(historical) A unit of mass used for gold and silver, used in Burma, approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces.
acajou
acajou
noun
A cashew nut.
A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany
The cashew tree.
The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.
acajou:
acampo
acarol
accloy
accloy
verb
(transitive, archaic) To be disgusting to.
(transitive, obsolete) To clog, clog up; to block.
(transitive, obsolete) To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame.
(transitive, obsolete) To overfill; to fill to satiety; to stuff full.
accoil
accoil
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To gather together; to collect.
accoll
accoll
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To embrace; cling to.
accord
accord
noun
(countable, perfumery) A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.
(international law) An international agreement.
(law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
(obsolete) Assent
A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
Agreement or harmony of things in general.
Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.
verb
(intransitive) To agree in pitch and tone.
(intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
(intransitive, archaic) To arrive at an agreement.
(intransitive, obsolete) To give consent.
(transitive) To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
(transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
(transitive, law) To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
accost
accost
noun
(rare) Address; greeting.
An attack.
verb
(by extension, transitive, obsolete) To sail along the coast or side of.
(intransitive, obsolete) To adjoin; to lie alongside.
(transitive) To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
(transitive) To assault.
(transitive) To solicit sexually.
(transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
(transitive, obsolete) To approach; to come up to.
(transitive, obsolete) To join side to side; to border.
acetol
acetol
noun
(organic chemistry) hydroxyacetone
achoke
achorn
achorn
noun
(Chester) An acorn.
acknow
acknow
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
(transitive, obsolete) To recognize.
ackton
acloud
acloud
adj
(poetic) Made cloudy; clouded.
acnode
acnode
noun
(geometry) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
acoasm
acoasm
noun
Alternative form of akoasm
acoela
acoine
acomia
acomia
noun
alopecia
aconic
aconin
acopic
acopic
adj
(medicine) Relieving weariness; restorative.
(medicine) Unable to function or cope.
acopon
acorea
acorea
noun
(pathology) the congenital absence of the pupil in an eye
acoria
acoria
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.
acorns
acorns
noun
plural of acorn
acorus
acosta
acoupa
acoupe
acrock
acrook
acrook
adj
(regional) Not in its proper place or properly oriented.
(regional, of a body part) Bent or formed into a hook.
adv
(archaic) In an oblique or crooked direction.
acrose
acrose
noun
(biochemistry) A racemic form of fructose
across
across
adv
(crosswords) Horizontally.
From one side to the other.
In a particular direction.
On the other side.
noun
(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
prep
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
At or near the far end of (a space).
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Spanning.
Throughout.
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
actors
actors
noun
plural of actor
actory
actory
adj
Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
adcons
adonic
adonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Adonis.
Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect.
having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee.
Noun
A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.
aeolic
aeolic
adj
Alternative spelling of eolic
aeonic
aeonic
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of eonic
aflcio
afocal
afocal
adj
(optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)
(optics, of an imaging system) Not focused
agogic
agogic
noun
(music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value
agonic
agonic
adj
(cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.
(geometry) Lacking an angle.
(medicine, obsolete) Occurring shortly before death; agonal.
(psychology) Of a mode of social interaction based on threats, displays of power, or inducements of anxiety.
Characterized by agony.
Synonym of agonal
noun
Synonym of agonic line.
ahchoo
alcedo
alcock
alcolu
alcott
alcova
alcove
alcove
noun
(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
A shady retreat.
alcyon
alcyon
noun
Alternative form of halcyon
alecto
alecto
Proper noun
One of the Furies
allcot
allock
alnico
alnico
noun
An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
alpoca
anasco
anchor
anchor
noun
(Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
(US) A screw anchor.
(archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
(architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
(architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
(athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
(cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
(climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
(economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
(figurative) That which gives stability or security.
(heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
(nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
(nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
(obsolete) An anchorite or anchoress.
(slang) The brake of a vehicle.
(soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Alternative form of anker
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
verb
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
To stop; to fix or rest.
ancoly
ancome
ancome
noun
(obsolete) A small inflammatory swelling, arising suddenly.
ancona
ancona
noun
Alternative form of ancon
An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures
ancone
ancony
ancony
noun
A piece of malleable iron that is wrought into the shape of a flat bar, about three feet long, with a square rough unwrought knob on each end.
ancora
angico
angico
noun
A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
anodic
anodic
adj
Relating to an anode.
anomic
anomic
adj
(neurology) Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
anoxic
anoxic
adj
(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
Lacking oxygen.
aonach
aonach
noun
(historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
aosmic
apocha
aponic
arcaro
arcato
arccos
arccos
noun
Abbreviation of arccosine.
archon
archon
noun
(Gnosticism) A supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge.
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
A ruler, head of state or other leader.
arcola
arcose
arctos
ardoch
ascoma
ascoma
noun
An ascocarp.
ascots
ascots
noun
plural of ascot
atocha
atocia
atocia
noun
(rare) Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).
atomic
atomic
adj
(computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
(logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
(programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
Infinitesimally small.
Unable to be split or made any smaller.
noun
(computing) An atomic operation.
atonic
atonic
adj
(linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
(medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
(of a sound or syllable) unstressed
(pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
noun
(phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.
atopic
atopic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.
atoxic
atoxic
adj
Synonym of nontoxic
atroce
attcom
auctor
auroch
auroch
noun
Alternative spelling of aurochs
avisco
avocat
avocat
noun
An advocate, a lawyer
avocet
avocet
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
avouch
avouch
noun
(obsolete) evidence; declaration
verb
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
To declare freely and openly; to assert.
axonic
axonic
adj
Relating to axons.
azonic
azonic
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from an azonic acid
Confined to no zone or region; not local.
azotic
azotic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote
(obsolete) Fatal to animal life.
baccio
bacons
bacons
noun
plural of bacon
bacony
bacony
adj
Resembling bacon, especially in flavor
bacopa
bacopa
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bacopa of aquatic plants, the waterhyssops.
bacova
balcon
balcon
noun
Obsolete form of balcony.
baloch
baloch
Noun
A member of an Iranian people who primarily speak the Balochi language and inhabit Balochistan and other nearby areas.
bancos
barcoo
barcot
baroco
bascio
bascom
bcomsc
beacon
beacon
noun
(Internet) Short for web beacon.
(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.
(nautical) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501)
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a beacon.
(transitive) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
(transitive) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
beckon
beckon
noun
A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.
A sign made without words; a beck.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To seem attractive and inviting
(transitive, intransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
beclog
beclog
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a sticky substance; clog.
become
become
verb
(copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
(copulative) begin to be; turn into.
(intransitive, obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).
(transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem.
becoom
becost
bejuco
bejuco
noun
Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liana; in the Philippines, especially any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
belloc
belock
belock
verb
(archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
bemock
bemock
verb
(archaic) To ridicule or mock.
(transitive) To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.
(transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
(transitive, archaic) To make up as something else, to make into an imitation or semblance
bianco
bichos
bicols
bicone
bicone
noun
(geometry) The three-dimensional shape swept by revolving an isosceles triangle around its edge of unequal length, or by joining two identical right circular cones, base to base.
bicorn
bicorn
adj
Having two horns.
noun
(historical) A two-cornered hat worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.
(mathematics) A plane curve having two cusps
bicron
bicron
noun
A billionth of a metre.
binocs
binocs
Noun
binoculars
bionic
bionic
adj
(not comparable) Related to bionics.
(of a biological organism) Having been enhanced by electronic or mechanical parts; cyborg.
Superhuman.
biopic
biopic
noun
(film) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
biotic
biotic
adj
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms
Misspelling of biontic.
noun
A nutritional substance that improves the health of gastrointestinal microorganisms, especially one that occurs naturally.
A simple organic organism that is more complex than an organic molecule but simpler than a plant or animal.
biscoe
biscot
blanco
blanco
verb
(transitive) To polish using Blanco.
blocks
blocks
noun
plural of block
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block
blocky
blocky
adj
Resembling a block in shape.
blotch
blotch
noun
(figuratively) Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.
(slang) Blotting paper.
A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.
A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.
An irregularly shaped area.
An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.
verb
(intransitive) To develop blotches, to become blotchy.
(transitive) To mark with blotches.
bobcat
bobcat
noun
A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin.
bocage
bocage
noun
Alternative spelling of boscage
bocces
bocces
noun
plural of bocce
boccia
boccia
noun
A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.