(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.
argyle
argyle
noun
a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear
a sock having this pattern
argyll
argyll
noun
Alternative form of argyle
argyra
aridly
aridly
adv
In an arid manner.
arlyne
armary
armory
armory
noun
US standard spelling of armoury.
aroxyl
aroynt
aroynt
verb
Alternative form of aroint
arrays
arrays
noun
plural of array
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of array
arrowy
arrowy
adj
Consisting of arrows.
Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example swift or slender or straight
arroya
arroyo
arroyo
noun
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
arseny
artery
artery
noun
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
(transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery
artily
artily
adv
(rare) In an arty fashion.
aryans
asbury
aseity
aseity
noun
(theology, metaphysics, usually ascribed to deity) The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.
aseyev
ashbey
ashely
ashery
ashery
noun
A depository for ashes.
A place where potash or pearl-ash is made.
ashily
ashily
adv
In an ashy way.
ashkey
ashley
ashley
Proper noun
A common English place name.
derived from the places.
name transferred from the surname.
name transferred from the surname.
One of ten villages in England.
A city in Illinois.
A town in Indiana.
A village in Michigan.
A city/town in North Dakota.
A village/town in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
askoye
assahy
assary
assays
assays
noun
plural of assay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assay
assify
assyth
assyut
astely
astely
noun
(botany) Absence of steles.
astony
astony
verb
(archaic, transitive) To stun, paralyse, astound.
astray
astray
adv
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.
asylum
asylum
noun
(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
A place of safety or refuge.
The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).
atalya
athymy
athymy
noun
Archaic form of athymia.
atoxyl
atoxyl
noun
arsanilic acid
atresy
atrypa
attery
attery
adj
(dialectal or archaic) Pernicious
(dialectal or archaic) Poisonous; venomous
(of a wound or sore, dialectal or archaic) Purulent; containing pus or matter
(of mood or disposition, dialectal or archaic) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold; bleak; grim
noun
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold, bleak weather.
attomy
atypic
atypic
adj
that has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type
aubrey
aubrey
Proper noun
An English patronymic surname.
name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
name of American usage since the 1970s.
audley
audrey
audrye
augury
augury
noun
(by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
aullay
aumbry
aumery
aumery
noun
(obsolete) An ambry or closet.
auntly
auntly
adj
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
adv
In the manner of an aunt.
aurify
aurify
verb
(rare, transitive, intransitive) To turn into gold.
autecy
autrey
avanyu
averyl
aviary
aviary
noun
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
avidly
avidly
adv
In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.
avidya
avidya
noun
(Buddhism, Hinduism) Ignorance or delusion.
avowry
avowry
noun
(ecclesiastical) Advowson, the right to appoint to a benefice or office.
(historical) A form of medieval patronage in which colonial tenants, often from criminal backgrounds, were guaranteed protection by an English lord in exchange for the payment of a tax.
(law) The act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
(obsolete) A protector, especially a patron saint.
(obsolete) Avowal (open affirmation or admission).
avoyer
avoyer
noun
(obsolete or historical) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.
awanyu
aweary
aweary
adj
(poetic) Weary, tired.
awedly
aworry
ayenst
ayesha
ayield
ayield
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To yield up.
ayless
aylett
aylmar
aylmer
aymara
aymoro
ayntab
aythya
azygos
azygos
noun
(anatomy, medicine) In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.
babbly
babbly
adj
Resembling babbles.
babery
babery
noun
(obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child.
bacony
bacony
adj
Resembling bacon, especially in flavor
bacury
baetyl
baetyl
noun
(historical) A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred.
baeyer
bafyot
bagley
bagley
Proper noun
an area in north-west Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
a village in Hordley parish, Shropshire
a hamlet in parish, district, Somerset, England
a village in the City of borough, West Yorkshire, England
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Minnesota, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
a town in Wisconsin.
bagwyn
bagwyn
noun
An imaginary heraldic animal, like an antelope but with the tail of a horse and two curved horns.
baidya
baidya
noun
Alternative form of vaidya (“practitioner of ayurvedic medicine”)
bailey
bailey
noun
(in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
The outer wall of a feudal castle.
The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
bailly
bajury
bakery
bakery
noun
(uncountable, US) Baked goods.
A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
The trade of a baker.
baldly
baldly
adv
In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner.
baleys
ballsy
ballsy
adj
(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.
banghy
baniya
bantay
bantry
banuyo
banuyo
noun
The tree Wallaceodendron celebicum.
banyai
banyan
banyan
noun
(Britain, naval slang, dated) A camping excursion on shore, to give a ship's crew a break from shipboard routine.
(India) A vest; an undershirt; a singlet.
A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.
A type of loose gown worn in India.
An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
barany
barbey
barboy
barboy
noun
A young man who works in a bar, serving alcohol etc.
barely
barely
adv
(archaic) merely.
(degree) Almost not at all.
(degree) By a small margin.
barfly
barfly
noun
(slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
(slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners
barkey
barley
barley
noun
(Singapore) seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
barney
barney
adj
(obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.
noun
(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
(UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
(US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
(US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
(film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
verb
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.
barony
barony
noun
(Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
(historical, Ireland) Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
(law) The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.
(obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
barsky
barway
barway
noun
A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars that can be lifted out of the posts.
baryes
baryes
noun
plural of barye
baryon
baryon
noun
(physics) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
baryta
baryta
noun
Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.
baryte
baryte
noun
Alternative form of barite
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
basify
basify
verb
(chemistry) To make more basic (less acidic)
bassly
bassly
adv
In a bass tone.
batboy
batboy
noun
(baseball, softball) A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
bathyl
batley
batory
baulky
baulky
adj
Alternative spelling of balky
bavary
bawdry
bawdry
noun
Illicit intercourse; fornication.
Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
bawley
bawley
noun
(nautical) A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.
baxley
baxley
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
bayamo
bayamo
noun
(figuratively) A violent force.
A violent storm in the Caribbean.
bayano
bayard
bayard
adj
coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines