(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
antiae
antiae
noun
(zoology) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
antler
antler
noun
A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
antone
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
aortae
aortae
noun
plural of aorta
apelet
apelet
noun
(uncommon) A small species of ape.
(uncommon) A young ape.
apheta
apheta
noun
(astrology) The planet that has the most influence on a person's life.
aplite
aplite
noun
(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.
appert
appete
aptate
aptera
aptest
aptest
adj
superlative form of apt: most apt
aptote
aptote
noun
(grammar, obsolete) A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
aquate
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
arcate
arcite
arcnet
ardent
ardent
adj
(literary) Providing light or heat.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
ardeth
areito
arendt
aretes
aretes
noun
plural of arete
aretha
aretta
arette
aretus
argent
argent
adj
(heraldry): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
Of silver or silver-coloured.
noun
(archaic) The metal silver.
(heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
(obsolete, poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white.
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
ariste
arkite
arkite
Adjective
Belonging to
arleta
armets
armets
noun
plural of armet
armlet
armlet
noun
A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.
A small arm.
arnett
arpent
arpent
noun
A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.
A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.
arrect
arrect
adj
(obsolete) Attentive, like a person listening.
(obsolete) Lifted up; raised; erect.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To direct.
(transitive, obsolete) To impute.
arrent
arrest
arrest
noun
(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
verb
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain.
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
arriet
arrtez
artabe
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
artema
artery
artery
noun
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
(transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery
arthel
arther
artier
artier
adj
comparative form of arty: more arty
noun
Obsolete form of artery.
artize
artlet
asante
asbest
ascent
ascent
noun
(typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
An eminence, hill, or high place.
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
The way or means by which one ascends.
ascite
aseity
aseity
noun
(theology, metaphysics, usually ascribed to deity) The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.
aspect
aspect
noun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
One's appearance or expression.
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
verb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
(obsolete) To look at.
assate
assent
assent
noun
agreement; act of agreeing
verb
(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.
assert
assert
noun
(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
verb
(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
asseth
assets
assets
noun
(accounting) The left side of a balance sheet.
(finance) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
(law) Sufficient estate; property sufficient in the hands of an executor or heir to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or ancestor to satisfy claims against it.
(slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) Private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.
Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
plural of asset
astare
astare
adv
Staring; amazed.
astate
asteam
asteam
adj
Covered with condensation.
Giving off steam, water vapour or smoke.
asteep
asteer
asteer
adj
(Scotland) Alternative form of astir
astely
astely
noun
(botany) Absence of steles.
astera
astern
astern
adj
Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
adv
(obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel.
Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
asters
asters
noun
plural of aster
astert
astite
astone
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
astrea
astred
astrer
astute
astute
adj
Quickly and critically discerning.
Shrewd or crafty.
asweat
asweat
adj
(dated) In a sweat; covered or soaked with sweat or some liquid resembling sweat; sweating.
atabeg
atabeg
noun
(historical) A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince.
atabek
atalee
atalie
ateles
atelic
atelic
adj
(linguistics) Presenting an action or event as being incomplete.
ateste
atglen
athena
athene
athens
athens
Proper noun
The capital city of Greece.
A city in Alabama, USA
A city in Georgia, USA, consolidated with as Athens-Clarke County.
A city in Illinois.
An unincorporated community hamlet in Henry Township, Indiana, USA.
A village in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan.
A town and village in New York.
A city in Ohio.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in Vermont.
A town in West Virginia.
A village in Wisconsin.
atmore
atoned
atoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atone
atoner
atoner
noun
One who atones.
atones
atones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone
atopen
atopen
noun
(obsolete, immunology) Anything that induces an atopic allergy
atrede
atrede
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass or outdo in counsel.
atresy
atreus
atrice
atroce
attame
attame
verb
(obsolete) To broach; to begin.
(obsolete) To pierce; to attack.
atteal
attend
attend
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To listen (to, unto).
(archaic, transitive) To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.
(intransitive) To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after.
(intransitive, law) To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at).
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place).
(transitive, intransitive) To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone).
Alternative form of atend ("to kindle").
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.
To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.
attent
attent
adj
(archaic) Attentive, heedful; intent.
noun
(obsolete) Attention.
attern
attern
adj
(UK dialectal) Venomous; poisonous.
(UK dialectal, of people) Cruel; fierce; ill-natured.
atterr
attery
attery
adj
(dialectal or archaic) Pernicious
(dialectal or archaic) Poisonous; venomous
(of a wound or sore, dialectal or archaic) Purulent; containing pus or matter
(of mood or disposition, dialectal or archaic) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold; bleak; grim
noun
(of weather, dialectal or archaic) Cold, bleak weather.
attest
attest
verb
(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
(transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
(transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
(transitive) To put under oath.
(transitive, intransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
(transitive, obsolete) To call to witness; to invoke.
attice
attire
attire
noun
(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
(heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
verb
(transitive) To clothe or adorn.
attlee
attune
attune
verb
(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.
atveen
atweel
atween
atween
prep
(archaic, dialectal) Between.
atwekk
atwite
atwite
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To blame; reproach; twit.
aubert
augite
augite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
auklet
auklet
noun
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
aulete
aulete
noun
(historical) An aulos player.
Synonym of flautist
aunter
aunter
noun
(obsolete) adventure
auntie
auntie
noun
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(LGBT, slang, US) An elderly gay man.
Diminutive of aunt
verb
To be or behave like the aunt of.
auntre
aurate
aurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.
aurite
austen
austen
Proper noun
a variant of Austin.
English novelist.
auster
auster
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”)
autecy
autere
auteur
auteur
noun
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of his works.
autoed
autoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auto
autrey
averts
averts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avert
avesta
avesta
Proper noun
The sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.
Adjective
Avestan language.
aviate
aviate
verb
To operate an aircraft.
avocet
avocet
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.