(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth
Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
abaci
aback
aback
adv
(archaic) In the rear; a distance behind.
(archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards.
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
noun
(obsolete) An abacus.
abaco
acale
acana
acana
noun
A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
acapu
acapu
noun
(uncountable) The dark wood of these trees.
genus Andira.
species Clathrotropis nitida
species Vouacapoua americana
acara
acara
noun
Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.
acari
acari
noun
plural of acarus
acast
acate
acaws
accad
accel
accel
adv
(music) Abbreviation of accelerando.
noun
(colloquial) acceleration
accoy
accoy
verb
(obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
accra
accra
noun
A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti.
accts
accts
noun
plural of acct
accum
accur
accus
accus
adj
Abbreviation of accusative.
acedy
acedy
noun
Alternative form of acedia
acerb
acerb
adj
(archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
(archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
acers
acers
noun
plural of acer
aceta
aceta
noun
plural of acetum
achab
achad
achan
achar
achar
noun
A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.
achaz
achaz
Proper noun
definition
ached
ached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ache
achen
acher
acher
noun
(obsolete) usher
aches
aches
noun
plural of ache
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ache
achoo
achoo
intj
(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.
noun
The sound of a sneeze.
verb
(colloquial) To sneeze loudly; to make an "achoo" sound.
achor
achor
noun
(obsolete, pathology) dandruff (or similar condition)
acids
acids
noun
plural of acid
acidy
acidy
adj
Like an acid, somewhat acid.
acier
acies
acies
noun
(obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
acima
acing
acing
verb
present participle of ace
acini
acini
noun
plural of acinus
ackee
ackee
noun
A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
acker
acker
noun
(regional, now rare) A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
Obsolete form of acre.
ackey
ackey
noun
A silver coin once used in the Gold Coast (in Africa)
aclys
acmes
acmes
noun
plural of acme
acmic
acmic
adj
(attributive) peak
acmon
acned
acned
adj
Marked by acne; suffering from acne.
acnes
acnes
noun
plural of acne
acock
acock
adv
In a cocked or turned-up fashion.
defiantly
acoin
acold
acold
adj
(obsolete) Of a person, feeling cold.
acoma
acoma
Proper noun
An ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.
acone
acone
adj
(biology, of the eyes of an insect) That lack cones
acool
acorn
acorn
noun
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
(zoology) See acorn-shell.
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
of A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
acryl
acryl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-
acted
acted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of act
actin
actin
noun
(biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.
(biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
actis
acton
acton
noun
Alternative form of aketon
Obsolete form of actinon.
actor
actor
noun
(grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb.
(obsolete) Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
(obsolete, Ancient Rome) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
(obsolete, law) Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
(software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
actos
actpu
actup
actus
actus
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
acuan
acute
acute
adj
(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
(geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
(geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
(linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
(phonology, dated, of a sound) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
Brief, quick, short.
High or shrill.
Intense, sensitive, sharp.
Urgent.
noun
(linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
(medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
(orthography) An acute accent (´).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
(transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to.
acyls
acyls
noun
plural of acyl
adccp
adcon
addcp
adpcm
adunc
adunc
adj
(usually of a nose) Curved inward, hooked.
aecia
aeric
aface
aface
adv
(rare) In face; in front.
afcac
afric
afric
Adjective
African
Proper noun
Africa
agace
agric
aitch
aitch
noun
The name of the Latin-script letter H.
The word hour is written with a silent aitch.
alack
alack
intj
An expression of sorrow or mourning.
alcae
alces
alcid
alcid
noun
(ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
alcis
alcoa
alcon
alcor
alcot
alcus
aleck
aleck
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
alecs
alecs
noun
plural of alec
algic
algic
Proper noun
An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
alica
alice
alick
alric
alrzc
aluco
alyce
amacs
amarc
amice
amice
noun
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
amici
amici
noun
plural of amicus
amick
amnic
amoco
amorc
amroc
amuck
amuck
adv
Alternative form of amok
anack
ancel
ancha
ancle
ancle
noun
Obsolete spelling of ankle
ancon
ancon
noun
(anatomy) The elbow.
(anatomy) The olecranon.
(architecture) A console that appears to support a cornice.
(obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
ancor
ancre
anica
anice
antic
antic
adj
(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre
(architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
Obsolete form of antique.
Playful, funny, absurd.
noun
(animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
(architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
(often in the plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
A caricature.
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
verb
(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
(obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
(transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
anzac
apace
apace
adv
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
apics
apocr
araca
araca
noun
Any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum or Mosiera guineensis (syn. Psidium araca) or another Psidium, or Eugenia stipitata. (Sometimes species are distinguished by compound names like araca-boi.)
arace
arace
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To tear up by the roots; to draw away.
arach
arcae
arcas
arced
arced
adj
Having the form of an arc; arched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arc
arces
archd
arche
arche
noun
(philosophy, often italicized) The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water.
archt
archy
archy
adj
Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching
noun
(anarchism, usually derogatory) A political theory or practice that supports hierarchy and authority; the opposite of anarchy.
arcos
arcus
arcus
noun
(entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects
(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
(meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow
(palynology) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore
areca
areca
noun
Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
areic
areic
adj
Of or pertaining to area; especially used to describe a measurement per unit area.