(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
against
against
conj
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
agalite
agamist
agamist
noun
An unmarried person celibate by choice.
agapeti
agarita
agarita
noun
(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.
agathin
agathis
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
agatize
agatize
verb
(transitive) To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.
agatoid
ageists
ageists
noun
plural of ageist
agility
agility
noun
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agitant
agitant
adj
That agitates.
noun
A person who agitates.
A thing that agitates.
Obsolete spelling of adjutant
agitate
agitate
verb
(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(transitive, now rare) To discuss or debate.
(transitive, now rare) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate.
agitato
agitato
adv
(music) Played in a restless agitated style.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agnoite
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agritos
agrotis
agudist
agustin
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airting
airting
verb
present participle of airt
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
almight
almight
adj
(obsolete) almighty
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
althing
althing
Proper noun
the national parliament of Iceland
amating
amating
verb
present participle of amate
anglist
angrist
angrite
angrite
noun
An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
anteing
anteing
verb
present participle of ante
antibug
antibug
adj
Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).
Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
antigay
antigay
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-gay.
antigen
antigen
noun
(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
antigod
antigod
noun
(mythology) A preternatural being opposed to the gods.
antigua
antigun
antigun
adj
(politics) Supportive of greater gun control, often including opposition to the idea of gun rights.
Opposed to guns, especially widespread individual use of guns.
antilog
antilog
noun
(mathematics) An antilogarithm.
antings
antisag
antisag
adj
Preventing sagging.
antling
antling
noun
A small, immature, or miniature ant.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
artigas
ataigal
atingle
atingle
adj
Tingling.
atoning
atoning
verb
present participle of atone
attinge
attinge
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To touch lightly.
augites
augites
noun
plural of augite
augitic
augitic
adj
Containing augite.
augusti
autoing
autoing
verb
present participle of auto
avigate
avigate
verb
(dated) To perform aerial navigation.
baignet
baiting
baiting
noun
A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
The act of luring, as into a trap.
verb
present participle of bait
banting
banting
noun
(Britain, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.
basting
basting
noun
(archaic) A (physical) beating.
The act by which a food item is basted.
verb
present participle of baste
bathing
bathing
noun
The act of swimming.
The act of taking a bath.
verb
present participle of bath
present participle of bathe
batling
batling
noun
A young, small, or baby bat.
batting
batting
noun
(cricket, baseball) The action of using a bat.
(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
Special cotton for surgery.
The act of someone who bats.
verb
present participle of bat
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
beating
beating
noun
A heavy defeat or setback.
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The pulsation of the heart.
verb
present participle and gerund of beat
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
behight
behight
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
(obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
(obsolete) To command; to order.
(obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
(obsolete) To mean, or intend.
(obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).
beignet
beignet
noun
(UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
(US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
belight
belight
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
belting
belting
adj
(Northern English dialect) Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
noun
(figuratively) A thorough defeat; a thrashing.
(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
A beating with a belt.
A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.
The material from which belts for machinery are made.
verb
present participle of belt
benight
benight
verb
(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.
benting
besting
besting
verb
present participle of best
betinge
betting
betting
adj
Describing one who bets or gambles.
noun
The act of placing a bet.
verb
present participle of bet
bigfeet
bigfeet
noun
(plural only) snowblades; a smaller version of skis.
bigfoot
bigfoot
verb
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
(transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
bigotry
bigotry
noun
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
bigotty
bigroot
bigroot
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by a large root.
noun
Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
biltong
biltong
noun
(South Africa, Zimbabwe) A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
bitburg
bitting
bitting
noun
the part of a key that engages the tumblers to activate the lock
verb
present participle of bit
present participle of bitt
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
blighty
blighty
noun
Alternative form of Blighty
boating
boating
noun
(historical) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
verb
present participle of boat
bolting
bolting
noun
(law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.
A sifting, as of flour or meal.
An act of bolting or running away.
verb
present participle of bolt
booting
booting
noun
(MLE, criminal slang) Homicide by gunfire.
(computing) The act by which a computer is booted.
(obsolete) Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty.
A kicking, as with a booted foot.
verb
present participle of boot
botling
bragite
bridget
bridget
Noun
An Irish housemaid.
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
bruting
bruting
verb
present participle of brute
bugbite
bunting
bunting
noun
(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
(obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
A pushing action.
A strong timber; a stout prop.
A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Flags considered as a group.
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
verb
present participle of bunt
busting
busting
noun
(colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded.
verb
present participle of bust
butling
butling
verb
present participle of butle
butting
butting
noun
An abuttal; a boundary.
verb
present participle of but
present participle of butt
cagiest
cagiest
adj
superlative form of cagy: most cagy
cantiga
cantiga
noun
A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
canting
canting
adj
That cants or preaches in a false manner.
noun
Alternative form of tjanting
verb
present participle of cant
carting
carting
noun
The transporting of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.
verb
present participle of cart
casting
casting
noun
(countable) An object made in a mold.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
(programming) The act of converting between data types.
A manufacturing process using a mold.
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
verb
present participle of cast
catling
catling
noun
(archaic) A little cat; a kitten.
(surgery) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
catgut; a catgut string
catting
catting
verb
present participle of cat
chuting
chuting
verb
present participle of chute
cigaret
cigaret
noun
Dated form of cigarette.
coating
coating
noun
(archaic) Cloth for making coats.
(law enforcement slang) A telling-off; a reprimand.
A thin outer layer.
verb
present participle of coat
cogitos
cogitos
noun
plural of cogito
cognati
cognati
noun
(law) relatives by the mother's side
costing
costing
noun
The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
verb
present participle of cost
cotinga
cotinga
noun
Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae
crating
crating
verb
present participle of crate
creight
cutling
cutling
noun
(obsolete) The art of making edged tools or cutlery.
cutting
cutting
adj
(India) Of a beverage: half-sized.
Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
Piercing, sharp.
That is used for cutting.
noun
(countable) A newspaper clipping.
(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
(countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
(uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
(uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
(uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
verb
present participle of cut
darting
darting
noun
A motion or gesture that darts.
verb
present participle of dart
dauting
dawting
dawting
verb
present participle of dawt
delight
delight
noun
Joy; pleasure.
Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
verb
(intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
denting
denting
verb
present participle of dent
desight
desight
noun
(obsolete) An unsightly object.
dibatag
dibatag
noun
A medium-sized slender antelope endemic to Ethiopia and Somalia, Ammodorcas clarkei.
dieting
dieting
noun
The practice of following a diet.
verb
present participle of diet
digests
digests
noun
plural of digest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of digest
dighted
dighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dight
dighter
dighter
noun
(obsolete) One who dights.
dighton
dighton
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA
a town in Massachusetts, USA.
digital
digital
adj
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
noun
(colloquial, humorous) A finger.
(finance) A digital option.
(informal, uncountable) Short for digital art.
(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.
digitus
digitus
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.
diglots
diglots
noun
plural of diglot
digmeat
dignity
dignity
noun
(euphemistic) The male genitalia.
(obsolete) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.
Decorum, formality, stateliness.
High office, rank, or station.
One holding high rank; a dignitary.
The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
dingbat
dingbat
noun
(architecture) An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
(slang) Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else.
(typography) A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution.
A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown.