(religion) an essential energy in West African religions
bes
bes
noun
(historical, numismatics) A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.
plural of be (Cyrillic letter)
verb
(dialectal, nonstandard) Present tense inflected form of be: am or are.
(now chiefly dialectal) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be
bse
cse
des
des
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Desflurane.
plural of de
dse
eas
eas
noun
plural of ea
ebs
ecs
eds
eds
noun
plural of ed
efs
efs
noun
plural of ef
eis
els
els
adj
Obsolete form of else.
noun
plural of el
ems
ems
noun
plural of em
ens
ens
noun
(chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
(philosophy) An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
plural of en
eos
eps
eps
noun
plural of ep
ers
ers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of er
esa
esa
name
Alternative letter-case form of ESA (trademark stylisation)
esb
esc
esd
ese
ese
noun
(US) dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).
(obsolete) Ease; pleasure.
esf
esh
esh
noun
The IPA symbol ʃ.
esi
esk
esl
esm
esn
eso
esp
esp
adv
Alternative form of esp.
esq
esr
ess
ess
noun
Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
The name of the Latin-script letter S.
verb
To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.
est
est
adj
Abbreviation of established.
name
Initialism of w:Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
noun
(obsolete) Grace; favour.
esu
ets
ews
fse
ges
ges
noun
plural of ge
hes
hes
abbrev
(informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's
det
(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.
noun
plural of he
pron
(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.
verb
(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English.
ise
jes
jes
adv
Pronunciation spelling of just, representing African-American Vernacular English.
les
les
noun
(slang, colloquial, derogatory) Clipping of lesbian.
lse
mes
mes
noun
plural of me
mse
nes
nse
oes
oes
noun
(rare) plural of o, the name of the letter O.
ose
pes
pes
noun
(music) a neume representing two notes ascending
clubfoot or talipes
the foot of a human
the hoof of a quadruped
pse
res
res
noun
(Canada, South Africa) Clipping of residence.
(Canada, US, informal) Clipping of reservation.
(computing) Clipping of resolution (of a computer display or image).
(role-playing games) Clipping of resurrection.
Clipping of reservoir (from computer water cooling).
plural of re
verb
(role-playing games) Clipping of resurrect.
rse
sae
sbe
sce
sea
sea
noun
(attributive, in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea.
(figurative) Anything resembling the vastness or turbulence of the sea.
(physics) A constant flux of gluons splitting into quarks, which annihilate to produce further gluons.
(planetology) A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.
(planetology) A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon.
A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea.
A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish.
A large body of salt water.
The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.
The swell of the sea; a single wave; billow.
sec
sec
noun
(colloquial) Clipping of second (“short indeterminate period of time”).
(colloquial) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
(colloquial, politics) Clipping of secretary.
sed
sed
name
(computing) A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.
noun
(fishing) A line fastening a fish-hook.
verb
(neologism, slang) To edit a file or stream of text using sed.
Eye dialect spelling of said.
see
see
intj
Introducing an explanation
noun
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
verb
(by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
(figuratively) To understand.
(gambling, transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
(transitive) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
(transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
(transitive; ergative) To be the setting or time of.
(used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
(used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
To date frequently.
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
To form a mental picture of.
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
To include as one of something's experiences.
To visit for a medical appointment.
To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
To witness or observe by personal experience.
seg
seg
adj
Designated for people of color
noun
(UK dialectal) A man; fellow.
(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A castrated farm animal.
(US prison slang) Segregation
(archaic) A man; warrior; hero.
(broadcasting) Clipping of segment.
(dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
Gladen, or other species of Iris
Sedge
sei
sei
noun
A sei whale.
sel
sem
sem
noun
Clipping of semester.
Clipping of semicolon.
Clipping of seminary.
sen
sen
noun
(Yorkshire, East Midlands) self.
A coin of this value.
A unit of Indonesian currency, worth one hundredth of a rupiah.
A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
A unit of Malaysian currency, worth one hundredth of a ringgit.
A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters.
sep
sep
noun
Abbreviation of sepal.
seq
seq
noun
Abbreviation of sequence.
