(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.
actual
actual
adj
(chiefly theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
(now rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
noun
(finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
(military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
(uncountable) Reality, usually with the definite article.
adults
adults
noun
plural of adult
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adult
aguilt
alaunt
alaunt
noun
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
alltud
altoun
altura
alture
alulet
alurta
amulet
amulet
noun
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.
anlaut
anlaut
noun
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
artful
artful
adj
(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
(obsolete) Knowledgeable about the liberal arts; learned, wise.
Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.
Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
auklet
auklet
noun
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
aulete
aulete
noun
(historical) An aulos player.
Synonym of flautist
auntly
auntly
adj
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
adv
In the manner of an aunt.
azilut
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
cautel
cautel
noun
(Christianity) A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.
(obsolete) caution; prudence; wariness
(obsolete) deceit
citrul
cletus
clitus
clouet
clouts
clouts
noun
plural of clout
clouty
clouty
noun
(obsolete) cotton
clutch
clutch
adj
(US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
noun
(US) An important or critical situation.
(by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
A difficult maneuver
A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
A group or bunch (of people or things).
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
verb
(transitive) To hatch.
(video games) To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation.
(video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
To grip or grasp tightly.
To seize, as though with claws.
collut
coltun
cotula
coutel
coutil
coutil
noun
A woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.
cuitle
culbut
culets
culets
noun
plural of culet
culett
cullet
cullet
noun
A small central plane in the back of a cut gem.
Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse.
cultch
cultch
noun
Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.
Rubbish; debris; refuse.
Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached.
culter
culter
noun
Obsolete form of colter.
cultic
cultic
adj
cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect)
ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
cultus
cultus
noun
Established or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
curtal
curtal
adj
(now rare) Physically shortened; short.
(obsolete) Abridged, curtailed.
(obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail.
noun
(historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
(music) An early type of bassoon.
(obsolete) A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
(obsolete) Anything docked or cut short.
curtly
curtly
adv
In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
cutely
cutely
adv
In a cute manner
cutlas
cutlas
noun
Obsolete form of cutlass.
cutler
cutler
noun
One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
cutlet
cutlet
noun
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.
A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
cutlip
cutlor
cuttle
cuttle
noun
(obsolete) A foul-mouthed fellow.
(obsolete) A knife.
Synonym of cuttlefish
cutwal
cutwal
noun
Alternative form of kotwal
cytula
cytula
noun
(biology) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, whose development produces the child or other organism.
deglut
deglut
verb
(medicine) To be swallowed
dfault
dilute
dilute
adj
Having a low concentration.
Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
noun
An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
verb
(intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
(transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
(transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
ductal
ductal
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct
dulcet
dulcet
adj
(archaic) Sweet to the taste.
Generally pleasing; agreeable.
Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
dultie
duluth
duluth
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota, USA
A suburb of Georgia, United States.
duntle
duplet
duplet
noun
(beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
(music) A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
A group of two things.
duwalt
elatus
elburt
eluant
eluant
noun
Alternative spelling of eluent
the product of elution
eluate
eluate
noun
A liquid solution that results from elution
verb
To subject or be subjected to elution
eluent
eluent
noun
(analytical chemistry) In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution.
eluted
eluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elute
elutes
elutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elute
elutor
elutor
noun
That which elutes.
englut
englut
verb
To glut, satiate.
To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.
enlute
exults
exults
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exult
faults
faults
noun
plural of fault
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fault
faulty
faulty
adj
(obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty.
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
fitful
fitful
adj
(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
(obsolete) Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
flatus
flatus
noun
(countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus.
(obsolete) Morbid inflation or swelling.
(uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.
flaunt
flaunt
noun
(obsolete) Anything displayed for show.
verb
(intransitive, archaic or literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
(intransitive, archaic) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
(proscribed) To flout.
(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
flauto
flouts
flouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flout
fluate
fluate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A fluoride.
fluent
fluent
adj
(linguistics) Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.
That flows; flowing, liquid.
noun
(mathematics, obsolete) A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.
fluted
fluted
adj
(Ireland, slang) Drunk; intoxicated.
Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flute
fluter
fluter
noun
One who makes grooves or flutings.
Someone who plays a flute.
flutes
flutes
noun
plural of flute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flute
flutey
flutey
adj
Alternative spelling of fluty
fluyts
fluyts
noun
plural of fluyt
fulton
fulton
Proper noun
A town in Alabama.
A town/city in Arkansas.
A in California.
A city in Illinois.
A town and county in Indiana.
A city in Kansas.
A city and county in Kentucky.
A in Maryland.
A city and county seat in Mississippi.
A city in Missouri, and county seat of Callaway County.
A city, a town and a county in New York.
A village in Ohio.
A town in South Dakota.
A town in Texas.
A town in Wisconsin.
fustle
futile
futile
adj
Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
galuth
gaults
gaults
noun
plural of gault
getsul
getsul
noun
(Buddhism) A novice monk in Tibetan Buddhism.
glotum
glouts
glouts
noun
plural of glout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glout
glutch
glutch
noun
(Britain, dialect) A mouthful.
verb
(Britain, dialect) To swallow.
glutei
glutei
noun
plural of gluteus
gluten
gluten
noun
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread.
(geology) A gluey, sticky mass of clay, bitumen etc.
(obsolete) Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").
(rare) Any gluey, sticky substance.
glutin
glutin
noun
Synonym of gliadin
goulet
guglet
guilts
guilts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guilt
guilty
guilty
adj
(law) Judged to have committed a crime.
Blameworthy.
Having a sense of guilt.
Responsible for a dishonest act.
noun
(law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
(law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
gulist
gulist
Noun
A glutton.
gullet
gullet
noun
(cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
A channel for water.
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
The throat or esophagus.
The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.
gurlet
gurlet
noun
A pickaxe with one sharp point and one cutting edge.
guttle
guttle
noun
(obsolete, rare) Something which is eaten voraciously.
An act of swallowing voraciously.
One who eats voraciously; a glutton.
verb
(intransitive) To eat voraciously; to gorge.
(intransitive, Northern England) To make a bubbling sound; to gurgle.
(transitive) Often followed by down or up: to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble, to guzzle.
(transitive, Britain, dialectal, Scotland) To remove the guts or entrails from (a person or an animal); to disembowel, to eviscerate, to gut.
halutz
halutz
noun
(Judaism) A pioneer, especially one of the early Jewish immigrants to Palestine.
hatful
hatful
noun
(soccer, UK) A large number (usually talking about goal-scoring chances)
The amount that will fit into a hat
helmut
houlet
houlet
noun
(Tyneside) An owl.
An owlet.
hrault
hulett
hultin
hulton
huntly
hurtle
hurtle
noun
A clattering sound.
A fast movement in literal or figurative sense.
verb
(intransitive) To move rapidly, violently, or without control.
(intransitive, archaic) To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.
(intransitive, archaic) To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
(intransitive, archaic) To push; to jostle; to hurl.
(transitive) To hurl or fling; to throw hard or violently.
hustle
hustle
noun
(preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.
(prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
(slang) An act of prostitution.
A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
A state of busy activity.
verb
(informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
(informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
(informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
(informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
(informal) To work.
(intransitive) To rush or hurry.
(transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
(transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive; especially financially.
To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
hutlet
hutlet
noun
A little hut.
illust
illust
noun
Abbreviation of illustration.
incult
incult
adj
(now rare) Rough, unrefined.
(obsolete) Uncultivated, wild.
indult
indult
noun
(Catholicism) A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.