A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
absoil
addles
addles
noun
plural of addle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addle
adless
adless
adj
Without ads (advertising).
adults
adults
noun
plural of adult
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adult
aeolis
aeolus
aflush
aflush
adj
(archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing
aglaos
aglaus
aglets
aglets
noun
plural of aglet
aholds
ailssa
ailsun
aiolis
aiolis
noun
plural of aioli
aisled
aisled
adj
Having aisles.
aisles
aisles
noun
plural of aisle
akelas
akelas
noun
plural of akela
alalus
alamos
alamos
noun
plural of alamo
alands
alants
alants
noun
plural of alant
alares
alarms
alarms
noun
plural of alarm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alarm
alasas
alaska
alaska
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (“baked Alaska”)
alates
alates
noun
plural of alate
albers
albums
albums
noun
plural of album
alcids
alcids
noun
plural of alcid
alders
alders
noun
plural of alder
aldols
aldols
noun
plural of aldol
aldose
aldose
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
aldous
alephs
alephs
noun
plural of aleph
aleras
aleris
alerse
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
alesan
alesia
aletes
alexas
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alfeus
alfons
algins
algins
noun
plural of algin
algist
algist
noun
One who studies algae and seaweed.
algors
algous
algous
adj
Of or relating to the algae, or seaweeds; algal.
algums
alibis
alibis
noun
plural of alibi
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi
alidis
alidus
aliens
aliens
noun
plural of alien
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alien
aligns
aligns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of align
alines
alines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aline
alisan
alisen
alisha
alisia
alisma
alisma
noun
A water plantain.
alison
alisos
alissa
alisun
alives
aliyas
aliyos
alkies
alkies
noun
plural of alkie
plural of alky
alkyds
alkyds
noun
plural of alkyd
alkyls
alkyls
noun
plural of alkyl
allays
allays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allay
alleys
alleys
noun
plural of alley
allies
allies
noun
plural of ally
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ally
allods
allods
noun
plural of allod
allons
allose
allose
noun
(biochemistry) An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs
allots
allots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allot
allows
allows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allow
alloys
alloys
noun
plural of alloy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alloy
allsun
allyls
allyls
noun
plural of allyl
almahs
almahs
noun
plural of almah
almehs
almehs
noun
plural of almeh
almose
almose
noun
(obsolete) alms
almost
almost
adv
(mathematics) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
(measure theory, probability theory) Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.
Very close to, but not quite.
noun
(informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
almous
almuds
almuds
noun
plural of almud
almugs
aloeus
alohas
alohas
noun
plural of aloha
aloins
aloins
noun
plural of aloin
aloise
alonso
alonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
aloose
aloose
adv
(dialect) Free from restraints.
alpers
alphas
alphas
noun
plural of alpha
alphos
alphos
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
alpist
alsace
alsike
alsike
noun
Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
alsine
alsoon
alston
alston
Proper noun
A market town in Cumbria, England.
A village in Devon, England.
A village in Lancashire, England.
A small town in Georgia, USA.
altars
altars
noun
plural of altar
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
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.
alviso
alviss
always
always
adv
(informal) In any event.
At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
alwise
alwise
adv
(archaic) In every way; always.
alyose
alysia
alyson
alyssa
alyssa
Proper noun
name, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
alytes
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
amelus
amelus
noun
(pathology) A foetus born without limbs.
amiles
amoles
amoles
noun
plural of amole
ampuls
ampuls
noun
plural of ampul
amulas
aneles
aneles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anele
angels
angels
noun
plural of angel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angel
angles
angles
noun
plural of angle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angle
anglos
anglos
noun
plural of anglo
anisal
anisil
anisol
anisol
noun
Alternative form of anisole
anisyl
anisyl
noun
(organic chemistry) noun Any of three isomeric univalent radicals, o-, m-, or p-methoxyphenyl, CH₃O-C₆H₄-, derived from anisole. adj. bearing one of these radicals.
ankles
ankles
noun
plural of ankle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankle
annals
annals
noun
A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
Historical records; chronicles; history.
plural of annal
annuls
annuls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annul
anoles
anoles
noun
plural of anole
anolis
ansela
ansell
anselm
anselm
Proper noun
name; quite rare in English.
ansley
anvils
anvils
noun
plural of anvil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anvil
appals
appals
verb
(Britain) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appal
appels
appels
noun
plural of appel
apples
apples
noun
(Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
(slang) Testicles.
plural of apple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apple