A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
The act of demitting.
verb
(transitive) To let fall; to depress; to yield.
To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.
demmy
demob
demob
noun
(UK) Demobilization; release from military service.
verb
(Britain) To demobilize; to release someone from military service.
demon
demon
noun
(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.
(card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
(in the plural) A person's fears or anxieties.
(now chiefly historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.
A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.
A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
demos
demos
noun
(originally Ancient Greece) An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
(political science, singular or plural) The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.
plural of demo
demot
dempr
demur
demur
noun
An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop.
verb
(intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
(intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
(intransitive, law) To interpose a demurrer.
(intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry
(transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off
(transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
demus
denim
denim
noun
A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
denom
derma
derma
noun
A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.
The inner layer of the skin.
derms
derms
noun
plural of derm
desma
desma
noun
(zoology) An axial filament.
dimer
dimer
noun
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.
dimes
dimes
noun
plural of dime
disme
disme
noun
(US, dated, 18th century) A dime minted in 1792.
(obsolete) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
domed
domed
adj
In the form of a dome.
domel
domer
domes
domes
noun
plural of dome
drame
dream
dream
adj
Ideal; perfect.
noun
(figurative) A hope or wish.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
verb
(intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).
(intransitive) To daydream.
(intransitive) To hope, to wish.
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
drome
drome
noun
(obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.
eamon
earom
edema
edema
noun
(American spelling, botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
edman
edmea
edmee
edmon
eemis
efram
efrem
egham
egham
Proper noun
a town in north Surrey, England.
ehman
eimak
eimer
elamp
eleme
elemi
elemi
noun
(uncountable) A resin harvested from the tree.
A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
elman
elmer
elmer
Proper noun
name transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.
A city in Missouri.
A borough in New Jersey.
A town in Oklahoma.
Noun
A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts
elymi
emacs
emacs
noun
(computing) Any implementation or reimplementation of Emacs.
email
email
noun
(countable) A message sent through an email system.
(uncountable) A quantity of messages sent through an email system.
(uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.
verb
(intransitive) To send, or compose and send, an email or emails.
(transitive) To send an email or emails to.
(transitive, ditransitive) To send (something) through email.
emane
embar
embar
verb
(archaic, transitive) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
(obsolete, transitive) To prohibit, debar (someone from doing something).
embay
embay
verb
(transitive) To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.
(transitive, obsolete) To bathe; to steep.
embed
embed
noun
(computing) An item embedded in another document.
(journalism) An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.
An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.
verb
(mathematics, transitive) To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.
(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
(transitive, by extension) To include (something) in surrounding matter.
(transitive, computing) To encapsulate within another document or data file.
ember
ember
adj
Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
noun
A glowing piece of coal or wood; a hot coal.
Smoldering ash.
embla
embla
Proper noun
The first female human in the Edda.
embog
embog
verb
(transitive) To bog down.
embow
embow
verb
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve.
embox
embox
verb
(transitive) To enclose in a box.
embry
embue
embue
verb
Obsolete form of imbue.
embus
embus
verb
to board a bus
to put (troops) onto a bus
emcee
emcee
noun
(music) A rapper.
Master of ceremonies.
verb
(intransitive, music) To rap as part of a hip-hop performance.
(transitive, intransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
emden
emeer
emeer
noun
Alternative spelling of emir
emend
emend
verb
(transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).
emera
emery
emery
noun
(mineralogy) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
verb
(transitive) To coat with emery.
(transitive) To sand or polish with emery.
emesa
emeus
emeus
noun
plural of emeu
emigr
emile
emili
emily
emina
emirs
emirs
noun
plural of emir
emits
emits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emit
emlen
emlin
emlyn
emlyn
Proper noun
An ancient cantrefi of Dyfed in Wales
emmen
emmer
emmer
noun
A species of wheat, Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.
emmet
emmet
noun
(Cornwall, derogatory) A tourist.
(dialectal or archaic) An ant.
emmew
emmew
verb
(obsolete) To mew or coop up.
emmey
emmie
emmie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma.
emmit
emmye
emong
emong
prep
Obsolete form of among.
emony
emory
emory
Proper noun
variant of Emery.
name, in modern use transferred back from the surname.
emote
emote
noun
(Internet, Twitch-speak) Short for emoticon.
(Internet, text messaging) A virtual action expressed to other users as a graphic or reported speech rather than a straightforward message.
verb
(Internet, text messaging) To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message.
To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting.
To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner.
emove
emove
verb
(archaic, poetic, transitive) To stir or arouse emotion in (someone); to cause to feel emotion.
empeo
empty
empty
adj
(computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
(obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
(obsolete, of a plant or tree) Producing nothing; unfruitful.
