(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
agaphite
agathaea
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
aggadoth
agnathia
agnathia
noun
(pathology) A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
airlight
airthing
airtight
airtight
adj
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
(figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
albright
algaroth
algaroth
noun
Alternative form of algarot
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
allthing
allthing
pron
(obsolete) everything
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
although
although
conj
But, except.
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
ataghans
ataghans
noun
plural of ataghan
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athrough
attaghan
attaghan
noun
Alternative form of yataghan
balaghat
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.
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
berthage
berthage
noun
A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bethpage
betrough
bhagavat
bighting
bighting
verb
present participle of bight
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bigotish
bigotish
adj
Characteristic or typical of a bigot.
birthing
birthing
noun
(nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing
(sometimes attributive) The act of giving birth.
verb
present participle of birth
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
blighted
blighted
adj
Having caused to suffer a blight.
Having suffered a blight.
Ruined, spoiled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blight
blighter
blighter
noun
(Britain, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
A man or child, especially an annoying one.
One who blights.
bonaught
boothage
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
botteghe
botteghe
noun
plural of bottega
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
brighter
brighter
adj
comparative form of bright: more bright
brightly
brightly
adv
In a bright manner.
brighton
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
broughta
burnight
bushgoat
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
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
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.
verb
present participle of cheat
chengteh
chigetai
chigetai
noun
Alternative form of dziggetai
chingtao
chitling
chitling
noun
Alternative form of chitterling (intestine used as food)
Alternative form of chitterling (shirt frill)
chitting
chitting
verb
present participle of chit
claughts
clothing
clothing
noun
(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
verb
present participle of clothe
daughter
daughter
noun
(by extension) A female character of a creator.
(informal, uncommon, sometimes derogatory) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
(physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
(syntax, of a parse tree) A descendant.
A daughter language.
A female descendant.
One’s female offspring.
daughtry
daylight
daylight
noun
(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
A clear, open space.
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
verb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To expose to daylight
deknight
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
depthing
dewlight
dighting
dighting
verb
present participle of dight
dissight
dissight
noun
(obsolete) Something unsightly; an eyesore.
ditching
ditching
noun
(aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
verb
present participle of ditch
dogfight
dogfight
noun
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
verb
To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
dogmouth
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dogteeth
dogteeth
noun
plural of dogtooth
dogtooth
dogtooth
noun
(architecture) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
(plural only "dogtooth") A canine tooth.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
donought
doughnut
doughnut
noun
(Britain, colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.
(Canada, US) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(attributive) A circular life raft.
(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.
(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
A kind of tyre for an airplane.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
doughton
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
(obsolete, often capitalized) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.
drightin
drightin
noun
Alternative form of drighten
droughts
droughts
noun
plural of drought
droughty
droughty
adj
(archaic) Dry; thirsty.
Lacking rain.
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
earthing
earthing
noun
(holism) The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality.
The act or process of placing (something) in the earth; planting; burying
verb
present participle of earth
edgeshot
eighteen
eighteen
num
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
eighthes
eighthly
eighthly
adv
In the eighth place; eighth in a row.
eighties
eighties
adj
From or evoking the 81st through 90th years of a century (chiefly the 1980s).
noun
(temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 80 and 89.
The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89.
The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.
plural of eighty
eightvos
embright
enlength
enthrong
entrough
erthling
etchings
etchings
noun
plural of etching
etheling
etherege
ethology
ethology
noun
(obsolete) The study of the human ethos.
(zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
ethrogim
evelight
eyelight
eyesight
eyesight
noun
View or the range of vision.
Vision or the faculty of sight.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
fighting
fighting
adj
Apt to provoke a fight.
Engaged in war or other conflict.
noun
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
verb
present participle of fight
fitzhugh
flaughts
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighter
flighter
noun
(brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor..
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
fraughts
fraughts
noun
plural of fraught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught
freights
freights
noun
plural of freight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freight
frighted
frighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fright
frighten
frighten
verb
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
frighter
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
fughetta
fughetta
noun
(music) A short, condensed version of a fugue.
fughette
gagtooth
gagtooth
noun
(obsolete) A projecting tooth.
gahnites
gahnites
noun
plural of gahnite
galateah
galuchat
galuchat
noun
fine sharkskin leather
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
garthman
garthrod
gaslight
gaslight
noun
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
verb
(chiefly transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.