(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
acetin
acetin
noun
(organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid
actian
actine
acting
acting
adj
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
actins
actins
noun
plural of actin
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
adient
aetian
afaint
afaint
adj
(archaic, poetic) fainting
aglint
aglint
adj
Glinting.
aidant
aidant
adj
(obsolete) helpful, assisting
aintab
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
aitken
aitkin
aitkin
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
ajoint
alinit
amenti
amiant
aminta
anetic
anetic
adj
(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
anicut
anicut
noun
(India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
anight
anight
adv
(obsolete) In the night-time, at night.
anitos
anitos
noun
plural of anito
anitra
annist
annite
annite
noun
(mineralogy) A phyllosilicate mineral related to biotite.
anoint
anoint
verb
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
antebi
anteri
anthia
anthia
noun
Any fish of the subfamily Anthiinae in the family Serranidae of basses, basslets, and groupers.
antiae
antiae
noun
(zoology) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
antiar
antiar
noun
A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The upas tree itself.
antica
antick
antick
noun
Obsolete form of antic.
antics
antics
noun
plural of antic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antic
antido
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.
antisi
antlia
antlia
noun
(zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects.
antlid
antoni
antrim
antrim
Proper noun
A county in the north-east of Northern Ireland, also known as County Antrim.
A town in Northern Ireland that is the administrative centre of County Antrim.
antrin
antrin
adj
(Scotland) Strange, rare, unusual.
anukit
aptian
aptian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Early (Lower) Cretaceous epoch.
ariton
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
artina
asotin
astian
astint
athing
athink
atiana
atimon
atinga
atkins
atkins
Proper noun
meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".
atonia
atonia
noun
Lack of muscle tone.
atonic
atonic
adj
(linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
(medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
(of a sound or syllable) unstressed
(pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
noun
(phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.
attain
attain
verb
(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.
(transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.
(transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.
atwain
atwain
adv
(archaic) Into two parts.
atwind
atwind
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To escape.
auntie
auntie
noun
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(LGBT, slang, US) An elderly gay man.
Diminutive of aunt
verb
To be or behave like the aunt of.
austin
austin
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Texas in the United States of America.
A county in Texas.
A city in Minnesota, USA
An unincorporated community and CDP in Nevada, which was the county seat until 1979.
name, in modern usage transferred back from the surname.
A former make of British motor car.
Adjective
Augustinian.
avanti
azotin
bandit
bandit
noun
(military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
bantin
bating
bating
adj
(Cornwall, Devon, dialect) Of the moon, when it is waning.
prep
(now rare) Apart from; except.
verb
present participle of bate
batino
batino
noun
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
behint
beknit
beknit
verb
(transitive) To girdle or encircle.
(transitive) To knit.
benita
benito
benoit
bertin
betain
bident
bident
noun
A form of spear having two prongs.
bientt
binate
binate
adj
(botany) Double; growing in pairs or couples.
verb
(Catholicism, intransitive) To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day.
binits
binits
noun
plural of binit
bionts
bionts
noun
plural of biont
biotin
biotin
noun
(biochemistry) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
bipont
bipont
Adjective
Relating to books printed at Zweibrücken in Bavaria.
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
bitnet
bitnet
Proper noun
An early North American academic computer network, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the World Wide Web.
bitten
bitten
verb
past participle of bite
bizant
blintz
blintz
noun
A thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce.
boltin
bonita
bonito
bonito
noun
A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.
The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.
The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
bonity
botein
botkin
botkin
noun
Alternative form of bodkin
briant
britni
briton
butein
butine
canthi
canthi
noun
plural of canthus
cantic
cantic
adj
angled
canting
oblique, slanting
cantil
cantil
noun
Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
cathin
catina
cating
cation
cation
noun
(physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
catkin
catkin
noun
(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
catlin
catlin
noun
Alternative form of catling (surgical knife)
catnip
catnip
noun
(figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.
Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
ceinte
centai
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.
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.
cinter
cinter
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of center
cintre
citing
citing
noun
Citation.
verb
present participle of cite
citrin
citrin
noun
A protein associated with type II citrullinemia.
citron
citron
adj
Of a greenish yellow colour.
noun
A greenish yellow colour.
A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
The candied rind of the citron fruit.
The fruit of a citron tree.
client
client
noun
(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
(law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
Short for client state.
clints
clints
noun
plural of clint
clinty
coltin
condit
confit
confit
noun
Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
verb
(transitive) To prepare (food) in this manner.
conite
conite
noun
(mineralogy) A magnesian variety of dolomite.
contin
cortin
cortin
noun
corticosteroid
costin
coting
coting
verb
present participle of cote
cotoin
cotwin
cotwin
noun
A twin's twin.
cretin
cretin
noun
(by extension, derogatory) An idiot.
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
criant
crinet
crinet
noun
(historical) A set of metal armour plating worn around a horse's neck.
(obsolete, falconry) Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere.
crotin
ctenii
curtin
curtin
noun
Obsolete spelling of curtain
cutins
cutins
noun
plural of cutin
cystin
dainty
dainty
adj
(obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
noun
(Canadian prairies, Northwestern Ontario, usually in the plural) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
(obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
(obsolete) Esteem, honour.
A delicacy (in taste).
damnit
damnit
intj
(especially Southern US) Synonym of dammit
danita
danite
danite
Noun
A member of the Biblical tribe of Dan.
A member of a fraternal vigilante group founded by members of the Latter Day Saints in the
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
dation
dation
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dose.
(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
delint
delint
verb
To remove lint from.
dentil
dentil
noun
(architecture) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
dentin
dentin
noun
The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth