(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
ackton
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.
adyton
adyton
noun
Synonym of adytum
aethon
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
ajoint
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
almont
alston
alston
Proper noun
A market town in Cumbria, England.
A village in Devon, England.
A village in Lancashire, England.
A small town in Georgia, USA.
altona
altoun
amount
amount
noun
(nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
A quantity or volume.
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
verb
(intransitive, followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
(obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.
amston
anatol
anatox
anatto
anatto
noun
Alternative form of annatto (“dye”)
anitos
anitos
noun
plural of anito
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.
anorth
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
anotta
anotta
noun
annatto, a dye
anotto
anotus
antdom
antdom
noun
The realm or world of ants; ants collectively.
The state or essence of an ant.
anthol
anthon
anthos
antido
antigo
antone
antoni
antons
antony
ariton
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
aroynt
aroynt
verb
Alternative form of aroint
ashton
ashton
Proper noun
A common place name in England.
derived from the place names.
name transferred from the surname.
A town in South Australia, Australia.
A ghost town in California, US.
A city in Idaho, US.
A village in Illinois, US.
A city/town in Iowa, US.
A village in Nebraska, US.
A city/town in South Dakota, US.
asnort
asnort
adj
Snorting.
asotin
astond
astone
astony
astony
verb
(archaic, transitive) To stun, paralyse, astound.
astron
atimon
atonal
atonal
adj
(linguistics) Not tonal, lacking tones.
(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.
atoned
atoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atone
atoner
atoner
noun
One who atones.
atones
atones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone
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.
atopen
atopen
noun
(obsolete, immunology) Anything that induces an atopic allergy
attorn
attorn
verb
(intransitive, law) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.
(intransitive, law) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
(intransitive, law) To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
auston
authon
azotin
barton
barton
noun
(archaic) an arrangement of blocks and pulleys; a burton
A farmyard.
the lands of a manor reserved for the Lord's use
baston
baston
noun
(heraldry) Obsolete form of baton.
(obsolete) A staff or cudgel.
(obsolete) An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
batino
batino
noun
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
batlon
batons
batons
noun
plural of baton
batoon
batoon
noun
(archaic) A baton.
verb
Archaic form of baton.
batson
batton
batton
noun
Archaic form of batten.
beaton
beento
beknot
belton
belton
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Missouri, USA.
a city in South Carolina, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a village in England
a village in Lincolnshire, England
a village in England
benito
benoit
benote
benote
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To annotate or make notes upon, especially excessively.
benton
berton
betone
betone
verb
(transitive, archaic) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
betons
betony
betony
noun
(Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
Any plant of the genus Stachys.
Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
betorn
betorn
adj
(archaic) Torn in pieces; tattered.
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.
blount
blount
Proper noun
A town in
boaten
bolten
boltin
bolton
bomont
bonete
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
bonnet
bonnet
noun
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
(by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
(historical) A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings.
(mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena.
(nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
(obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
The second stomach of a ruminant.
verb
(dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of.
(obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
(transitive) To put a bonnet on.
bontee
bontoc
bontok
boston
botany
botany
noun
(countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
(uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
The plant life of a geographical area; flora.
The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
botein
botkin
botkin
noun
Alternative form of bodkin
botone
botong
botonn
botony
botony
adj
(heraldry) Having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end; (in particular, of a cross) having a trefoil of buds at the end of each arm.
bounty
bounty
noun
(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
(countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth.
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
(specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
(uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
verb
(transitive) To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.
bouton
bouton
noun
A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon
breton
briton
bronte
brotan
bunton
bunton
noun
A wooden cross-stay in a shaft; a support for shaft slides.
burton
burton
noun
(archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
(archaic) Storage of cargo athwartships.
button
button
noun
(South Africa, slang) A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).
(UK, archaic) A unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₂ inch.
(US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
(archaic) A person who acts as a decoy.
(aviation) The end of a runway.
(botany) A bud.
(comedy) The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene).
(curling) The center (bullseye) of the house.
(dated, Southern US) A clove (of garlic).
(fencing) The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.
(generally with the) The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence.
(graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
(lutherie) In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.
(lutherie) Synonym of endbutton, part of a violin-family instrument.
(lutherie, bowmaking) Synonym of adjuster.
(poker) A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.
(poker) The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.
(slang) A button man; a professional assassin.
(slang) The clitoris.
(television) The punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene.
(zoology) Pedicle; the attachment point for antlers in cervids.
A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door.
A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement-marking painted stripe.
A small white blotch on a cat's coat.
The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle.
The head of an unexpanded mushroom.
The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot.
verb
(informal) To stop talking.
(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
(transitive) To fasten with a button.
buxton
cannot
cannot
noun
A person who cannot do (something).
Something that cannot be done.
verb
Be forbidden or not permitted to
Can not (be unable to).
canton
canton
noun
(heraldry) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
(obsolete) A song or canto.
(obsolete) A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
A division of a political unit.
A small community or clan.
A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
verb
(transitive) To allot quarters to troops.
(transitive) To delineate as a separate district.
(transitive) To divide into cantons.
cantor
cantor
noun
A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan
singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
cantos
cantos
noun
plural of canto
carnot
carton
carton
noun
(Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
(archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
(archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.
(archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
verb
To put in a carton.
catano
cation
cation
noun
(physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
catron
catton
caxton
caxton
Noun
Any book printed by the first English printer.
cenote
cenote
noun
A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
centon
centos
centro
ceston
chaton
chaton
noun
(watches) chaton (movement component: a circular piece of metal inserted in a round hole, in which a ruby is inserted. The ruby is used as bearing for the pin (or pivot) of a shaft of a wheel)
Collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring).
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.
chonta
chonta
noun
Any of various palm trees, such as Juania australis and Astrocaryum species.
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.
cobnut
cobnut
noun
A game played by children with nuts.
A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.
The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
cogent
cogent
adj
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.
Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
colent
coltin
colton
colton
Proper noun
Any of several placenames in England derived from and
derived from any of these places.
name transferred from the surname.
coltun
conant
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.
constr
contac
contam
contek
conter
contes
contex
contex
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To weave together; to form by interweaving.
contin
contos
contos
noun
plural of conto
contra
contra
adv
contrary to something
noun
(accounting, often attributive) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
(business) A deal to swap goods or services.
(dance) A contra dance.
(music, informal) Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
(obsolete, US, New England, dance) A country dance.
(politics, derogatory) A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
prep
against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
verb
(accounting) To undo; to reverse.
cornet
cornet
noun
(historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
(obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
(obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
A kind of organ stop.
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK, dated) an ice cream cone.
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.