A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
abaton
abaton
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abends
abends
noun
plural of abend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abend
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abipon
ablend
ablins
abnaki
abongo
abongo
Proper noun
A Negrillo people of Gabon.
Noun
The people of the Abongo tribe.
abonne
abound
abound
verb
(intransitive) To be copiously supplied
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing.
(intransitive) To be highly productive.
(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
(intransitive) To revel in.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
abrine
abrine
noun
An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans; C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂, that is different than abrin.
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
aintab
albana
albany
albany
Proper noun
Scotland north of the River Forth.
Proper noun
A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of New York in the United States of America.
A major river of Ontario in Canada.
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
Proper noun
A sizable city in Georgia in the United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
A former district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
A home-rule class city in Kentucky
A city in Oregon
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
Proper noun
A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
albian
albina
albino
albino
adj
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
noun
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
albion
albniz
alboin
alborn
albuna
alburn
alburn
noun
The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.
ameban
ameban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an amoeba.
anabal
anabas
anabas
noun
A fish of the genus Anabas, a kind of climbing gourami.
anabel
anabia
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.
annaba
annaba
Proper noun
A city in eastern Algeria, corresponding to the ancient settlement of Hippo.
antebi
anubin
anubis
araban
araban
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of arabinose residues
arabin
arabin
noun
(dated) Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic
(organic chemistry, dated) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found in gum arabic
arbtrn
aribin
aubain
aubine
auburn
auburn
adj
Of a reddish-brown colour.
noun
A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
ayntab
azbine
baaing
baaing
noun
The bleating of a sheep.
verb
present participle of baa
babhan
babine
babine
noun
A sparkling alcoholic drink from Zaire, made from avocado leaves.
babion
babion
noun
Archaic form of baboon.
baboen
baboon
baboon
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from 13th c.]
babson
backen
baclin
bacons
bacons
noun
plural of bacon
bacony
bacony
adj
Resembling bacon, especially in flavor
badhan
badian
badian
noun
(dated) star anise
badman
badman
noun
(historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.
badmen
badmen
noun
plural of badman
baffin
baffin
Proper noun
A region of Nunavut
An island in Nunavut, Baffin Island.
Baffin Bay.
bagani
bagman
bagman
noun
(Australia, slang) A bookmaker.
(US, politics, slang) An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".
(dated, slang) A travelling salesman.
(golf) A caddy.
(informal) A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
(politics, informal) A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause
An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force.
bagmen
bagmen
noun
plural of bagman
bagnes
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
bagnio
bagnio
noun
(obsolete) A building for bathing, sweating.
(obsolete) In Turkey, a prison for slaves.
bagnut
bagong
bagwyn
bagwyn
noun
An imaginary heraldic animal, like an antelope but with the tail of a horse and two curved horns.
bahner
bainie
bairns
bairns
noun
plural of bairn
baking
baking
adj
(figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
That bakes.
noun
(countable) The production of a batch of baked product.
An action in which something is baked.
The way in which something is baked.
verb
present participle of bake.
baktun
baktun
noun
Alternative spelling of b'ak'tun
balant
balcon
balcon
noun
Obsolete form of balcony.
balden
balden
verb
(intransitive) To become bald
(transitive) To make bald
baleen
baleen
noun
(obsolete) A whale or other large fish.
(physiology, uncountable) The keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
(zoology, countable) A baleen whale,
balian
balian
noun
A Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
baline
baling
baling
noun
A collection of material packaged into a bale.
verb
present participle of bale
balkan
balkin
ballan
ballon
ballon
noun
(ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
balnea
bamban
bamian
banaba
banaba
noun
A Southeast Asian tree, Lagerstroemia speciosa, with medicinal leaves.
banach
banago
banana
banana
adj
Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
noun
(Canada, US, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
(computer science, colloquial) A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
(derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of East Asian descent, especially an ethnic Chinese from a Western country who does not speak Chinese and only speaks English, considered to have overly assimilated and to be subservient to white authority, an East Asian race traitor.
(nuclear physics) A banana equivalent dose.
(slang) The penis.
(sports) A banana kick.
(uncountable) A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves.
banate
banate
noun
Synonym of banat
bancal
bancal
noun
An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.
bancha
bancha
noun
A type of low-grade Japanese green tea.
banchi
bancos
bancus
bandar
bandar
noun
A rhesus macaque.
banded
banded
adj
Divided into bands.
Marked with bands of colour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of band
bandel
bander
bander
noun
(birdwatching) Someone who bands birds
A device for putting metal bands around crates.
bandhu
bandie
bandit
bandit
noun
(military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
bandle
bandle
noun
An Irish measure of two feet in length.
bandog
bandog
noun
(archaic) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.
(figurative, literary) Anything that behaves like a bandog; something or someone who pursues doggedly.
(obsolete, slang, cant) A bailiff or prison guard.
(specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.
bandon
bandon
noun
(obsolete) Disposal; control; licence.
bandor
bandos
bandos
noun
plural of bando
bandur
banged
banged
adj
Alternative form of bhanged
Having the hair styled in bangs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bang
banger
banger
noun
(Britain) A firework that makes a bang.
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
(Britain, music, slang) A powerfully energetic piece of music, especially dance music.
(Britain, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
(Britain, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
(Britain, slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
(US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
(US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
(curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
(curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
(military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
(sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
banghy
bangia
bangka
bangle
bangle
noun
(dialectal) The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
verb
(intransitive) (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
(intransitive) to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
(obsolete or dialectal) to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
(transitive, obsolete) to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
bangor
bangor
Proper noun
A city in Gwynedd, Wales.
A town in County Northern Ireland.
Any of several other places named after the city in Wales, or the town in Northern Ireland.
a city in Maine, USA
bangos
bangui
bangui
Proper noun
The capital of the Central African Republic.
bangup
banian
banian
noun
Alternative spelling of banyan
banias
banias
noun
plural of bania
baning
baning
verb
present participle of bane
banish
banish
verb
(heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
To expel, especially from the mind.
baniva
baniwa
baniwa
Proper noun
An Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
baniya
banjos
banjul
banjul
Proper noun
The capital of the Gambia.
banked
banked
adj
Of a cheque, deposited in a bank.
Piled high.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bank
banker
banker
noun
(UK, dialect) A ditcher; a drain digger.
(mining) A banksman.
(obsolete) A money changer.
(rail transport, Britain, Australia) A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
banlon
bannat
bannat
noun
Alternative form of banat (“territory governed by a ban”)
banned
banned
adj
Forbidden; not allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ban
banner
banner
adj
Exceptional; very good.
noun
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
(by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.
(by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
(journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
One who bans something.
verb
(transitive) To adorn with a banner.
(transitive, journalism) To display as a banner headline.
bannet
bannon
bannut
bannut
noun
(dialectal, England) The English walnut.
banque
banque
noun
Alternative form of bank (“underwriter or controller of a card game”)
banquo
bantam
bantam
adj
Small or miniature.
Spirited or aggressive.
noun
(sports) A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
bantay
banter
banter
noun
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
verb
(UK, dialect) To haggle; cheapen the price.
(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
(transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
bantin
bantry
bantus
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.