(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
(transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
(transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
abate
abate
noun
(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
verb
(archaic, chiefly figuratively) Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
(chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
(chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
(chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
(chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
(transitive, intransitive, law, chiefly historical) To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
To decrease in amount or size.
To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
To lower (something) in price or value.
To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
To put an end to (a nuisance).
To reduce (something) in amount or size.
abaue
abave
abaze
abbes
abbes
noun
plural of abbe
abbey
abbey
noun
(British) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
The church of a monastery.
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
abbie
abbie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
abbye
abdel
abeam
abeam
adj
Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes).
The island was directly abeam of us.
adv
(nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
(nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative.
abear
abear
noun
(obsolete) Bearing, behavior.
verb
(transitive, now rare, dialectal) To put up with; to endure; to bear.
(transitive, obsolete) To bear; to carry.
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself.
abebi
abede
abele
abele
noun
The white poplar (Populus alba).
abell
abend
abend
noun
(IEEE) Termination of a process prior to completion.
(computing) The abnormal termination of a program.
verb
(computing) To terminate abnormally.
abepp
aberr
aberr
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To go astray; to err.
(transitive, rare) Distort; aberrate.
abert
abets
abets
noun
plural of abet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abet
abide
abide
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last.
(intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode.
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.
(transitive) To bear patiently.
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
(transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
abied
abies
abies
noun
A tannin made from the barks of firs and spruces.
A tree of the genus Abies.
abime
abime
noun
Obsolete form of abysm.
abler
abler
adj
comparative form of able: more able
ables
ables
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of able
ablet
ablet
noun
A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.
abner
abnet
abnet
noun
The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
abode
abode
noun
(dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
(formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation.
(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.
(obsolete) An omen; a foretelling.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous.
(transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
simple past tense and past participle of abide
abote
above
above
adj
(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Of heaven; heavenly.
adv
(archaic) In addition.
(biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
Above zero; above freezing.
Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
Higher in rank, power, or position.
Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
Into or from heaven; in the sky.
More in number.
noun
(archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
Heaven.
Higher authority.
Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
prep
(Scotland) In addition to; besides.
(figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
(theater) Upstage of.
Beyond; on the other side.
Farther north than.
Higher in rank, status, or position.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
In preference to.
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
abret
absee
absey
absey
noun
(obsolete) ABC; alphabet.
(obsolete) Absey book; abecedary.
(obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list.
abune
abune
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of aboon
abuse
abuse
noun
(now rare) Catachresis.
(obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
Misuse; improper use; perversion.
Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.
verb
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
(transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
(transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
(transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
(transitive, obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.
abyed
abyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abye
abyes
abyes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abye
acale
acate
accel
accel
adv
(music) Abbreviation of accelerando.
noun
(colloquial) acceleration
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
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
acier
acies
acies
noun
(obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
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)
acmes
acmes
noun
plural of acme
acned
acned
adj
Marked by acne; suffering from acne.
acnes
acnes
noun
plural of acne
acone
acone
adj
(biology, of the eyes of an insect) That lack cones
acred
acred
adj
Owning or possessing many acres of land.
acres
acres
noun
plural of acre
acted
acted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of act
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.
adage
adage
noun
An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
adawe
added
added
verb
simple past tense and past participle of add
adder
adder
noun
(chiefly Britain) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera
(obsolete) Any snake.
A sea stickleback or adder fish (Spinachia spinachia).
Acanthophis spp. (death adders), elapid snakes found in Southeast Asia and Australia
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States
An electronic device that adds voltages, currents or frequencies.
Heterodon spp. (hog-nosed snakes), a genus of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
Lampropeltis triangulum (milk snake).
Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
Something which adds or increases.
The common European adder (Vipera berus).
The puff adders, of Africa (genus Bitis).
addie
addie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide and Addison.
addle
addle
adj
(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
noun
(obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
verb
(provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
(provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
adead
adeem
adeem
verb
(law, transitive) To revoke (a legacy, grant, etc.) or to satisfy it by some other gift.
adeep
adela
adele
adele
noun
(mathematics) A member of a self-dual topological ring built on the field of rational numbers (or, more generally, any algebraic number field), and involving in a symmetric way all the completions of the field.
adell
adell
Proper noun
name; a rare variant of Adel.
adena
adeps
adeps
noun
(physiology) Soft or liquid animal fat.
adept
adept
adj
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
noun
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
adest
adger
adiel
adieu
adieu
intj
Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
noun
A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
adige
adine
adlee
adlei
adler
adlet
adlet
noun
(computing) A small app or active document that can be embedded in a Web page.
A cryptid in Inuit mythology and folklore in Canada and Greenland, a tall, dog-legged humanoid (sometimes identified with inland Native Americans).
A small advertisement.
adley
adley
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
admen
admen
noun
plural of adman
adnex
adobe
adobe
noun
A house made of adobe brick.
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
The earth from which such bricks are made.
adore
adore
verb
(obsolete) To adorn.
To be very fond of.
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
To worship.
adoze
adoze
adj
Dozing, napping, asleep
adrea
adret
adret
noun
(geography) The sun-facing side of a mountain.
adrue
adure
adure
verb
(obsolete) To burn up.
adyge
adzer
adzer
noun
A worker who uses an adze.
adzes
adzes
noun
plural of adze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adz
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adze
aeaea
aecia
aedes
aedon
aeger
aeger
adj
(dated, Britain school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
(dated, Britain school slang) Relating to such an excused absence
noun
(dated, Britain school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness
(dated, Britain school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
(dated, local dialect) A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent
aegia
aegir
aegis
aegis
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
(figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
aegle
aegle
Proper noun
The goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius.
Short for one of the main belt asteroids.
aella
aello
aenea
aeons
aeons
noun
plural of aeon
aequi
aeria
aeric
aerie
aerie
noun
A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
aerol
aeron
aesir
aesir
noun
The chief gods of pagan Scandinavia.
aesop
aetat
aetat
adj
(formal) Aged; at the age of.
aetna
aevia
aevum
aevum
noun
(Scholastic philosophy) The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging.
aface
aface
adv
(rare) In face; in front.
afear
afear
verb
(obsolete or dialectal) To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.
affer
afire
afire
adv
On fire (often metaphorically).
aflex
afley
afore
afore
adv
(archaic, dialect) Before.
(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
conj
In advance of the time when; before.
prep
Before; in advance of the time of.
Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
afret
after
after
adj
(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
adv
Behind; later in time; following.
conj
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
prep
(Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
(dated) According to an author or text.
(obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
As a result of.
Behind.
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
In pursuit of, seeking.
In spite of.
Next in importance or rank.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
agace
agade
agape
agape
adj
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
Wide open.
adv
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Open wide.
noun
(countable) A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.
(uncountable) Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
agate
agate
adv
(obsolete) On the way; agoing.
noun
(countable) A marble made from agate.
(countable) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
(countable, obsolete) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
(countable, typography) One fourteenth of an inch.
(countable, uncountable, mineralogy) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
(uncountable, US printing, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
agave
agave
noun
A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
agaze
agaze
adj
(not attributive) Gazing.
agena
agend
agend
noun
Obsolete form of agendum.
agene
agene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour
agent
agent
noun
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
A person who looks for work for another person
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
agers
agers
noun
plural of ager
agete
agger
agger
noun
(historical) In ancient Roman construction, an earthwork; a mound or raised work.
A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
aggie
aggie
noun
(US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school.
(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
(informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.
agiel
agile
agile
adj
(chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
Characterised by quick motion.
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.