(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
(intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
(transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
batule
batule
noun
A springboard in a circus or gymnasium.
belout
belout
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To address or speak of with contemptuous language.
(transitive, obsolete) To call (someone) a lout.
belute
belute
verb
(transitive) To bespatter, as with mud.
betula
bliaut
bliaut
noun
(historical) A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.
blitum
blount
blount
Proper noun
A town in
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
blueth
blueth
noun
(rare) The state of being blue; blueness.
bluets
bluets
noun
plural of bluet
blunts
blunts
noun
plural of blunt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunt
blurts
blurts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blurt
blusht
blusht
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of blush
boutel
brulot
brutal
brutal
adj
(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
Harsh; unrelenting.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
budlet
budlet
noun
A little bud springing from a parent bud.
buglet
buglet
noun
(computing, informal) A minor bug in a program.
(music) A small bugle.
bullet
bullet
noun
(Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
(Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
(chess, Internet) chess played at an extremely fast time control, with one minute given to each player. (Short for bullet chess.)
(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
(fishing) A plumb or sinker.
(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
(obsolete) A cannonball.
(obsolete) A small ball.
(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
(slang) An ace (the playing card).
(slang) One year of prison time.
(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.
A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
A young or little bull; a male calf.
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
(transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
(transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
bullit
bulten
bulter
bultey
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
buntal
buntal
noun
A fibre obtained from palms of the genus Corypha.
burlet
bustle
bustle
noun
(computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
(historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
verb
(transitive) To push around, to importune.
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
butled
butled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butle
butler
butler
noun
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
A valet, a male personal attendant.
The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.
verb
To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
butles
butles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butle
buttal
buttal
noun
Alternative form of abuttal (“the butting or boundary of land”)
buttle
buttle
verb
To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.
butyls
butyls
noun
plural of butyl
culbut
elburt
sublet
sublet
noun
(property law, real estate, informal) Synonym of sublease.
verb
(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.
sublot
sublot
noun
A lot that forms part of a larger lot.
subtle
subtle
adj
(obsolete) Refined; exquisite.
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
Insidious.
Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
subtly
subtly
adv
With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force.
tabula
tabula
noun
(uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
(zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
A legal record.
A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
A table, index, or list of data.
A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
tabule
tabuli
tubbal
tubful
tubful
noun
an amount that would fill a tub
tublet
tubule
tubule
noun
A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
tubuli
tumble
tumble
noun
(informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
A disorderly heap.
A fall, especially end over end.
verb
(cryptocurrencies) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
(intransitive) To drop rapidly.
(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
(intransitive) To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
(intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
(intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.
(obsolete, UK, slang) To comprehend; often in tumble to.
(transitive) To smoothe and polish, e.g., gemstones or pebbles, by means of a rotating tumbler.