Abbreviation of sequitur.
ser
ser
noun
(in some fantasy and sci-fi novels) An address or courtesy title to any person, especially if their gender and/or form of address are unknown.
Abbreviation of serial.
ses
ses
noun
Alternative spelling of sess (sensimilla)
set
set
adj
(of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
Fixed in one’s opinion.
Fixed in position.
Intent, determined (to do something).
Prearranged.
Ready, prepared.
Rigid, solidified.
noun
(UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
(colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
(dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
(engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
(horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
(literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
(music) A drum kit, a drum set.
(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
(obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
(poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
(printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
A group of people, usually meeting socially.
A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
A punch for setting nails in wood.
A rudimentary fruit.
A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
A young oyster when first attached.
A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
An object made up of several parts.
Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
The camber of a curved roofing tile.
The full number of eggs set under a hen.
The pattern of a tartan, etc.
The scenery for a film or play.
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
verb
(Scotland) To suit; to become.
(UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
(hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
(intransitive) To solidify.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
(intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
(intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
(masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
(obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
(obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
(obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
(transitive) To arrange (type).
(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
(transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
(transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
(transitive) To determine or settle.
(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
(transitive) To introduce or describe.
(transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
(transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
(transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
(transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
(transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
(transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
(transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
(transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
To extend and bring into position; to spread.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
To place or fix in a setting.
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
sev
sev
noun
An Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste.
num
(music) the seventh beat or pulse of a measure, spoken.
sew
sew
noun
(obsolete) Broth, gravy.
verb
(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
(nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.
(obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.
(transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
sex
sex
noun
(countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.
(countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
(countable) The members of such a category, taken collectively.
(countable, euphemistic or slang) Genitalia: a penis or vagina.
(obsolete or literary, uncountable, with "the") Women; the human female gender and those who belong to it.
(obsolete) Alternative form of sect.
(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.
(uncountable) The distinction and relation between these categories, especially in humans; gender.
verb
(chiefly US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex.
(chiefly US, colloquial, transitive) To have sex with.
(zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).
sey
she
she
det
(African-American Vernacular) Synonym of her
noun
A female.
pron
(personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
(personal, dated, sometimes endearing, old-fashioned) A country, or sometimes a city, province, planet, etc.
(personal, endearing or poetic, old-fashioned) Any machine or thing, such as a car, a computer, or (poetically) a season.
(personal, nonstandard) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant (used in a work, along with or in place of he, as an indefinite pronoun).
(personal, sometimes endearing) A ship or boat.
sie
sie
noun
A drop.
pron
(rare, nonstandard) Gender-neutral subject pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered pronouns he and she
verb
(intransitive) To fall, as in a swoon; faint.
(intransitive) To sink; fall; drop.
(intransitive, dialectal) To drop, as water; trickle.
(transitive) To sift.
(transitive, dialectal) To strain, as milk; filter.
sle
sme
soe
soe
conj
Obsolete form of so.
noun
(obsolete) a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
spe
sqe
sse
ste
sue
sue
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To court.
(obsolete, transitive) To follow.
(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
(transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
(transitive, intransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
(transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
sye
sye
verb
(UK, dialectal or eye-dialectal, dated) To say.
tes
tes
noun
plural of te
tse
tse
noun
The letter Ц, ц.
use
use
noun
(Christianity) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
(archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
(forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
(obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
(obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
(uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
(uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
The act of using.
verb
(dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
(intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
(intransitive, archaic or literary except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
(reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
(reflexive, obsolete, with "to") To accustom oneself.
(transitive) To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
(transitive) To exploit.
(transitive, often with up) To expend; to consume by employing.
(transitive, with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
(transitive, with gender pronouns as object) To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
vse
vse
verb
obsolete typography of use
wes
yes
yes
adv
that is correct
intj
(interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
noun
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
particle
(humorous) Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
verb
(colloquial, transitive) to agree with, affirm, approve.
(slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing