Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
argyrite
ariegite
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
armgaunt
armgaunt
adj
(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.
armitage
arrogant
arrogant
adj
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
arrogate
arrogate
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
assignat
assignat
noun
(now historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.
astigmat
astigmia
astigmia
noun
astigmatism
astigmic
astigmic
adj
Archaic form of astigmatic.
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astragal
astragal
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of astragalus: the bone forming the ball of the ankle joint.
(architecture) A molding attached to double doors to prevent drafts.
(architecture) A semicircular molding separating the architrave at the top or bottom of a column.
(botany) A locoweed of the genus Astragalus.
(roof plumbing) A bracket used to fix downpipes to the wall of a building.
(weaponry) A circular molding near the mouth of a cannon.
A die, especially a four-sided die historically made from or in imitation of an ankle bone.
A tool used to mold such features; similar tools used for connecting panes of glass in a window.
astringe
astringe
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress
To bind by moral or legal obligation.
astrolog
ataghans
ataghans
noun
plural of ataghan
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athrough
atmology
atmology
noun
The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
atragene
attaghan
attaghan
noun
Alternative form of yataghan
attagirl
attagirl
intj
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman or female animal.
noun
A cry of "attagirl"; an accolade.
attargul
attargul
noun
(obsolete) attar of roses
attiring
attiring
noun
ornamentation
verb
present participle of attire
attuning
attuning
verb
present participle of attune
auditing
auditing
noun
The act or result of performing an audit.
verb
present participle of audit
auganite
augelite
augelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃.
augitite
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
augurate
augurate
noun
The position or office of an augur.
verb
To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict.
augustal
augustan
augustan
Adjective
Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 - 14
Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.
auguster
auguster
adj
comparative form of august: more august
augustin
augustly
augustly
adv
In a royal or regal manner.
In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
augustus
austreng
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autogram
autogram
noun
A sentence that describes itself, in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters.
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
autology
autology
noun
(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.
The study of oneself.
autosign
autosign
verb
(computing, transitive) To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically.
avantage
averting
averting
verb
present participle of avert
aviating
aviating
verb
present participle of aviate
avigator
avigator
noun
An aerial navigator.
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
bagatine
bagganet
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagnette
bagplant
bagtikan
baguette
baguette
noun
(architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
(ethnic slur, mildly offensive, slang) A French person, or a person of French descent.
(zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
A gem cut in such a shape.
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
baiginet
balaghat
balatong
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtail
bangtail
noun
(US) A racehorse.
(marketing) An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
verb
To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
bantings
bantling
bantling
noun
(archaic) A bastard-child.
(archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child.
(archaic, derogatory) A brat.
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
barguest
barnegat
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastogne
batangas
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
batiking
batiking
verb
present participle of batik
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battings
battings
noun
plural of batting
battling
battling
adj
Fertile.
Nourishing; fattening.
noun
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
verb
present participle of battle
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
begattal
begettal
begettal
noun
Act of begetting; conception of a child.
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
bergamot
bergamot
noun
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
A variety of pear.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
The fruit from the bergamot tree
berthage
berthage
noun
A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
betangle
betangle
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.
bethpage
bettonga
bhagavat
bigamist
bigamist
noun
One who practices bigamy.
bijugate
bijugate
adj
(botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
(botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral
birgitta
blasting
blasting
noun
A planned explosion, as in mining.
The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
verb
present participle of blast
blatjang
blatjang
noun
(South Africa) A spicy South African chutney.
blatting
blatting
verb
present participle of blat
bleating
bleating
noun
A noise that bleats.
Inane or plaintive chatter.
verb
present participle of bleat
bloating
bloating
noun
A bloated condition; distention.
verb
present participle of bloat
boasting
boasting
noun
The making of boasts.
verb
present participle of boast
boatings
boatings
noun
plural of boating
bogotana
bonaught
boothage
borating
borating
noun
treatment or reaction with a borate
bostangi
bostangi
noun
Alternative spelling of bostanji
botargos
bottegas
braggart
braggart
adj
Characterized by boasting; boastful.
noun
Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
braggest
braggest
adj
superlative form of brag: most brag
braggite
braggite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing nickel, palladium, platinum, and sulfur.
bragwort
branting
bratling
bratling
noun
A little brat.
bregmata
bregmata
noun
plural of bregma
bregmate
bretagne
brigatry
brigitta
broughta
burgamot
burgamot
noun
Archaic form of bergamot.
burganet
burganet
noun
Alternative form of burgonet
bushgoat
caatinga
caatinga
noun
A sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.
cabotage
cabotage
noun
(law) The right to engage in such transport.
The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.
The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
cagester
caligate
caligate
adj
(obsolete) Wearing caligae or military boots.
cangenet
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
cantigny
cantling
cantling
noun
The lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp.
verb
present participle of cantle
cartages
cartages
noun
plural of cartage
carthage
carthage
Proper noun
An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia
Any of several cities in Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, USA:
a city in Illinois
a city in Mississippi
a city in Missouri
a city in Texas
Any of several towns in Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, USA:
a town in North Carolina
a town in Tennessee
castings
castings
noun
plural of casting
castling
castling
noun
(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
(obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
(obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
(shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
A miniature cast or mould.
One that is cast.
verb
present participle of castle
catalogs
catalogs
noun
plural of catalog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalog
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
category
category
noun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
catering
catering
noun
(countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
verb
present participle of cater
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
catlings
catlings
noun
plural of catling
catogene
cattegat
chagatai
changteh
chantage
chantage
noun
blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations
chanting
chanting
noun
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
verb
present participle of chant
charting
charting
noun
The act by which something is charted.
verb
present participle of chart
chatting
chatting
noun
Talk; chatter.
verb
present participle of chat
cheating
cheating
adj
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Unsporting or underhand.
noun
(cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.