(Scottish) a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter for fish, a funnel to net them, and a platform to cast from.
cuny
cuny
noun
(nautical) An ordinary seaman.
cury
cuvy
cuya
cuyp
cyan
cyan
adj
Of the colour cyan.
noun
A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
cycl
cyke
cyma
cyma
noun
(architecture) A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee.
(botany) A cyme.
cyme
cyme
noun
(architecture) = cyma
(botany) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Contrast raceme.
(obsolete, rare) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.
Misspelling of senna.
cyna
cyra
cyst
cyst
noun
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder or gall bladder (in compounds).
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
cyul
dacy
daly
davy
davy
noun
A Davy lamp, a type of safety lamp.
An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath
daye
daye
noun
Archaic spelling of day.
days
days
adv
During the day.
noun
A particular time or period of vague extent.
Life.
plural of day
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of day
dazy
dazy
adj
In a dazed condition.
defy
defy
noun
(obsolete) A challenge.
verb
(transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
dely
demy
demy
noun
(colloquial) One holding a demyship, a kind of scholarship for Magdalen College, Oxford.
A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
Junior scholar, specifically at Magdalen College, Oxford.
deny
deny
verb
(ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
(obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
(sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
(transitive) To disallow or reject.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
devy
dewy
dewy
adj
Covered by dew.
Fresh and innocent.
Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
dexy
dexy
noun
(slang, usually in the plural) A tablet of dexedrine.
deys
deys
noun
plural of dey
didy
didy
noun
(Canada, US, childish) Alternative form of didie (“diaper”)
dixy
dlvy
doby
dody
dogy
dogy
noun
Alternative spelling of dogie
domy
domy
adj
Shaped like a dome.
dopy
dopy
adj
Alternative spelling of dopey
dory
dory
adj
(obsolete) Of a bright yellow or golden color.
noun
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
doty
doty
adj
(US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage
(carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
dowy
doxy
doxy
noun
(archaic) A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.
(colloquial) A defined opinion.
(informal) A dachshund.
(informal, pharmacology) Clipping of doxycycline.
dozy
dozy
adj
(carpentry) Decaying, rotten, spongy.
Intellectually slow.
Quite sleepy or tired.
dray
dray
noun
A kind of sledge or sled.
A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
Alternative spelling of drey, the nest of a squirrel.
drey
drey
noun
(Australia) A possum’s nest, built of twigs and leaves in a tree.
(Britain) A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
drye
drys
dufy
duky
duly
duly
adv
In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
Regularly; at the proper time.
duny
duny
adj
Alternative form of duney
duty
duty
noun
(obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
(obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
dyad
dyad
noun
(biology) A chromosome structure, usually X- or V-shaped, consisting of two condensed sister chromatids joined by a centromere.
(biology) A secondary unit of organisation consisting of an aggregate of monads.
(chemistry) An element, atom, or radical having a valence of or combining power of two.
(mathematics) A tensor of order two and rank one.
(music) Any set of two different pitch classes.
(sociology) The relationship or interaction itself in reference to a couple.
(sociology) Two persons in an ongoing relationship; dyadic relationship.
A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
dyak
dyal
dyan
dyas
dyce
dyed
dyed
adj
Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dye
dyer
dyer
noun
One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.
dyes
dyes
noun
plural of dye
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dye
dyke
dyke
noun
(dialect) A jetty; a pier.
(dialect) Any fence or hedge.
(dialect) Any navigable watercourse.
(dialect) Any small body of water.
(dialect) Any watercourse.
(dialect, mining) A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault.
(figuratively) Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty.
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.
(historical) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
(now chiefly Australia, slang) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
(now chiefly Scotland) A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.
(obsolete) A city wall.
(obsolete) Any hollow dug into the ground.
(slang, usually derogatory, loosely, offensive) A non-heterosexual woman.
(slang, usually derogatory, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.
A beaver's dam.
A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.
A raised causeway.
An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
An embankment formed by the creation of a ditch.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch.
(transitive or intransitive) To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.
(transitive) To scour a watercourse.
(transitive) To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.
(transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench.
(transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.
dyna
dyna
noun
Obsolete form of dinar.
dyne
dyne
noun
A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
dyun
dyun
verb
past participle of de
past participle of dee
easy
easy
adj
(finance, dated) Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
(informal, derogatory, of a woman) Consenting readily to sex.
(now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
Requiring little skill or effort.
adv
At the very least.
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
In a relaxed or casual manner.
noun
Something that is easy.
verb
(rowing) Synonym of easy-oar
ebby
eddy
eddy
noun
(slang) A marijuana edible.
A circular current; a whirlpool.
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
verb
(intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
edgy
edgy
adj
(Internet slang) Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
(art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
(dated) Irritable.
(entertainment, advertising) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
(slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
Nervous, apprehensive.
