(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;
acone
acone
adj
(biology, of the eyes of an insect) That lack cones
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
aedon
aello
aeons
aeons
noun
plural of aeon
aerol
aeron
aesop
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.
agoge
agoge
noun
(historical) A rigorous training regimen for Spartan men in preparation for army service.
In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as ductus in medieval music.
agone
agone
adv
(archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago
aledo
alejo
alfeo
aloed
aloed
adj
(poetic) On which aloes are growing.
aloes
aloes
noun
(plural only) The resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for its fragrant odour.
The wood of the agalloch.
plural of aloe
aloke
alone
alone
adj
(obsolete) Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
(obsolete) Mere; consisting of nothing further.
(obsolete) Unique; rare; matchless.
(predicatively, chiefly in the negative) Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
By oneself, solitary.
adv
(by extension) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
Not requiring anything further; merely.
Without outside help.
alope
alose
alose
noun
American shad (Alosa sapidissima).
European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
alowe
amero
amero
noun
A proposed unified currency of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
amoke
amole
amole
noun
Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap
Chlorogalum pomeridianum, soap plant, a California native plant used for soap
Sapindus saponaria, wingleaf soapberry
amove
amove
verb
(law) To dismiss from an office or station.
(obsolete) To set in motion; to stir up, excite.
To remove (a person or thing) from a position.
aneto
anode
anode
noun
(chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.
(electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
(electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
anole
anole
noun
Any of the Anolis genus of arboreal American lizards (such as the American chameleon) from the iguana family which feature a brightly colored dewlap and color-changing ability.
aoede
aoede
Proper noun
One of the moons of Jupiter.
aoide
aoife
aotea
aotes
arose
arose
verb
(now colloquial and nonstandard) past participle of arise
simple past tense of arise
atelo
atoke
atole
atole
noun
A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot
atone
atone
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
(obsolete, transitive) To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
(obsolete, transitive) To unite in making.
(proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
(transitive, intransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
aueto
avoke
avoke
verb
(obsolete) To call from or back again.
avoue
avowe
aweto
aweto
noun
(New Zealand) A parasitic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps.
awoke
awoke
verb
(rare) past participle of awake
simple past tense of awake
axone
axone
noun
Dated spelling of axon.
azole
azole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds
azote
azote
noun
(chemistry, now historical) nitrogen.
bahoe
beano
beano
noun
(figuratively) Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy.
A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
Alternative form of bingo
bebog
bebop
bebop
noun
(music) An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
verb
(intransitive) To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
(intransitive, usually with a directional preposition) To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.
becco
bedog
bedog
verb
(transitive) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully
bedot
befog
befog
verb
To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties).
To envelop in fog or smoke.
To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.).
befop
begob
begob
intj
(dated, dialectal, Ireland) by God
begod
begod
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
begot
begot
verb
(now rare) past participle of beget
bejou
bekko
bekko
noun
A koi carp with black markings on white, red or yellow skin.
bello
bello
noun
A young man; sweetheart.
below
below
adv
(nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
(of a temperature) Below zero.
In or to a lower place.
Later in the same text.
On or to a lower storey.
prep
(stage directions) Downstage of.
Downstream of.
Lower in spatial position than.
Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
South of.
Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
bemol
bemol
noun
(music, obsolete) The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.
benco
benzo
benzo
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
noun
(informal) Clipping of benzodiazepine.
(organic chemistry) A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
(organic chemistry) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
beode
beora
beore
berio
berob
berob
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To rob; to plunder.
beroe
beroe
noun
(zoology) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.
besom
besom
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
Any cleansing or purifying agent.
verb
(archaic, poetic) To sweep.
besot
besot
verb
(transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
beton
betso
bevon
bevor
bevor
noun
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
bezzo
bezzo
noun
(historical) An old silver Venetian coin worth half a soldo.
biome
biome
noun
All the genomes of such a community.
Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
biose
biose
noun
(biochemistry) Any carbohydrate having two carbon atoms; in reality - glycolaldehyde
(biochemistry) Synonym of disaccharide
bloem
bloke
bloke
noun
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, naval slang) (A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment.
(chiefly Quebec, colloquial) An anglophone (English-speaking) man.
blore
blore
noun
(obsolete) The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.
verb
(archaic, dialectal) To bray; bleat like an animal; bellow.
