(Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
(US) A screw anchor.
(archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
(architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
(architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
(athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
(cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
(climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
(economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
(figurative) That which gives stability or security.
(heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
(nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
(nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
(obsolete) An anchorite or anchoress.
(slang) The brake of a vehicle.
(soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Alternative form of anker
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
verb
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
To stop; to fix or rest.
andhra
andhra
Proper noun
A state in India between 1953 and 1956, formed from Madras Presidency. It was later merged with Telangana and formed Andhra Pradesh.
aneath
aneuch
anezeh
anhalt
anhang
anhele
anhele
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for).
anhima
anhima
noun
A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Anhima cornuta).
anhwei
anight
anight
adv
(obsolete) In the night-time, at night.
ankush
anorth
anshan
anshan
Proper noun
A prefecture-level city in northeastern China.
Proper noun
An ancient Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian city in modern-day Iran.
anshar
anshar
Proper noun
A sky god
anthas
anthea
anthea
Proper noun
The epithet of the Greek goddess Hera
anthem
anthem
noun
(archaic) Antiphon.
(informal) A very popular song or track.
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
verb
(transitive, poetic) To celebrate with anthems.
anther
anther
noun
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
anthia
anthia
noun
Any fish of the subfamily Anthiinae in the family Serranidae of basses, basslets, and groupers.
anthol
anthon
anthos
anthus
anyhow
anyhow
adv
(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
(manner) In any way or manner whatever.
anywhy
anywhy
adv
(colloquial, nonstandard) For any reason.
aonach
aonach
noun
(historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.
apache
apache
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster.
apathy
apathy
noun
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
aperch
aperch
adv
Upon a perch.
apheta
apheta
noun
(astrology) The planet that has the most influence on a person's life.
aphids
aphids
noun
plural of aphid
aphodi
aphony
aphony
noun
Dated form of aphonia.
aphtha
aphtha
noun
(pathology) Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
(veterinary medicine) Foot-and-mouth disease.
An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause.
apinch
apinch
adv
Pinching; so as to pinch.
apocha
arache
aranha
arbith
archae
archai
archbp
arched
arched
adj
Curved.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arch
archer
archer
adj
comparative form of arch: more arch
noun
(historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
arches
arches
noun
plural of arch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arch
archie
archie
noun
Alternative form of Archie (“anti-aircraft artillery”)
archil
archil
noun
(obsolete) Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc.
(obsolete) The lichen from which the dye is obtained.
archin
archit
archle
archly
archly
adv
In an arch manner; slyly.
archon
archon
noun
(Gnosticism) A supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge.
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
A ruler, head of state or other leader.
ardath
ardeha
ardehs
ardeth
ardish
ardith
ardoch
ardyth
areach
areach
verb
(obsolete) To reach for, get at, obtain, get hold of.
areche
aretha
arghan
arghan
noun
Alternative form of argan
arghel
arhats
arhats
noun
plural of arhat
aright
aright
adv
(archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
verb
(transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly.
armagh
armagh
Proper noun
a town in Northern Ireland, which is the county town of County Armagh.
one of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, known as County Armagh.
arnhem
arrach
arrhal
arrish
arrish
noun
Alternative form of earsh
arshin
arshin
noun
An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches.
arthel
arther
arthra
arthra
noun
plural of arthron
arthur
arthur
Proper noun
A village in Illinois
A city in Iowa
A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
A village in Nebraska
A ghost town in Nevada
A city in North Dakota
A town and a community in Wisconsin
Noun
Guinness stout.
arusha
arusha
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Tanzania.
asahel
ascham
ascham
noun
A cupboard or case for holding bows and other archery equipment.
ascher
aschim
ashake
ashake
adj
shaking, aquiver
ashame
ashame
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To feel shame; to be ashamed.
(transitive, rare) To make ashamed; to shame.
ashbey
ashcan
ashcan
adj
Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.
Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
noun
(US, slang) A kind of large firecracker.
A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
A dustbin.
ashdod
ashdod
Proper noun
A port on the Mediterranean coast of Israel
ashely
ashery
ashery
noun
A depository for ashes.
A place where potash or pearl-ash is made.
ashien
ashier
ashier
adj
comparative form of ashy: more ashy
ashily
ashily
adv
In an ashy way.
ashine
ashine
adj
Shining; radiant; bright
ashing
ashing
noun
(analytical chemistry) An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis
verb
present participle of ash
ashkey
ashkum
ashlan
ashlar
ashlar
noun
(architecture) A large cuboid stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks.
A hurling stone used in warfare.
ashlee
ashlee
Proper noun
name, variant of Ashley
ashlen
ashler
ashler
noun
Alternative form of ashlar
ashley
ashley
Proper noun
A common English place name.
derived from the places.
name transferred from the surname.
name transferred from the surname.
One of ten villages in England.
A city in Illinois.
A town in Indiana.
A village in Michigan.
A city/town in North Dakota.
A village/town in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
ashlie
ashlin
ashman
ashman
noun
(obsolete) One employed to collect ash.
ashmen
ashmen
noun
plural of ashman
ashore
ashore
adv
(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
(nautical) On, or towards the shore.
ashpan
ashpan
noun
(rail transport) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.
A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
ashpit
ashpit
noun
(rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
ashrae
ashraf
ashram
ashram
noun
(Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.
ashton
ashton
Proper noun
A common place name in England.
derived from the place names.
name transferred from the surname.
A town in South Australia, Australia.
A ghost town in California, US.
A city in Idaho, US.
A village in Illinois, US.
A city/town in Iowa, US.
A village in Nebraska, US.
A city/town in South Dakota, US.
ashwin
asouth
aspish
aspish
adj
Pertaining to, or like, an asp.
assahy
asseth
asshur
assish
assish
adj
Characteristic of an ass or donkey.
Stupid or obstinate; asinine.
assith
assyth
asthma
asthma
noun
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
aswash
atbash
atbash
noun
a simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.
athena
athene
athens
athens
Proper noun
The capital city of Greece.
A city in Alabama, USA
A city in Georgia, USA, consolidated with as Athens-Clarke County.
A city in Illinois.
An unincorporated community hamlet in Henry Township, Indiana, USA.
A village in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A village in Michigan.
A town and village in New York.
A city in Ohio.
A township in Ontario, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in Vermont.
A town in West Virginia.
A village in Wisconsin.
athing
athink
athold
athort
athrob
athrob
adj
Throbbing.
athymy
athymy
noun
Archaic form of athymia.
atocha
attach
attach
verb
(intransitive) To adhere; to be attached.
(obsolete) To take, seize, or lay hold of.
(obsolete, law) To arrest, seize.
(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
atthia
aughts
aughts
adj
From or evoking the first through tenth years of a century (chiefly the 2000s).
noun
The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
auhuhu
auhuhu
noun
(Hawaii) The flowering plant Tephrosia purpurea.
auroch
auroch
noun
Alternative spelling of aurochs
aushar
authon
author
author
noun
(obsolete) One's authority for something: an informant.
(obsolete, criminal law) Principal.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
verb
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.
averah
avichi
avivah
avouch
avouch
noun
(obsolete) evidence; declaration
verb
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
To declare freely and openly; to assert.
avruch
avshar
awadhi
awadhi
Proper noun
An Indo-Aryan language, usually considered a dialect of Hindi, spoken in India and Nepal.