Sharp; having prominent edges.
edny
eely
eely
adj
Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
eery
eery
adj
Alternative spelling of eerie
effy
eggy
eggy
adj
(UK, slang) Slightly annoyed.
(cooking) Covered with or dipped in egg.
(cooking) Resembling eggs in some way.
Of or relating to an egg or eggs.
eiry
elly
elmy
elmy
adj
(rare, poetic) Pertaining to elm trees; in which elms grow.
eloy
eloy
Proper noun
A city in Arizona
elsy
elyn
elys
emmy
emmy
noun
(Minecraft) Clipping of emerald.
emyd
emyd
noun
(zoology) Any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidae.
emys
emys
noun
(zoology) Any member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
ency
envy
envy
noun
(obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.
(obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
(obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.
An object of envious notice or feeling.
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
verb
(obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
(obsolete) To emulate.
(obsolete) To hate.
(obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
(obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at).
(obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
(transitive) To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
enyo
eppy
eppy
noun
(colloquial) An epileptic shock.
(colloquial, by extension) A tantrum or outburst.
erny
ervy
eryn
eryx
esky
esky
noun
(Australia) An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
espy
espy
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.
A scout or spy.
An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
essy
essy
Proper noun
name, short for Esther or Estelle.
etty
etym
etym
noun
An etymon.
evey
evoy
evvy
evyn
ewry
ewry
noun
Alternative form of ewery
expy
expy
noun
(fandom slang) A character in a work of fiction who is a stand-in for or knockoff of a character from an unrelated work or of a real person.
Contraction of expressway.
eyah
eyah
noun
Archaic form of ayah (“South Asian female servant, maid or nanny”).
eyas
eyas
noun
A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
eyck
eyde
eyed
eyed
adj
(in compounds) Having the specified kind or number of eyes.
Having eye-like spots.
Having eyes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eye
eyen
eyen
noun
(dialectal or obsolete) plural of eye
eyer
eyer
noun
One who eyes someone or something.
eyes
eyes
noun
plural of eye
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eye
eyey
eyla
eyne
eyne
noun
(obsolete) plural of eye
eyot
eyot
noun
(chiefly Britain) A little island, especially in a river or lake.
eyra
eyra
noun
A slender, reddish-yellow wild cat (Puma yagouaroundi eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas.
eyre
eyre
noun
(UK, law, historical) A journey in circuit of certain itinerant judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere).
eyry
eyry
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of eyrie
eysk
facy
fady
fady
adj
(archaic, rare) faded
Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.
noun
A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
fahy
faky
faky
adj
Alternative form of fakey
fany
faye
fays
fays
noun
plural of fay
firy
firy
adj
Obsolete form of fiery.
flay
flay
noun
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.
To lash or whip.
To strip the skin off; to skin.
fley
fley
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be frightened.
(obsolete, transitive) To frighten.
floy
flyn
fogy
fogy
noun
(US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.
Alternative spelling of fogey
foxy
foxy
adj
(art) Using too much of the reddish-brown colours.
(of a person, especially a woman) Having reddish-brown hair.
(of wine) Having an animal-like odour.
Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
Cunning, sly.
Having the qualities of a fox.
noun
(slang) Street name for 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
foys
foys
noun
plural of foy
fozy
fozy
adj
(Scotland) spongy; soft; fat and puffy
fray
fray
noun
(archaic or obsolete) A consequence of rubbing, unravelling, or wearing away; a fraying; also, a place where fraying has occurred.
(countable) A loud noise; a cacophony, a din.
(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
(countable) An assault or attack.
(countable, figuratively) A heated argument; a war of words.
(except Scotland, uncountable) Fright, terror; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Conflict, disagreement.
verb
(also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
(except poetic) To alarm or frighten (someone or something).
(figuratively) Of a person's mental strength, nerves, temper, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out.
(obsolete) To bruise (someone or something); also, to take the virginity of (someone, usually a female person); to deflower.
(specifically) Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.
(specifically) Of a deer: to rub its antlers against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet or to mark territory.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To bear the expense of (something); to defray.
Often followed by away, off, or out: to frighten or scare (someone or something) away.
To assail or attack (someone or something); to drive (someone or something) away by attacking.
To be afraid or frightened; to fear.
To become unravelled or worn; to unravel.
To chase (someone or something) away; to disperse.
To force or make (a path, way, etc.) through.
To make an assault or attack; also, to create a disturbance; to brawl, to fight.
To rub.
frey
frwy
fryd
frye
fumy
fumy
adj
Producing or filled with fumes.
fury
fury
noun
(obsolete) A thief.
An angry or malignant person.
Extreme anger.
Strength or violence in action.
fuye
fyce
fyke
fyke
noun
(fishing) A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fish using a fyke.
fyrd
fyrd
noun
(historical) In early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
gaby
gaby
noun
(UK, regional) A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
gamy
gamy
adj
Alternative spelling of gamey
gapy
gapy
adj
gaping
gary
gary
Proper noun
A city in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.