Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
adv
(also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.
verb
(also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
(figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
(obsolete) To arrive.
(transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
To come down or go down; to descend.
To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
alioth
alioth
Proper noun
the brightest star in Ursa Major.
alitha
amathi
amethi
anight
anight
adv
(obsolete) In the night-time, at night.
anthia
anthia
noun
Any fish of the subfamily Anthiinae in the family Serranidae of basses, basslets, and groupers.
arbith
archit
ardith
aright
aright
adv
(archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
verb
(transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly.
ashpit
ashpit
noun
(rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
assith
athing
athink
atthia
bathic
batish
behint
beitch
berith
bewith
bewith
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A makeshift; substitute.
bhakti
bhakti
noun
(Hinduism) devotion to God
bharti
bhisti
bhisti
noun
Alternative form of bheestie (“a traditional water-carrier of South Asia”)
bhotia
bhutia
bichat
bights
bights
noun
plural of bight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bight
bigtha
bilith
births
births
noun
plural of birth
birthy
bitchy
bitchy
adj
(colloquial) Irritable.
(colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
bithia
biztha
blight
blight
noun
(by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life.
(phytopathology) A rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs.
The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer blight.
(transitive) To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
(transitive) To spoil, ruin, or destroy (something).
blithe
blithe
adj
(chiefly Scotland, elsewhere dated or literary) Cheerful, happy.
Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern.
borith
bothie
bothie
noun
Alternative form of bothy
bright
bright
adj
(metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
(music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Glorious; illustrious.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
Of a person: lively, vivacious.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
Of light: brilliant, intense.
Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
adv
(archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
(figuratively) Glory, splendour.
(painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
Brightness, glow.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
(transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
(transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
cahita
cahita
Noun
A member of an Indian people from central Mexico.
Proper noun
The language of these people.
canthi
canthi
noun
plural of canthus
cathie
cathie
Proper noun
A spelling variant of Cathy, diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
cathin
chatti
chetif
chicot
chilte
chilte
noun
A Mexican spurge (Jatropha tepiquensis)
A latex / chicle obtained from this plant
chints
chints
noun
Obsolete form of chintz (“fabric”).
chintz
chintz
noun
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
chitak
chital
chital
noun
a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
chithe
chitin
chitin
noun
(biochemistry) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
chiton
chiton
noun
(historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
chitra
chitty
chitty
adj
childish; like a baby
full of chits or sprouts
noun
Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”)
a small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; a chit.
chorti
christ
christ
noun
Alternative form of Christ
cither
claith
clitch
clitch
verb
Alternative form of clutch
clithe
critch
cyathi
cyathi
noun
plural of cyathus
dhooti
dhotis
dhotis
noun
plural of dhoti
dhutis
dhutis
noun
plural of dhuti
dights
dights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dight
dither
dither
noun
(computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
The state of being undecided.
verb
(computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image or graphic) by using dot patterns to simulate the appearance of colors or shades not in the system palette.
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
To do something nervously.
To intentionally add noise to a signal to randomize errors.
To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
dotish
dotish
adj
(archaic) foolish; weak; imbecile
druith
duthie
dwight
dwight
Proper noun
name derived from the surname.
A village/town in Illinois.
A city/town in Kansas.
A village in Nebraska.
A city/village in North Dakota.
eadith
editha
edithe
efthim
ehlite
ehlite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of pseudomalachite; a green pearly mineral, hydrous phosphate of copper.
eighth
eighth
adj
The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun
(slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the eighth position.
verb
to divide by eight
eights
eights
noun
(poker slang) A pair of eights.
plural of eight
eighty
eighty
num
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
either
either
adv
(conjunctive, after a negative) As well.
conj
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.
det
(now rare) Any one (of more than two).
Any one (of two).
Each of two; both.
pron
(obsolete) Both, each of two or more.
One or the other of two people or things.
eliath
eoiths
eolith
eolith
noun
(petrology) Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
epithi
ethbin
ethics
ethics
noun
(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Morality.
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
ethide
ethide
noun
(chemistry) Any compound of ethyl of a binary type.
ethine
ethine
noun
Alternative form of ethyne
ethion
ethion
noun
(organic chemistry) An organophosphate insecticide, [(dethoxyphosphinothioylthio)methylthio]-diethoxy-thioxophosphorane, that is known to neutralise the neural enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
ethiop
ethiop
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
Any black-skinned person.
ethize
ethnic
ethnic
adj
(historical) Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
noun
(archaic) A heathen, a pagan.
(in classical scholarship) The demonym of an Ancient Greek city.
An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
faiths
faiths
noun
plural of faith
fatiha
fatiha
noun
(Islam) A prayer for the dead.
fetich
fetich
noun
Dated form of fetish.
fetish
fetish
noun
An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession.
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
fichat
fichte
fifths
fifths
noun
plural of fifth
fights
fights
noun
plural of fight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fight
filths
filths
noun
plural of filth
filthy
filthy
adj
Covered with filth; very dirty.
Obscene or offensive.
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
verb
(transitive) To cover in filth.
(transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
firths
firths
noun
plural of firth
fishet
fitche
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
flaith
flight
flight
adj
(obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet.
noun
(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
(engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
A paper airplane.
A series of stairs between landings.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
An air force unit.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
An instance of flying.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
verb
(cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
(sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
flitch
flitch
noun
A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
verb
(transitive) To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips.
freith
fright
fright
adj
(rare) frightened; afraid; affright
noun
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To frighten.
fritch
friths
friths
noun
plural of frith
frithy
frithy
adj
woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a partial clearing in a forest
frothi
gathic
gathic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Gathas.
gesith
gesith
noun
(historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
ghaist
ghaist
noun
(dialectal) ghost
ghatti
ghetti
girths
girths
noun
plural of girth
giveth
giveth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of give
glitch
glitch
noun
(astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
(countable) A problem affecting function.
(countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
(uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
(video games) A bug or an exploit.
verb
(intransitive, especially of machines) To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
(intransitive, video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
gothic
gothic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Gothic
graith
graith
noun
(obsolete) Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc.
(obsolete) Preparation; arrangement; condition.
verb
(obsolete outside Scotland) To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.
(obsolete outside dialects, chiefly UK) To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed.
greith
griths
griths
noun
plural of grith
gthite
habits
habits
noun
plural of habit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habit
hadith
hadith
noun
(countable, in the plural, religion, Islam) A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
(countable, religion, Islam) An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
haffit
haffit
noun
Alternative form of haffet
hairst
halite
halite
noun
(chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
(mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
hamilt
hamite
hamite
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Hamites.
haptic
haptic
adj
(computing) Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).
hartin
hastie
hastif
hating
hating
verb
present participle of hate
hatpin
hatpin
noun
A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.
hattic
hattic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Hattians, an ancient people of Anatolia, Turkey.
Proper noun
An extinct language once spoken in that region.
hattie
hectic
hectic
adj
(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
(obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.
noun
(obsolete) A flush like one produced by such a fever.
(obsolete) A hectic fever.
height
height
noun
(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
(mathematics) The amplitude of a sine function
(phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
A high point.
A mountain, especially a very high one.
The distance from the base of something to the top.
The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
The highest point or maximum degree.
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
heintz
heists
heists
noun
plural of heist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heist
henbit
henbit
noun
Lamium amplexicaule, an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
heriot
heriot
noun
(archaic) A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant.
(dated) A tribute.
(obsolete) The return of military equipment.
hermit
hermit
noun
A hermit crab.
A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.