(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
allure
allure
noun
(dated) Gait; bearing.
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.
verb
(transitive) To entice; to attract.
allyou
allyou
pron
(Caribbean, dialect) Plural form of you.
almous
almuce
almuce
noun
A hood or cape.
almude
almude
noun
(historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
(historical, measure) Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey.
almuds
almuds
noun
plural of almud
almugs
almund
almury
alnuin
alnuin
noun
(organic chemistry) The active principle of Alnus rubra.
aloeus
aloyau
alpieu
alraun
alruna
alrune
altoun
altura
alture
aludel
aludel
noun
A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
aludra
aluino
alulae
alulae
noun
plural of alula
alular
alular
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the alula.
alulet
alulim
alumel
alumen
alumic
alumic
adj
(rare, inorganic chemistry) aluminic
alumin
alumna
alumna
noun
A female graduate.
A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
alumni
alumni
noun
(often proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna.
plural of alumnus
alupag
alurta
alveus
alveus
noun
(construction, law) The bed or channel of a river, specifically that followed by the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course.
(neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
alypum
amadou
amadou
noun
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
amadus
amamau
ambigu
ambigu
noun
(dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.
ambury
ambury
noun
Alternative form of anbury
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
amelus
amelus
noun
(pathology) A foetus born without limbs.
amicus
amicus
noun
(law, informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
amomum
amomum
noun
Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
amorua
amotus
amouli
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.
amours
amours
noun
plural of amour
ampule
ampule
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule
ampuls
ampuls
noun
plural of ampul
amucks
amucks
noun
plural of amuck
amugis
amulae
amulas
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.
amulla
amunam
amurca
amurca
noun
The sediment in olive oil.
amurru
amused
amused
adj
(usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
Displaying amusement.
Pleasurably entertained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amuse
amusee
amusee
noun
(rare) One who is amused; the subject of amusement.
amuser
amuser
noun
(historical, early 19ᵗʰ century) One of a class of rogues who carry snuff or dust in their pockets, which they throw into the eyes of people so as to enable their accomplices to rob them while pretending to help them.
(obsolete) One who diverts attention, usually to distract or bewilder, often for fraudulent purposes; hence a cheat, deceiver or thief.
Someone who amuses.
amuses
amuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amuse
amusgo
amusia
amusia
noun
The inability to comprehend or respond to music.
amuyon
amycus
amylum
amylum
noun
starch
amyous
amyous
adj
(medicine) Wanting in muscle; without flesh.
anagua
anahau
anaqua
anatum
anbury
anbury
noun
(archaic) A wen or spongy wart on the legs or flanks of a horse.
A disease in turnips, produced by one of the slime-fungi, and usually the result of improper cultivation.
ancius
andrus
aneuch
anfuso
anguid
anguid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Anguidae.
anguis
angula
angule
angust
angust
adj
(obsolete) Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.
anicut
anicut
noun
(India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
anilau
animus
animus
noun
(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
anisum
ankush
anlaut
anlaut
noun
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
annual
annual
adj
(botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
(entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
an annual general meeting; an annual publication
noun
(botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
(theater) A pantomime taking place once a year.
A medical checkup taking place once a year.
An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
annule
annule
noun
(zoology) A circular band formed by two transverse grooves in the cuticle of some nematodes with consequent apparent segmentation; annulus.
annuli
annuls
annuls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annul
anotus
anoura
anoure
anstus
anthus
antrum
antrum
noun
(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
antung
anubin
anubis
anukit
anurag
anurag
Proper noun
name used by many people in or from India.
anural
anural
adj
Lacking a tail
Relating to the anurans
anuran
anuran
adj
(batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura.
noun
(batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.
anuria
anuria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
anuric
anuric
adj
(urology) Of, pertaining to, causing or afflicted with anuria.
anuses
anusim
anuska
aornum
aouads
aoudad
aoudad
noun
The Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
apercu
apercu
noun
Alternative spelling of aperçu
apluda
appius
appius
Proper noun
name, notably borne by a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way
apulia
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
aquage
aquake
aquake
adj
quaking
aquate
aqueus
aquila
aquilo
aquone
aquose
aquose
adj
(obsolete) watery; aqueous
arallu
aramus
aratus
arauan
arauna
arbour
arbour
noun
UK standard spelling of arbor.
arbust
arbust
noun
(not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
arcual
arcual
adj
Of or pertaining to an arc.
arcula
ardour
ardour
noun
Britain, Canada, and Australia spelling of ardor
ardure
areius
arelus
aretus
argued
argued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argue
arguer
arguer
noun
One who argues.
argues
argues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argue
argufy
argufy
verb
(intransitive, colloquial, archaic) To be of importance or relevance; to make a difference, to be of use.
(intransitive, colloquial, regional) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To be evidence of (something).
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To persuade (someone) through argument.
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To weary (someone) with arguing.
(transitive, colloquial, regional) To dispute (a point, fact, etc.), to argue about (something).
(transitive, intransitive, colloquial, archaic) To reason (something) out, to fully consider, think through.
arguta
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
arigue
arjuna
arjuna
noun
A tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine, Terminalia arjuna