(usually in the plural) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
abiuret
abiuret
adj
Not giving the biuret reaction; showing that it does not contain biuret.
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
abtruse
abutted
abutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abut
abutter
abutter
noun
One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
acetous
acetous
adj
Causing, or connected with, acetification
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
achuete
acquent
acquest
acquest
noun
(law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
actuate
actuate
verb
(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
actuose
actuose
adj
(obsolete) Very active.
acutate
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
acutest
acutest
adj
superlative form of acute: most acute
admetus
adulate
adulate
verb
To flatter effusively.
adulter
adulter
noun
An adulterer, especially a male one.
verb
To commit adultery.
To pollute something; to adulterate.
adurent
aepytus
aesture
aethusa
aetolus
ahuatle
ahuatle
noun
corixid eggs used in Mexican cuisine
aleutic
almuten
alterum
alumite
alunite
alunite
noun
(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
amateur
amateur
adj
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Non-professional.
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
noun
(now rare) A lover of something.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
amentum
amentum
noun
catkin
amouret
amputee
amputee
noun
A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
amulets
amulets
noun
plural of amulet
amutter
amutter
adj
muttering
anethum
angekut
anlaute
annuent
annuent
adj
nodding; used in nodding
annulet
annulet
noun
(architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
(heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
A small ring.
Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.
antaeus
anterus
antheus
antique
antique
adj
(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
(obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
(typography) Designating a style of type.
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
noun
(figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
(obsolete) A man of ancient times.
(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
An object of ancient times.
An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
verb
(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
(transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
apertum
aqueity
aqueity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being watery.
arbutes
arbutes
noun
plural of arbute
arcuate
arcuate
adj
curved into the shape of a bow
artemus
arustle
arustle
adj
Rustling.
ateuchi
atheous
atheous
adj
(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
(obsolete) atheistic
attuned
attuned
adj
(of a musical instrument) Tuned to the correct pitch.
Brought into harmony; harmonized.
Having been changed to fit in with a particular context or to be in sync with a phenomenon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attune
attunes
attunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attune
atumble
atumble
adj
Set in a tumbling motion.
auberta
aubrite
aubrite
noun
An achondrite composed mostly of enstatite
auchlet
audette
audient
audient
adj
Listening, paying attention.
noun
(obsolete) A hearer; a member of an audience
(obsolete, specifically) A catechumen (“convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism”) in the early Christian Church.
audited
audited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audit
augelot
augites
augites
noun
plural of augite
augment
augment
noun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
An increase.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
auguste
auguste
noun
(theater) A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.
auklets
auklets
noun
plural of auklet
auldest
auldest
adj
superlative form of auld: most auld
auletai
auletes
auletes
noun
plural of aulete
auletic
auletic
adj
Of or relating to a musical pipe or piper.
aunters
aunters
noun
plural of aunter
aunties
aunties
noun
plural of auntie
plural of aunty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auntie
aurated
aurated
adj
(chemistry) Combined with auric acid or some other compound of gold
Having or resembling ears.
Resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.
aureate
aureate
adj
(rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.
Golden in color or shine.
aureity
aureity
noun
The particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness.
aurited
aurited
adj
(zoology) Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.
austell
austere
austere
adj
Grim or severe in manner or appearance
Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy
austine
auteuil
auteurs
auteurs
noun
plural of auteur
autocue
autocue
noun
Any of several devices that display words for a person to read aloud
autoecy
automen
automen
noun
plural of automan
autonoe
autonoe
Proper noun
One of the moons of Jupiter.
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
avouter
axumite
ayubite
ayuthea
azulite
azurite
azurite
noun
(mineralogy) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂.
bacquet
baetuli
baetuli
noun
plural of baetulus
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
bakeout
bakeout
noun
The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components
ballute
ballute
noun
A parachute that incorporates a toroidal balloon
balteus
balteus
noun
(architecture) An Ionic ornamental band encircling the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital.
(historical) A swordbelt worn by Roman legionaries.
(historical) The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest.
The subcinctorium, a papal garment.
bambute
banquet
banquet
noun
(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
verb
(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.
(obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
(transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
barbute
barbute
noun
A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
bateaux
bateaux
noun
plural of bateau
bateful
bateful
adj
(obsolete) Exciting contention; contentious.
batteau
batteau
noun
Alternative form of bateau
battues
battues
noun
plural of battue
batture
batture
noun
A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
battute
batuque
bautzen
bautzen
Proper noun
A city in Germany.
bauxite
bauxite
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
beatuti
beaufet
beaufet
noun
(archaic) A counter for refreshments; a buffet.
(archaic) A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.
beclout
beclout
verb
(transitive) To cover with a clout or cloth.
(transitive, figuratively) To dress up.
becrust
becurst
beennut
beflout
bemoult
bemouth
bemouth
verb
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
bequest
bequest
noun
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
That which has been handed down or transmitted.
That which is left by will; a legacy.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
verb
(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.
bequote
bequote
verb
(transitive) To quote frequently or much.
bertaud
bertrum
beshout
beshout
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To shout at.
besluit
besmuts
besmuts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmut
besouth
bespout
bespout
verb
(transitive) To pester with excessive oratory or spouting.
(transitive) To spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner.
bespurt
bespurt
verb
(obsolete) To spurt on or over; to asperse.
bestrut
bestrut
verb
(transitive) To distend.
bestuck
bestuck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestick
bestuds
bestuds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestud
bestuur
bethuel
bethumb
bethumb
verb
(transitive) To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bethune
betrunk
betrunk
verb
(transitive) To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
betrust
betrust
verb
(transitive, archaic) To entrust.
(transitive, archaic) To trust; place confidence in (a person).
betulin
betulin
noun
(biochemistry) A naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid
betutor
beuthel
beuthen
beutler
beutner
bitumed
bitumed
adj
(obsolete) Smeared with bitumen.
bitumen
bitumen
noun
(Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
(Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
(by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
verb
To cover or fill with bitumen.
biurate
biurate
noun
(chemistry) A urate containing twice as much of the uric acid constituent as an ordinary urate.
bleaunt
bleaunt
noun
(historical) A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages
bluetit
bluetit
noun
Alternative spelling of blue tit
bluetop
bluetop
noun
(US, construction) A stake or other marker set into the subgrade to indicate the desired grade elevation.