(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
abought
abought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aby
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
aegates
aegesta
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
aftergo
agacant
against
against
conj
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
agalite
agamete
agamete
noun
(biology) A nonsexual gamete; a gamete involved in asexual reproduction
agamist
agamist
noun
An unmarried person celibate by choice.
agamont
agamont
noun
a cell that divides by schizogony
agapeti
agarita
agarita
noun
(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.
agastya
agastya
Proper noun
He is one of the Saptarishis (meaning "seven sages"), a revered Vedic sage and the author of Agastya Samhita.
agathin
agathis
agathon
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
agatize
agatize
verb
(transitive) To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.
agatoid
ageists
ageists
noun
plural of ageist
agelast
agelast
noun
(rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
aggrate
aggrate
verb
(obsolete) To gratify, cause pleasure to.
agility
agility
noun
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agitant
agitant
adj
That agitates.
noun
A person who agitates.
A thing that agitates.
Obsolete spelling of adjutant
agitate
agitate
verb
(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(transitive, now rare) To discuss or debate.
(transitive, now rare) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate.
agitato
agitato
adv
(music) Played in a restless agitated style.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
agnates
agnates
noun
plural of agnate
agnatha
agnatha
noun
An agnathan.
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agnoete
agnoite
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoroth
agoroth
noun
plural of agora
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agretha
agritos
agrotis
agudist
aguroth
agustin
agyrate
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airting
airting
verb
present participle of airt
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
algarot
algarot
noun
A pale white emetic powder formerly used in alchemy, consisting of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony.
algates
algates
adv
Alternative form of algate
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
almight
almight
adj
(obsolete) almighty
alongst
alongst
adv
(archaic) along
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
altgeld
althing
althing
Proper noun
the national parliament of Iceland
amating
amating
verb
present participle of amate
amongst
amongst
prep
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
angakut
angekut
angelet
angelet
noun
(historical) A small gold coin once used in England; a half angel.
(rare) A little angel.
angelot
angelot
noun
(music) An old musical instrument of the lute kind.
A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI, bearing the image of Saint Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
A sort of small, rich cheese made in Normandy.
anglist
angrist
angrite
angrite
noun
An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
angster
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
anteing
anteing
verb
present participle of ante
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
antigay
antigay
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-gay.
antigen
antigen
noun
(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
antigod
antigod
noun
(mythology) A preternatural being opposed to the gods.
antigua
antigun
antigun
adj
(politics) Supportive of greater gun control, often including opposition to the idea of gun rights.
Opposed to guns, especially widespread individual use of guns.
antilog
antilog
noun
(mathematics) An antilogarithm.
antings
antisag
antisag
adj
Preventing sagging.
antling
antling
noun
A small, immature, or miniature ant.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
apothgm
aragats
argante
argenta
argents
argents
noun
plural of argent
argolet
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
artigas
asgarth
ataghan
ataigal
atangle
atangle
adj
In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
athogen
athrong
athrong
adj
Thronged; crowded.
atingle
atingle
adj
Tingling.
atomerg
atomerg
noun
(physics, historical) An indivisible unit of energy, according to a theory of matter put forward by Earle K. Plyler in the 1930s.
atoning
atoning
verb
present participle of atone
attagal
attagen
attagen
noun
(obsolete) A Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) of Central Asia and occurring as a vagrant in Europe.
(obsolete) A grey partridge (Perdix perdix) of Eurasia.
attinge
attinge
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To touch lightly.
augelot
augites
augites
noun
plural of augite
augitic
augitic
adj
Containing augite.
augment
augment
noun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
An increase.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
augusta
auguste
auguste
noun
(theater) A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.
augusti
augusto
autoing
autoing
verb
present participle of auto
auturgy
avigate
avigate
verb
(dated) To perform aerial navigation.
azygote
bagatha
bagehot
baggett
baggott
bagonet
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baignet
baiting
baiting
noun
A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
The act of luring, as into a trap.
verb
present participle of bait
banteng
banteng
noun
A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.
banting
banting
noun
(Britain, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.
basting
basting
noun
(archaic) A (physical) beating.
The act by which a food item is basted.
verb
present participle of baste
bathing
bathing
noun
The act of swimming.
The act of taking a bath.
verb
present participle of bath
present participle of bathe
batling
batling
noun
A young, small, or baby bat.
batonga
batting
batting
noun
(cricket, baseball) The action of using a bat.
(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
Special cotton for surgery.
The act of someone who bats.
verb
present participle of bat
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
beating
beating
noun
A heavy defeat or setback.
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The pulsation of the heart.
verb
present participle and gerund of beat
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
beghtol
begrett
begster
behight
behight
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
(obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
(obsolete) To command; to order.
(obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
(obsolete) To mean, or intend.
(obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).
beignet
beignet
noun
(UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
(US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
belight
belight
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
belting
belting
adj
(Northern English dialect) Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
noun
(figuratively) A thorough defeat; a thrashing.
(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
A beating with a belt.
A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.
The material from which belts for machinery are made.
verb
present participle of belt
benight
benight
verb
(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.
bentang
benting
berglet
bergton
bergylt
bergylt
noun
The Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta another North Atlantic fish
The rose fish, an edible red fish found in the North Atlantic, Sebastes norvegicus.