(UK) Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
A portion of fermenting dough diluted to a paste with water and then cooked.
acids
acids
noun
plural of acid
acies
acies
noun
(obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
actis
addis
adios
adios
intj
(in Spanish contexts) goodbye
verb
to say goodbye to
adits
adits
noun
plural of adit
aegis
aegis
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
(figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
aesir
aesir
noun
The chief gods of pagan Scandinavia.
afips
agios
agios
noun
plural of agio
agism
agism
noun
Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated)
agist
agist
verb
(transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
(transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
aides
aides
noun
plural of aide
aidos
aidos
noun
shame, modesty, or humility, regarded as a virtue in Ancient Greece
ailis
ailsa
ainus
aires
aires
noun
plural of aire
airns
airns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airn
airts
airts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airt
aisha
aisle
aisle
noun
(US, politics) An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
(transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.
A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
A clear path through rows of seating.
A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymically) marriage.
aisne
aitis
akins
alcis
aldis
alias
alias
adv
(law) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
noun
(computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
(law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
(signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
Another name; an assumed name.
verb
(computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
(signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable
alids
alifs
alifs
noun
plural of alif
alisa
alish
alish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ale.
aliso
alisp
alist
alist
noun
(programming) An association list.
alius
allis
alois
alsip
altis
alvis
amias
amias
noun
plural of amia
amids
amids
noun
plural of amid
amies
amins
amins
noun
plural of amin
amirs
amirs
noun
plural of amir
amish
amiss
amiss
adj
(chiefly predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
adv
(archaic) Wrongly; mistakenly
Astray.
Imperfectly.
noun
(obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.
amvis
amvis
noun
An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.
anils
anils
noun
plural of anil
anise
anise
noun
(US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
anius
annis
antis
antis
noun
plural of anti
aphis
aphis
noun
An aphid.
apics
apios
apish
apish
adj
resembling or characteristic of an ape
apism
apsid
apsis
apsis
noun
(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet where it is closest or furthest from the sun; perihelion or aphelion; an apside
ardis
arias
aries
arils
arils
noun
plural of aril
arise
arise
noun
(obsolete) Arising, rising.
verb
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
arish
arist
arist
noun
(obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
arius
arlis
arris
arris
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) Buttocks, arse.
(archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as a arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.
(architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
arsis
arsis
noun
(music) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.
(music) The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
(poetry) The stronger part of a metrical foot: the part containing the long (heavy) syllable in quantitative meter, or the stressed syllable in a qualitative meter.
The elevation of the voice to a higher pitch in speaking.
asabi
asahi
ascii
ascii
name
(computing) Alternative form of ASCII
noun
(obsolete) plural of ascian
asdic
ashia
ashil
ashir
ashli
ashti
asian
aside
aside
adj
Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.
adv
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
noun
(theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A minor related mention, an afterthought.
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
postp
aside from
asine
asine
noun
(archaic) she-ass.
asius
askip
askoi
askoi
noun
plural of askos
aspia
aspic
aspic
adj
Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
noun
(obsolete, poetic) An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
A meat or fish jelly
A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.
aspis
aspis
noun
(archaic) An asp or generic venomous snake
(palynology) A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers
assai
assai
adv
(music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very".
noun
Alternative spelling of acai.
assis
astir
astir
adj
In motion; characterized by motion.
Out of bed; up and about.
astri
asuri
aswim
aswim
adj
Brimming with liquid.
Swimming or immersed (in or with something).
attis
aulis
auris
aviso
aviso
noun
A kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication; an advice boat, or dispatch boat.
A mid-sized colonial warship
advisory; information; advice; intelligence.
avlis
axils
axils
noun
plural of axil
ayins
ayins
noun
plural of ayin
babis
bacis
bails
bails
noun
plural of bail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bail
bains
bains
noun
plural of bain
baiss
baits
baits
noun
plural of bait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bait
baris
baris
noun
(historical) A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.
plural of bari
basia
basic
basic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
(slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
basie
basil
basil
noun
A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
verb
(transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
basin
basin
noun
(geography) A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
(obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
verb
To create a concavity or depression in.
To serve as or become a basin.
To shelter or enclose in a basin.
basir
basis
basis
noun
(accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
(agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
(linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
(topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
A physical base or foundation.
A regular frequency.
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
An underlying condition or circumstance.
bassi
bassi
noun
plural of basso
basti
basti
noun
(India) A slum.
batis
batis
noun
Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
Any of the genus Batis of saltworts.
beisa
beisa
noun
An antelope (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)
bigas
bigas
noun
plural of biga
bimas
bimas
noun
plural of bima
brisa
cadis
cadis
noun
A kind of coarse serge.
plural of cadi
caids
caids
noun
plural of caid
cains
cains
noun
plural of cain
caius
camis
camis
noun
(obsolete) A light, loose dress or robe.
plural of cami
canis
casia
casie
cassi
catis
chais
chais
noun
plural of chai
chias
chias
noun
plural of chia
cista
daisi
daisy
daisy
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A boot or other footwear.
A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
Many other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
dalis
dashi
dashi
noun
A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
dasie
davis
desai
dials
dials
noun
plural of dial
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dial