(transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
abjure
abjure
verb
(transitive) To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
(transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
(transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
(transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant.
ablude
ablude
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be unlike; to differ.
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
absume
absume
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To consume gradually; to waste away.
abused
abused
adj
(obsolete) Deluded, deceived.
Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
Overused; used profligately or in excess.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abuse
abusee
abusee
noun
A person who is the victim of abuse (by an abuser).
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
abuses
abuses
noun
plural of abuse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abuse
accrue
accrue
noun
(obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing
verb
(intransitive) To increase, to rise
(intransitive) To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
(intransitive, accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
(intransitive, law) To become an enforceable and permanent right.
(transitive) To accumulate.
accuse
accuse
noun
(obsolete) Accusation.
verb
(intransitive) to make an accusation against someone
(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
(transitive, law, followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
acetum
acetum
noun
(obsolete) Vinegar, sometimes medicated.
acoupe
acture
acture
noun
(obsolete) Action.
acuate
acuate
adj
Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
aculea
aculei
aculei
noun
plural of aculeus
acumen
acumen
noun
(anatomy) A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.
(botany) A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
acuter
acuter
adj
comparative form of acute: more acute
acutes
acutes
noun
plural of acute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acute
adduce
adduce
verb
(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
adieus
adieux
adieux
noun
plural of adieu
adjure
adjure
verb
(transitive) To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
(transitive, often law) To issue a formal command.
adjute
adjute
verb
(obsolete) To add.
adulce
aeacus
aecium
aecium
noun
(mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
aegeus
aegium
aeneus
aenius
aeolus
aequor
aerugo
aerugo
noun
metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris
aestus
afflue
affuse
affuse
verb
(transitive) To pour out or upon.
aggeus
agneau
agrufe
agueda
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
aguste
ahoufe
ajoure
alecup
alfeus
allude
allude
verb
(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
allure
allure
noun
(dated) Gait; bearing.
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.
verb
(transitive) To entice; to attract.
almuce
almuce
noun
A hood or cape.
almude
almude
noun
(historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters.
(historical, measure) Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey.
aloeus
alpieu
alrune
alture
aludel
aludel
noun
A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
alulae
alulae
noun
plural of alula
alulet
alumel
alumen
alveus
alveus
noun
(construction, law) The bed or channel of a river, specifically that followed by the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course.
(neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
amelus
amelus
noun
(pathology) A foetus born without limbs.
ampule
ampule
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule
amulae
amulet
amulet
noun
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.
amused
amused
adj
(usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
Displaying amusement.
Pleasurably entertained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amuse
amusee
amusee
noun
(rare) One who is amused; the subject of amusement.
amuser
amuser
noun
(historical, early 19ᵗʰ century) One of a class of rogues who carry snuff or dust in their pockets, which they throw into the eyes of people so as to enable their accomplices to rob them while pretending to help them.
(obsolete) One who diverts attention, usually to distract or bewilder, often for fraudulent purposes; hence a cheat, deceiver or thief.
Someone who amuses.
amuses
amuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amuse
aneuch
angule
annule
annule
noun
(zoology) A circular band formed by two transverse grooves in the cuticle of some nematodes with consequent apparent segmentation; annulus.
anoure
anuses
apercu
apercu
noun
Alternative spelling of aperçu
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
aquage
aquake
aquake
adj
quaking
aquate
aqueus
aquone
aquose
aquose
adj
(obsolete) watery; aqueous
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
ardure
areius
arelus
aretus
argued
argued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argue
arguer
arguer
noun
One who argues.
argues
argues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argue
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
arigue
armure
armure
noun
A fabric woven with a raised pattern similar to chain mail.
arouse
arouse
verb
(transitive) To sexually stimulate.
(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings).
(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
(transitive, euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
asideu
assume
assume
verb
To adopt (an idea or cause)
To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
To receive, adopt (a person)
To take on a position, duty or form
assure
assure
verb
(obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
(transitive) To reassure.
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
astute
astute
adj
Quickly and critically discerning.
Shrewd or crafty.
atreus
attune
attune
verb
(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.
aubade
aubade
noun
(music) A concert held at dawn or in the morning, especially outdoors.
(music, poetry) A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.
(music, specifically) A morning love song, or a song of lovers parting in the morning.
aubert
aubine
aubree
aubrey
aubrey
Proper noun
An English patronymic surname.
name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
name of American usage since the 1970s.
aubrie
audace
audile
audile
adj
Pertaining to hearing.
noun
A person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.
audley
audres
audrey
audrie
audrye
audwen
augean
augean
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Augeas.
Hence, very filthy.
augeas
augend
augend
noun
(arithmetic) A quantity to which another is added.
augers
augers
noun
plural of auger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auger
augier
augite
augite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
augres
augres
noun
plural of augre
augure
auklet
auklet
noun
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
aulder
aulder
adj
comparative form of auld: more auld
aulete
aulete
noun
(historical) An aulos player.
Synonym of flautist
aumery
aumery
noun
(obsolete) An ambry or closet.
aumrie
auncel
auncel
noun
A crude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.
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.
aureal
aurene
aureus
aureus
noun
A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.
auride
auride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any anion of gold; any salt containing such an anion.
aurine
aurine
noun
Dated form of aurin.
aurite
aurlie
aurore
aurure
auspex
aussie
aussie
Noun
An Australian.
An Australian Shepherd dog.
Australian dollar.
Proper noun
Australia
Adjective
Australian.
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
auwers
auxier
avenue
avenue
noun
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.