(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
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
acutes
acutes
noun
plural of acute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acute
adieus
aeacus
aegeus
aeneus
aenius
aeolus
aestus
affuse
affuse
verb
(transitive) To pour out or upon.
aggeus
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
aguste
alfeus
aloeus
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.
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
anuses
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
aqueus
aquose
aquose
adj
(obsolete) watery; aqueous
areius
arelus
aretus
argues
argues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argue
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
audres
augeas
augers
augers
noun
plural of auger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auger
augres
augres
noun
plural of augre
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.
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”)
auwers
avulse
avulse
verb
(medicine) To tear off forcibly.
azures
azures
noun
plural of azure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of azure
basque
basque
noun
A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
bauske
beatus
beatus
noun
(religion) A person who has been beatified.
beauts
beauts
noun
plural of beaut
bebusy
bebusy
verb
(intransitive or reflexive, rare) To make or be busy; occupy.
bedusk
bedust
bedust
verb
(archaic) To cover with dust.
begums
begums
noun
plural of begum
bemuse
bemuse
verb
(archaic, humorous) To devote to the Muses.
(obsolete, slang, transitive) To make drunk; to intoxicate.
(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
(transitive, sometimes proscribed) To be amused, especially sardonically.
bemusk
berust
beslur
besmut
besmut
verb
(transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot.
besoul
besoul
verb
(transitive) To imbue or endow with a soul.
besour
besour
Verb
To make sour.
bestud
bestud
verb
(transitive) To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
besugo
besuit
besuit
verb
(transitive) To be fitting or appropriate; befit; suit
bisque
bisque
adj
Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
noun
(British parliament) Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.
(ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
(chiefly BBC, historical) A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
(sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
A pale pinkish brown colour.
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
verb
(transitive) To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
blouse
blouse
noun
(India) A short garment worn under a sari.
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
(fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
(military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
Alternative form of blouze
Alternative form of blowess
Alternative form of blowze
verb
(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
To hang a garment in loose folds.
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
bluesy
bluesy
adj
(music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
bluets
bluets
noun
plural of bluet
blueys
blueys
noun
plural of bluey
blumes
boelus
boreus
bosque
bosque
noun
(Southwestern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
Rare spelling of bosk.
boules
boules
noun
bowls; a game played with metal balls.
plural of boule
bourse
bourse
noun
(botany) The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots.
(figuratively) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
(philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
A stock exchange.
boused
boused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bouse
bouser
bouser
noun
Obsolete form of boozer.
bouses
bouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bouse
brause
bruges
bruise
bruise
noun
A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
verb
(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
(intransitive) To become bruised.
(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
(transitive) To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
(transitive, figurative) To harm or injure.
brules
brumes
brumes
noun
plural of brume
brutes
brutes
noun
plural of brute
buboes
buboes
noun
plural of bubo
budges
budges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of budge
buenas
buenos
bugles
bugles
noun
plural of bugle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bugle
bulges
bulges
noun
plural of bulge
bulies
bunsen
bunsen
Noun
Bunsen burner
burets
burets
noun
plural of buret
buries
buries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bury
burkes
burkes
noun
plural of burke
bursae
bursae
noun
plural of bursa
burses
burses
noun
plural of burse
buseck
busera
bushed
bushed
adj
(Australia) Lost in the bush.
(Canada) Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever.
(informal) Very tired; exhausted.
Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part.
bushel
bushel
noun
(UK) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
(colloquial) A large indefinite quantity.
(historical) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
verb
(US, tailoring, transitive, intransitive) To mend or repair clothes.
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
busher
busher
noun
(US, baseball, slang) A major league baseball player who has recently come from a small league.
bushes
bushes
noun
plural of bush
bushet
bushet
noun
A small bush.
bushey
bushie
bushie
noun
(Australia, colloquial) Someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.
busied
busied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busy
busiek
busier
busier
adj
comparative form of busy: more busy
busies
busies
noun
plural of busy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busy
busine
busine
noun
Alternative form of buisine
busked
busked
adj
Wearing a busk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busk
busker
busker
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, US) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.
busket
busket
noun
(obsolete) A small bush.
(obsolete) A sprig or bouquet.
(obsolete) Part of a garden devoted to shrubs.
buskle
buskle
verb
(transitive, intransitive, often reflexive) To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry about; bustle
busmen
busmen
noun
plural of busman
bussed
bussed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bus
simple past tense and past participle of buss
busser
busser
noun
(US) Assistant waiter; one who busses.
(historical) A mid-sized horse used to pull a bus.
busses
busses
noun
plural of bus (alternative spelling of buses).
plural of buss
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bus, Alternative spelling of buses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buss
bussey
busted
busted
adj
(often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
(slang) Broke; having no money.
(slang) Broken.
(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
(slang) Extremely ugly.
(slang) Tired.
(video games, slang) Extremely overpowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bust
bustee
bustee
Noun
A slum.
buster
buster
noun
(Australia and New Zealand) A heavy fall; (also performing arts) a staged fall, a pratfall.
(US, in particular, dated, slang) A broncobuster.
(US, regional) A molting crab.
(chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
(chiefly law enforcement slang) Forming compounds denoting an agent or agency tasked with reducing or eliminating the first element.
(chiefly military slang) Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element.
(colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) A form of address, particularly of men: guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster'.)
(dated, slang) A gale, a strong wind; (especially Australia) a southerly buster.
(dated, slang) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc..
(gambling, slang) A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
(obsolete, slang) A drinking spree, a binge.
(obsolete, slang) A loaf of bread.
bustle
bustle
noun
(computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
(historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
verb
(transitive) To push around, to importune.
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
buteos
buteos
noun
plural of buteo
butles
butles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butle
buttes
buttes
noun
plural of butte
buyers
buyers
noun
plural of buyer
buzzes
buzzes
noun
plural of buzz
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buzz
caelus
camuse
caseum
caseum
noun
(archaic) Casein.
casque
casque
noun
A hard structure on the head of some birds, such as the hornbill or cassowary.
A helmet.
casule
caules
caules
noun
plural of caulis
causae
caused
caused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cause
causer
causer
noun
someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
causes
causes
noun
plural of cause
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cause
causey
causey
noun
(now dialectal) A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
(now dialectal) A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
(obsolete) An embankment holding in water; a dam.
causse
cayuse
cayuse
noun
(US) A small Indian horse or pony.
cecums
cedrus
census
census
noun
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
Count, tally.
verb
(intransitive) To collect a census.
(transitive) To conduct a census on.
cephus
cepous
cercus
cercus
noun
(entomology) Structures on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
cereus
cereus
noun
Any of the genus Cereus of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.