A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
adiz
adjt
admd
admi
adna
adne
adod
adon
ador
ados
ados
noun
plural of ado
adry
adry
adj
(archaic) Dry.
adsp
adsr
adur
advt
adze
adze
noun
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
verb
To shape a material using an adze.
agad
agad
intj
Obsolete form of egad.
aged
aged
adj
(chiefly non-US) Having the age of.
Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
noun
Old people, collectively.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of age
aida
aide
aide
noun
(military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
aids
aids
noun
plural of aid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aid
aind
aiod
aked
aked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ake
alda
aldm
aldo
alod
alod
noun
Alternative form of allod
amdg
amdt
amid
amid
noun
Archaic form of amide.
prep
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
anda
ande
ande
noun
Alternative form of onde
andf
andi
ando
andr
ands
ands
noun
plural of and
andy
andy
noun
(science fiction, slang) android
apda
apdu
aped
aped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ape
apod
apod
adj
Lacking a ventral fin.
Lacking feet; apodal.
noun
An animal without feet.
appd
arad
arad
noun
A nomadic herder.
arda
arde
ardu
ardy
ared
ared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aread
arid
arid
adj
(figurative) Devoid of value.
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Very dry.
asgd
atda
ated
ated
verb
(childish) simple past tense and past participle of eat
aude
audi
audy
auld
auld
adj
(archaic, Northern England, Liverpudlian, Scotland, Ireland) old
avdp
avid
avid
adj
enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
awad
awed
awed
adj
Having or showing awe.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awe
axed
axed
adj
Having a specified number of type of axis.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of axe (all etymologies and senses)
badb
bade
bade
verb
simple past tense of bid
badr
bads
bads
noun
plural of bad
baed
baed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bae
bald
bald
adj
(by extension) Denuded of any covering.
(of a statement or account) Unembellished.
(of a statement) Without evidence or support being provided.
(of animals) Having areas (of fur or plumage) that are coloured white, especially on the head.
(specifically) Having no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head although hair may still grow on the sides and back of the head.
Having no hair, fur or feathers.
Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
noun
(Appalachia) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
verb
(intransitive) To become bald.
band
band
noun
(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
(especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
(medicine) Short for band cell.
(obsolete) A bond.
(obsolete) Pledge; security.
(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
(sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
(slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
A marching band.
A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
verb
(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of bind
(transitive) To fasten with a band.
(transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
Obsolete form of bandy.
bard
bard
noun
(by extension) A poet.
(cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
verb
(cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
To cover a horse in defensive armor.
baud
baud
noun
(computing, informal) bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol.
(computing, telecommunications) A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
bawd
bawd
adj
(obsolete) Joyous; riotously gay.
noun
(now archaic or historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
A lewd person.
verb
(archaic) To procure women for lewd purposes.
bdes
bdft
bdle
bdls
bdrm
bdsa
bead
bead
noun
(archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
(architecture) A narrow molding with semicircular section.
(by extension) Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
(chemistry, dated) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe.
A bubble, in spirits.
A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
A small drop of water or other liquid.
A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
Various small, round solid objects.
verb
(intransitive) To form into a bead.
(transitive) To apply beads to.
(transitive) To cause beads to form on (something).
(transitive) To form into a bead.
bede
bede
noun
(mining) A kind of pickaxe.
Prayer, request, supplication
Rosary.
verb
pray, offer, proffer
present, counsel, advise, rede, exhort
proclaim, declare
request, demand, order, command, forbid
beds
beds
noun
plural of bed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bed
beid
beld
bend
bend
noun
(heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
(in the plural, medicine, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
(mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
(music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
(nautical, in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
(nautical, in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
(obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
A curve.
Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
verb
(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
(intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
(intransitive) To become curved.
(intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
(intransitive) To change direction.
(intransitive) To submit.
(intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
(intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
(transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
(transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
(transitive) To cause to change direction.
(transitive) To force to submit.
(transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
bfdc
bfhd
bida
bide
bide
verb
(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
(transitive, archaic) To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
(transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.
(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
bidi
bidi
adj
Clipping of bidirectional.
noun
Alternative form of beedi.
bids
bids
noun
plural of bid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bid
bind
bind
noun
(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
That which binds or ties.
The indurated clay of coal mines.
verb
(UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
(intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
(transitive) To couple.
(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
(transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
(transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
(transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
(transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
(transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
biod
bird
bird
adj
(Canada, colloquial, of a school or university course) Able to be passed with very little work; having the nature of a bird course.
noun
(UK, Ireland, slang) A girlfriend.
(UK, US, Australia, Ireland, slang) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
(UK, with definite article, especially in expressions such as 'give someone the bird') Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
(cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.
(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.
(slang) A man, fellow.
(slang) A prison sentence.
(slang) A satellite.
(slang) An airplane.
(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.
(slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
(with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
A yardbird.
verb
(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
(intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
(transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
(transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.
bkgd
blad
blad
noun
(Australia, wholesale, food trade) A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product available from a wholesaler.
(Scotland) A fragment or lump.
(Scotland) A portfolio; a blotting-book or blotting-pad.
bldg
bldr
blds
bled
bled
noun
(in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleed
blvd
bmed
bodb
bode
bode
noun
(obsolete or dialect) A bid; an offer.
A herald; a messenger.
A stop; a halting; delay.
An omen; a foreshadowing.
verb
(intransitive, followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
(transitive, intransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
simple past tense of bide
bodi
bodi
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago) Asparagus beans.
bodo
bods
bods
noun
plural of bod
body
body
noun
(archaic or informal except in compounds) A person.
(archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.
(geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
(printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
(sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.
(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
(uncountable) Substance; physical presence.
A bodysuit.
A corpse.
A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
Any physical object or material thing.
The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
verb
(transitive) To embody.
(transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To murder someone.
(transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, by extension) To utterly defeat someone.
(transitive, slang, video games) to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.
To construct the bodywork of a car.
To give body or shape to something.
boid
boid
noun
A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
Nonstandard spelling of bird representing the old-fashioned New York City pronunciation
bold
bold
adj
(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
(typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
Courageous, daring.
Full-bodied.
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Steep or abrupt.
Visually striking; conspicuous.
noun
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become bold or brave.
(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
(transitive, obsolete) To make bold or daring.
bond
bond
adj
In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
Subject to the tenure called bondage.
noun
(Scotland) A mortgage.
(chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
(construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
(law) Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
(often in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.
(railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
A bail bond.
A binding agreement, a covenant.
A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
A peasant; churl.
A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
Any constraining or cementing force or material.
Moral or political duty or obligation.
verb
(transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
(transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
(transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
(transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
(transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
(transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
(transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
To bail out by means of a bail bond.
To form a friendship or emotional connection.
bood
bord
bord
noun
(mining) The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.
Obsolete form of board.
Obsolete form of bourd.
boud
boud
noun
(obsolete) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
boyd
boyd
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
brad
brad
noun
(US, elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
verb
(transitive) To attach using a brad.
(transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.