Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
(countable, obsolete) An action or deed.
(drama) The occupation of an actor.
(law) Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
verb
present participle of act
adight
adight
Verb
To set in order; to array.
ageist
ageist
adj
Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
noun
A person who behaves in an ageist manner.
agists
agists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agist
aglint
aglint
adj
Glinting.
agouti
agouti
noun
A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
agriot
agrito
aguilt
aiglet
aiglet
noun
A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.
An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
aigret
aigret
noun
Alternative spelling of aigrette
algist
algist
noun
One who studies algae and seaweed.
alight
alight
adj
(figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion.
Burning, lit, on fire.
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.
anight
anight
adv
(obsolete) In the night-time, at night.
antigo
anting
anting
noun
(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.
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.
athing
atinga
atsugi
augite
augite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
baggit
baggit
noun
A salmon that has just spawned.
bating
bating
adj
(Cornwall, Devon, dialect) Of the moon, when it is waning.
prep
(now rare) Apart from; except.
verb
present participle of bate
begift
begift
verb
(transitive) To entrust; endow.
(transitive) To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
(transitive) To give as a gift.
begirt
begirt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begird
bidget
bigate
bights
bights
noun
plural of bight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bight
biglot
bigots
bigots
noun
plural of bigot
bigtha
birgit
birgit
Proper noun
An Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southeastern Chad.
biting
biting
adj
Causing a stinging sensation.
Cutting or incisive.
Tending to bite.
noun
(Kenya) A bite-sized snack.
An instance of something being bitten.
verb
present participle of bite
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).
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.
brigit
cating
citing
citing
noun
Citation.
verb
present participle of cite
cogito
cogito
noun
(philosophy, often preceded by the, sometimes capitalized) The argument "cogito, ergo sum" ("I think therefore I am") from the philosophy of René Descartes; the mental act of thinking this thought; a conscious being which performs this mental act.
coting
coting
verb
present participle of cote
dating
dating
noun
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
verb
present participle of date
digest
digest
noun
(cryptography) The result of applying a hash function to a message.
A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles
verb
(intransitive) To undergo digestion.
(medicine, obsolete, intransitive) To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer.
(medicine, obsolete, transitive) To cause to suppurate, or generate pus, as an ulcer or wound.
(obsolete, transitive) To quieten or reduce (a negative feeling, such as anger or grief)
(obsolete, transitive) To ripen; to mature.
(transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
(transitive, chemistry) To expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations.
To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook.
dights
dights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dight
digits
digits
noun
(US slang) A telephone number.
plural of digit
diglot
diglot
adj
Synonym of bilingual.
noun
A bilingual inscription, book, or person.
diting
diting
verb
present participle of dite
dogtie
doigte
doting
doting
adj
Characterized by giving love and affection.
Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.
noun
Excessive fondness; reverence.
verb
present participle of dote
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.
eating
eating
adj
Bred to be eaten.
Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
noun
(informal, dialectal) Food; cooking, cuisine.
The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
The act of ingesting food.
verb
present participle of eat
egipto
egoist
egoist
noun
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egotist (person who talks excessively about themself).
An advocate of egoism.
An egocentric or self-centered person.
egoity
egoity
noun
existence as an individual; selfness
personality
egriot
egriot
noun
A kind of sour cherry.
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.
elegit
elegit
noun
(archaic) A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property.
engirt
engirt
adj
(rare) Encircled, surrounded.
verb
(obsolete) To girt; to surround or encircle.
past participle of engird
fating
fating
verb
(rare) present participle of fate
feting
feting
verb
present participle of fete
fidget
fidget
noun
(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
A toy intended to be fidgeted with.
verb
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
(transitive) To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
figent
figent
adj
(obsolete) fidgety; restless.
fights
fights
noun
plural of fight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fight
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.
fregit
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.
gadite
gaiety
gaiety
noun
(dated, countable) Merrymaking or festivity.
(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
gainst
gainst
prep
(poetic) against
gaited
gaited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gait
gaiter
gaiter
noun
(obsolete, dialectal) The dogwood, or a similar shrub.
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
verb
To dress with gaiters.
galati
galiot
galiot
noun
Alternative spelling of galliot
gambit
gambit
noun
(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
A remark intended to open a conversation.
Any ploy or stratagem.
verb
(chess, transitive) To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
garita
gaslit
gaslit
adj
Illuminated by burning gas.
gassit
gathic
gathic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Gathas.
gatian
gatias
gating
gating
noun
An arrangement of gates.
verb
present participle of gate
gelati
gelati
noun
(Australia) gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone.
plural of gelato
gemuti
gemuti
noun
Alternative form of gomuti (“fibrous substance”)
gentil
geotic
geotic
adj
(rare, chiefly mysticism or religion) Part of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.
gerita
gerrit
gerrit
abbrev
Contracted form of 'get it', representing slurred pronunciation.
gertie
gesith
gesith
noun
(historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
gestic
gestic
adj
Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures.
gestio
ghaist
ghaist
noun
(dialectal) ghost
ghatti
ghetti
giants
giants
noun
plural of giant
gibbet
gibbet
noun
A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
verb
(transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
(transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
gibert
giblet
giblet
noun
(usually in the plural) the edible viscera of a bird
gifted
gifted
adj
Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gift
giftie
gigant
gigget
giggit
giggit
verb
(US, transitive, intransitive) To convey or move rapidly.
giglet
giglet
noun
Alternative form of giglot
giglot
giglot
adj
(obsolete) giddy; inconstant; wanton
noun
(obsolete) A strumpet; a wanton girl.
gigots
gigots
noun
plural of gigot
gillot
gilten
gimlet
gimlet
noun
A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.
A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
verb
(nautical, transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.
To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
ginete
ginete
noun
(historical) A trooper; a mounted soldier.
ginnet
ginnet
noun
Alternative form of jennet
giotto
girrit
girted
girted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of girt
girths
girths
noun
plural of girth
girtin
gisant
gitana
gitano
gitlow
gittel
gitter
gittle
giunta
giusto
giusto
adj
(music, said of a tempo) strict, exact.
adv
(music) Following a tempo marking strictly or exactly.
giveth
giveth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of give
glanti
glints
glints
noun
plural of glint
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.
glitzy
glitzy
adj
Brilliantly showy.
glutei
glutei
noun
plural of gluteus
glutin
glutin
noun
Synonym of gliadin
godwit
godwit
noun
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
goetia
goetic
goetic
adj
Pertaining to black magic or necromancy.
goiter
goiter
noun
(US, Canada) Alternative spelling of goitre
goitre
goitre
noun
(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
gomuti
gomuti
noun
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two palms, Metroxylon sagu, and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands, and used for making cordage.
gorbit
gothic
gothic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Gothic
gowkit
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.
gratia
gratin
gratin
noun
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
gratis
gratis
adj
Free, without charge.
greith
grifts
grifts
noun
plural of grift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grift
griots
griots
noun
plural of griot
grists
grists
noun
plural of grist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grist
gristy
gristy
adj
grainy; gritty
griths
griths
noun
plural of grith
gritty
gritty
adj
(film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
grivet
grivet
noun
An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.