(archaic, dialectal) To cry; cry out; weep.
blote
blote
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cure (herrings, etc.) by salting and smoking them; to bloat.
bobbe
bobbe
noun
Alternative form of bubbe
bobet
bobet
noun
A flag which monitors which way the wind is blowing
bocce
bocce
noun
(sports, countable) One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
boche
boche
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Boche.
boded
boded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bode
boden
boder
bodes
bodes
noun
plural of bode
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bode
bodge
bodge
adj
(slang, Northern Ireland) Insane, off the rails.
noun
(South East England) A four-wheeled handcart used for transporting goods. Also, a homemade go-cart.
(historical) The water in which a smith would quench items heated in a forge.
A clumsy or inelegant job, usually a temporary repair; a patch, a repair.
verb
(Britain, Ireland) To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
To work green wood using traditional country methods; to perform the craft of a bodger.
bodle
bodle
noun
(historical) A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.
boece
boeke
boers
boget
bogey
bogey
noun
(Australia) A swim or bathe; a bath.
(UK) Alternative form of booger: a piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril.
(UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
(archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
(engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
(figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
(military, aviation) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
(military, aviation, slang) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”)
verb
(Australia) To swim; to bathe.
(golf) To make a bogey.
bogie
bogie
noun
(Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, US, by extension, rail transport, also attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
(Britain, colloquial) A piece of dried mucus in or removed from the nostril.
(Britain, dated, India, rail transport) A railway carriage.
(Northern England) A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
(aviation, by extension) A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
(aviation, military, slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
(chiefly US, slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
bogle
bogle
noun
(dialectal, dated) A scarecrow.
A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
bogue
bogue
noun
A bayou or waterway.
A species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic, Boops boops.
verb
(nautical) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.
bohea
bohea
noun
A black tea from China.
bohme
boice
boise
boite
bojer
boled
bolen
boles
boles
noun
plural of bole
boley
bolme
bolte
bombe
bombe
noun
(chiefly in German cooking, otherwise rare) A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection. (Compare truffle.)
(computing) An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
bomke
bonce
bonce
noun
(British, Ireland, slang) the human head
(dated) The kind of marble used in the game of bonce about.
boned
boned
adj
(art) Of computer-generated animations: based on models with simulated bones or joints.
(in combination) Having some specific type of bone.
(of a garment such as a corset or basque) Fitted with bones.
(slang) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
(snowboarding) Having the legs straightened during a trick.
of meat or fish, having had the bones removed before cooking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bone
boner
boner
noun
(dated slang, especially baseball) A blunder; a silly mistake.
(literally) One who or that which bones (removes bones).
(vulgar, slang, figurative) An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.
Why do guys get boners when they wake up in the morning?
bones
bones
noun
(informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.
(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
plural of bone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bone
boney
boney
adj
Alternative spelling of bony
bonne
bonne
noun
A French nursemaid.
bonze
bonze
noun
A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
booed
booed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boo
boole
boone
boone
Proper noun
A city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Boone County.
A town in North Carolina
boose
boose
noun
(dialect) A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
Alternative spelling of booze
boote
booze
booze
noun
(colloquial, countable, archaic) A session of drinking alcohol; a drinking party.
(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage. (Especially hard liquor.)
verb
(slang) To drink alcohol.
bored
bored
adj
Perforated by a hole or holes.
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bore
boree
boree
noun
(Australia) Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.
Obsolete form of bourrée.
borek
borek
noun
Alternative form of burek
borel
borer
borer
noun
(MLE, slang) A knife fit for a stabbing.
A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
A tedious person; a person who bores others; a bore.
A tool used for drilling.
An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
bores
bores
noun
plural of bore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bore
borne
borne
adj
carried, supported.
verb
past participle of bear
boser
bosey
bosey
noun
(cricket, obsolete) A googly.
botel
botel
noun
a floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel
botes
botes
noun
plural of bote
bothe
bothe
det
Obsolete spelling of both
botte
bouet
bouge
bouge
noun
(now historical) The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
verb
To bilge.
To swell out.
boule
boule
noun
(historical) A council of citizens in Ancient Greece
(woodworking) A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl
A round loaf of bread.
A round piece of dough.
A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
verb
(transitive, cooking, rare, nonstandard) To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball.
bouse
bouse
noun
(obsolete) a carouse; a booze
(obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink
verb
(obsolete) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
bovet
bovey
bowed
bowed
adj
Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bow
bowel
bowel
noun
(chiefly medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
(in the plural, archaic) The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
(in the plural, figuratively) The (deep) interior of something.