsolete) adventure
auntre
aurate
aurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.
aurite
auster
auster
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”)
autere
auteur
auteur
noun
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of his works.
autrey
averts
averts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avert
awater
axtree
axtree
noun
An axle or axletree.
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.
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.
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)
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
bartle
baryte
baryte
noun
Alternative form of barite
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
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
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.