(obsolete) Cacatua haematuropygia, a kind of white parrot of the Philippines.
abacli
abacot
abacot
noun
(obsolete) Misspelling of bycoket.
abacus
abacus
noun
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard.
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated.
(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc.
abadan
abadia
abakan
abakas
abakas
noun
plural of abaka
abamps
abamps
noun
plural of abamp
abanet
abanet
noun
Alternative spelling of abnet
abanga
abanic
abanic
Adjective
A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
abaris
abased
abased
adj
(heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.
Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abase
abaser
abaser
noun
One who, or that which, abases.
abases
abases
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abase
abasgi
abasia
abasia
noun
(medicine) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
abasic
abasic
adj
(biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.
(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
abasio
abassi
abassi
noun
Obsolete spelling of abbasi
abated
abated
adj
(decorative arts) Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abate
abater
abater
noun
One who, or that which, abates.
abates
abates
noun
plural of abate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abate
abatic
abatic
adj
Alternative form of abasic
abatis
abatis
noun
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation.
abaton
abaton
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abator
abator
noun
(law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
(law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
abattu
abatua
abayah
abbacy
abbacy
noun
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
abbasi
abbasi
noun
(historical) A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
(historical) A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
(historical) An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
A unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.
abbate
abbate
noun
Alternative form of abate (“Italian abbot”)
An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
abbaye
abbaye
noun
Archaic form of abbey.
abbess
abbess
noun
(archaic, British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
abbest
abbeys
abbeys
noun
plural of abbey
abbots
abbots
noun
plural of abbot
abbott
abbott
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
abboud
abbrev
abbrev
noun
Alternative spelling of abbrev.
abcess
abdali
abdest
abdest
noun
(Islam) The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
abdias
abdiel
abduce
abduce
verb
(transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
abduct
abduct
verb
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
abedge
abegge
abegge
verb
(obsolete) Alternative form of aby
abeigh
abeigh
Adverb
Cautiously aloof.
abeles
abeles
noun
plural of abele
abelia
abelia
noun
Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
abends
abends
noun
plural of abend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abend
aberia
abesse
abhors
abhors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abhor
abidal
abidal
noun
(obsolete) The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
abided
abider
abider
noun
(obsolete) One who abides, or continues.
One who dwells or stays; a resident.
abides
abides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abide
abiegh
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abigei
abigei
noun
plural of abigeus
abijah
abilao
abilao
noun
Alternative form of abilo.
abilla
abilla
noun
(of Latin America) An oily seed, from the South American plant Fevillea trilobata, used to make candles.
abipon
abisag
abisha
abisia
abixah
abject
abject
adj
(chiefly with a negative connotation) Complete; downright; utter.
(rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
noun
A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
verb
(mycology) Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).
To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
abjure
abjure
verb
(transitive) To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
(transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
(transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
(transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant.
abkari
abkari
noun
(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
abkary
abkary
noun
Alternative form of abkari
abkhas
abkhaz
ablach
ablare
ablare
adj
Blaring.
ablate
ablate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
(transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
ablaut
ablaut
noun
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
(intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
(transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
ablaze
ablaze
adj
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
Radiant with bright light and color.
adv
In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.
On fire; in a blaze.
ablend
ablest
ablest
adj
superlative form of able: most able
ablins
ablock
abloom
abloom
adj
(figuratively) Having something growing or grown.
Blooming; covered in flowers.
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; exhibiting youth-like beauty.
adv
(postpositive) In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
ablude
ablude
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be unlike; to differ.
ablush
ablush
adj
Blushing; ruddy.
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
abmhos
abmhos
noun
plural of abmho
abnaki
aboard
aboard
adv
(baseball) On base.
(nautical) Alongside.
Into a team, group, or company.
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
prep
(obsolete) Across; athwart; alongside.
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
Onto a horse.
We all went aboard the ship.
abobra
abodah
aboded
aboded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abode
abodes
abodes
noun
plural of abode
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abode
abohms
abohms
noun
plural of abohm
abolla
abolla
noun
A cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch.
abomas
abomas
noun
plural of aboma
abongo
abongo
Proper noun
A Negrillo people of Gabon.
Noun
The people of the Abongo tribe.
abonne
aborad
aborad
adv
(anatomy) Away from the oral opening or mouth (compare with ventral)
aboral
aboral
adj
(zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.
aborts
aborts
noun
plural of abort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abort
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.
abouts
abouts
adv
(obsolete) About.
aboves
abqaiq
abqaiq
Proper noun
а gated community and oil-processing facilities located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
abrade
abrade
verb
(intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
(transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid
(transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
(transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
abraid
abraid
adv
Alternative form of abread
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wake up.
(intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out.
(transitive, obsolete) To rise in the stomach with nausea.
(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.
abramo
abrams
abrams
noun
plural of abram
abrase
abrase
adj
(obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank.
verb
(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.
abrash
abrash
noun
A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs).
abraum
abraum
noun
A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.
abrazo
abrazo
noun
A Latin American embrace.
abreed
abreed
Adverb
Abroad. 1976
abrege
abreid
abrico
abrine
abrine
noun
An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans; C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂, that is different than abrin.
abroad
abroad
adv
(dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
(dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
(sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
noun
(rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad.
prep
Throughout, over.
abroma
abroms
abrood
abrood
adj
(obsolete) Upon a brood; hatching eggs.
adv
(figurative) Mischief.
(obsolete) Upon a brood; on a hatch.
abrook
abrook
verb
To brook; to endure.
abrupt
abrupt
adj
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
(obsolete) Broken off.
(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
Curt in manner.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
noun
(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
abscam
abscam
Proper noun
A code name for an sting operation set up by the FBI to thwart bribery in Congress.
abseil
abseil
noun
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.
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.
absist
absist
verb
(obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist.
absmho
absohm
absohm
noun
Alternative form of abohm
absoil
absorb
absorb
verb
(transitive) Assimilate mentally.
(transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
(transitive) To defray the costs.
(transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
(transitive) To occupy or consume time.
(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
(transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
(transitive, obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
(transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
(transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
(transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
(transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as
absume
absume
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To consume gradually; to waste away.
absurd
absurd
adj
(obsolete) Inharmonious; dissonant.
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
Dealing with absurdism.
Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
noun
(obsolete) An absurdity.
(philosophy, often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
abucay
abucco
abucco
noun
(historical) A unit of mass used for gold and silver, used in Burma, approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces.
abukir
abulia
abulia
noun
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
abulic
abulic
adj
(psychiatry) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.
noun
Person afflicted with abulia.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
abused
abused
adj
(obsolete) Deluded, deceived.
Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
Overused; used profligately or in excess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abuse
abusee
abusee
noun
A person who is the victim of abuse (by an abuser).
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
abuses
abuses
noun
plural of abuse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abuse
abvolt
abvolt
noun
(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abwatt
abwatt
noun
(electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10⁻⁷ watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abydos
abydos
Proper noun
A ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.