(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
(obsolete) Fraud or cunning.
verb
(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
(obsolete, transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
abeu
abey
abey
verb
(transitive) To hold in abeyance; to suspend.
abie
able
able
adj
(law) Legally qualified or competent.
(nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
(obsolete) Easy to use.
(obsolete) Rich; well-to-do.
(obsolete) Suitable; competent.
(obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
(obsolete, dialectal) Liable to.
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
noun
(military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress.
(transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
(transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable.
(transitive, obsolete) To make ready.
(transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee.
abye
abye
verb
Alternative form of aby
acce
aced
aced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ace
acer
acer
noun
A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.
Obsolete spelling of acre
aces
aces
adj
(informal) Alternative form of ace (“excellent”)
intj
(informal) Ace; excellent.
noun
plural of ace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ace
acey
ache
ache
noun
(obsolete) parsley
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
Rare spelling of aitch.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
(transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
acie
acle
acle
noun
An ironwood tree (Xylia xylocarpa); the hard wood of this tree
acme
acme
noun
(medicine) Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
acne
acne
noun
(pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
acre
acre
noun
(Chester, historical) An area of 10,240 square yards or 4 quarters.
(informal, usually in the plural) A large quantity.
(informal, usually in the plural) A wide expanse.
(obsolete) A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.
(obsolete) A field.
(obsolete) The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).
An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
acse
adee
adel
aden
ader
adet
adew
adey
adie
adne
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.
aeon
aeon
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Alternative spelling of eon
(Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
(Gnosticism, preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
aero
aero
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
noun
(informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
noun
Old people, collectively.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of age
agee
agee
adv
(Scotland, dialect, archaic) Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line.
agen
agen
adv
Obsolete spelling of again
ager
ager
noun
(euphemistic) One who is aging; an elderly person.
One who or that which ages something.
ages
ages
noun
(hyperbolic) A long time.
plural of age
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of age
aget
agle
agre
ague
ague
noun
(obsolete) An acute fever.
(obsolete) Malaria.
(pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever
verb
(transitive) To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.
ahem
ahem
intj
(onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
an exclamation or cough to get attention
an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
verb
To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
ahet
ahey
aide
aide
noun
(military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
aiea
aiea
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Nothocestrum.
aiel
aile
aime
aine
aire
aire
noun
Obsolete spelling of air
ajee
ajee
adv
Alternative form of agee
aked
aked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ake
akee
akee
noun
Alternative spelling of ackee
akel
aker
akey
akre
alae
alae
noun
plural of ala.
albe
albe
conj
(obsolete) Synonym of albeit
noun
Obsolete spelling of alb
alce
alea
alec
alec
noun
A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.
An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
alee
alee
adv
On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
alef
alef
noun
Alternative form of aleph
alek
alem
alen
alep
ales
ales
noun
plural of ale
alew
alew
noun
(obsolete, rare) A cry of despair.
alex
aley
aley
adj
(rare) Resembling or characteristic of ale.
alfe
alie
alie
intj
Alternative spelling of ahlie
alle
alme
alme
noun
Alternative form of almah
aloe
aloe
noun
(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
A plant of the genus Aloe.
A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.
ambe
ambe
noun
(historical) An old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder.
amel
amel
noun
(obsolete) enamel
verb
(obsolete) To enamel
amen
amen
adv
At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: truly, verily.
intj
An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun
A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb
(intransitive) To say amen.
(transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
amer
ames
amex
amie
amye
ande
ande
noun
Alternative form of onde
anes
anet
anet
noun
The herb dill, or dillseed.
anew
anew
adv
(literary, poetic or formal) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
aney
ange
anne
anre
anse
ante
ante
noun
(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
A price or cost, as in up the ante.
verb
To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
aped
aped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ape
aper
aper
noun
Someone who apes something
apes
apes
noun
plural of ape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ape
apex
apex
noun
(astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
(attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain.
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
(botany) The growing point of a shoot.
(figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
(geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
(mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
(physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
A conical priest cap.
A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
The deepest part of a tooth's root.
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
The lowest part of the human heart.
apse
apse
noun
(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
(astronomy, obsolete) Obsolete form of apsis.; The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.
(obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree.
A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
arae
arbe
arce
arde
area
area
noun
(Britain) An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings.
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
(slang) Genitals.
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
A particular geographic region.
Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
ared
ared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aread
areg
areg
noun
plural of erg
arel
aren
ares
ares
noun
plural of are
aret
aret
verb
(obsolete) To impute (something) as a fault to or upon someone.
arew
arew
adv
(obsolete) In a row.
arie
arie
noun
plural of aria
arle
arne
arse
arse
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, derogatory, slang) A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person.
(current in South Africa, UK, Ireland, Canada (regional), Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, dated in New England, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
arte
asea
asea
adj
on the ocean; on a boat on the ocean
uncertain; (psychologically) adrift.
adv
in the direction of the sea, seaward.
asel
asem
aser
ashe
ashe
noun
Alternative form of ase
asme
asse
asse
noun
(obsolete) A small fox-like animal (Vulpes chama) of South Africa, valued for its fur.
Obsolete spelling of ass
ated
ated
verb
(childish) simple past tense and past participle of eat
atef
atef
noun
The feathered white crown of the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris.
aten
ates
atle
atte
aube
aube
noun
Obsolete form of alb.
aude
auer
auew
auge
aune
aune
noun
An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
ause
aute
aver
aver
noun
(Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
(transitive, intransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
(transitive, obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
aves
aves
noun
plural of ave
avie
avie
adv
(obsolete) emulously
awea
awed
awed
adj
Having or showing awe.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awe
awee
awes
awes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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)
axel
axel
noun
(figure skating) A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
Misspelling of axle.
axer
axes
axes
noun
plural of ax
plural of axe
plural of axis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ax (all etymologies and senses)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axe (all etymologies and senses)