(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
noun
(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
verb
(intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
emule
emuls
emyde
emyds
emyds
noun
plural of emyd
emyle
enami
enarm
enarm
verb
(archaic, transitive) To arm; to provide with weapons.
enema
enema
noun
A device for administering such an injection.
An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
The fluid so injected.
enemy
enemy
noun
(attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
(video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Something harmful or threatening to another
verb
To make an enemy of.
engem
enmew
enorm
enorm
adj
(obsolete) enormous
entom
enzym
enzym
noun
Archaic form of enzyme.
eprom
eprom
Noun
Erasable programmable read-only memory.
epsom
epsom
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England.
ermey
ermin
ermin
noun
Obsolete form of ermine.
ermit
ermit
noun
Obsolete form of hermit.
erump
ervum
essam
etiam
etrem
etyma
exams
exams
noun
plural of exam
exuma
exuma
Proper noun
A district of the Bahamas consisting of over 365 islands and cays, including Great and Little Exuma.
fadme
famed
famed
adj
Having fame; famous or noted.
fames
fames
noun
plural of fame
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fame
fayme
femes
femes
noun
plural of feme
femic
femme
femme
adj
(chiefly Canada, US, journalism, entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female.
(chiefly derogatory) Effeminate (of a man).
Characteristic of a feminine lesbian or queer woman.
noun
(LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.
(LGBT, less common) A person whose gender is feminine-leaning, such as a feminine non-binary person.
A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
femur
femur
noun
(anatomy) A thighbone.
(arachnology) A segment of the leg of an arachnid.
(entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
ferme
ferme
noun
(cant) A hole.
fermi
fermi
noun
An obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).
fiume
flame
flame
adj
Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
noun
(Internet, somewhat dated) An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.
(color) A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
(music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
flame:
verb
(Internet, transitive, intransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
fleam
fleam
noun
(UK, dialectal, Northern England) A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it
(UK, dialectal, Northern England) The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream
A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
flegm
fleme
fleme
verb
(obsolete) To drive away, chase off; to banish.
flume
flume
noun
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.
verb
(transitive) To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough.
fname
fomes
fomes
noun
(archaic, figurative) Anything which similarly facilitates the spread of something similarly deleterious.
(archaic, medicine) Synonym of fomite: a substance able to communicate infection between people.
(obsolete, medicine) The morbid matter created by a disease.
forme
forme
noun
(printing) Alternative form of form (“type etc. secured in a chase”)
Obsolete form of form.
frame
frame
noun
(Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
(baseball, slang) An inning.
(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
(bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
(computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
(dated) Frame of mind; disposition.
(dated, video games) A stage or location in a video game.
(electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
(engineering, dated, chiefly UK) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
(genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
(horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
(mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
(networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
(obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
(philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
(philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
(snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
A context for understanding or interpretation.
A piece of photographic film containing an image.
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
The structure of a person's body; the human body.
verb
(intransitive, dialectal) To move.
(intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
(intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
(intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
(intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
(intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
(transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
(transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
(transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
(transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
(transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
(transitive, criminology) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.
(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
(transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
(transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
fream
fream
noun
(US slang, 1950s–1960s) social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males
fremd
fremd
adj
(obsolete) Wild; untamed.
(rare, chiefly dialectal) Not kin, unrelated; foreign.
(rare, chiefly dialectal) Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
noun
(archaic or obsolete) An enmity.
(rare or dialectal) A stranger; someone who is not a relative; a guest.
fremt
frome
frome
prep
Obsolete spelling of from
fumed
fumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fume
fumer
fumer
noun
One who makes or uses perfumes.
That which fumes, something that produces or emits smoke or other vapor.
fumes
fumes
noun
plural of fume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fume
fumet
fumet
noun
A ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine.
A type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet and mushroom fumet.
Alternative form of fumette (“stench or high flavour of meat”)
The excretions of deer, or any Cervidae.
gambe
gambe
noun
Alternative form of gamb
gamed
gamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of game
gamer
gamer
adj
comparative form of game: more game
noun
(obsolete) A gambler.
A person who games the system.
A person who plays any kind of game.
A person whose hobby is video games.
games
games
noun
plural of game
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of game
gamey
gamey
adj
(gaming) Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.
Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
Plucky, spirited or gritty.
Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
gemel
gemel
adj
(heraldry) Coupled; paired.
noun
(heraldry) One of a pair of small bars placed together.
(historical) A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
(now rare) A twin (also attributively).
gemma
gemma
noun
(biology) An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.