A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
archpoet
archytas
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
aridatha
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
arithmic
arthemis
arthrous
arthrous
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
(specifically, of a term or phrase) Used with or headed by a grammatical article.
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ashantee
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
asherite
asherton
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
ashstone
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
ashuelot
asphalts
asphalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphalt
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
asthorin
astonish
astonish
verb
To surprise greatly.
astrahan
ataghans
ataghans
noun
plural of ataghan
atalayah
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
atechnic
atechnic
adj
(dated) Without technical or artistic knowledge; untechnical.
ateuchus
athaliah
athallia
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
atharvan
athecata
athecate
athecate
adj
(biology) That does not have a theca
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
atheists
atheists
noun
plural of atheist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atheist
atheizer
atheizer
noun
(rare) One who atheizes.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athelred
athenaea
atheneum
athenian
athenian
Noun
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.
atherine
atherine
noun
A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides.
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
atherton
atherton
Proper noun
A town in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England.
derived from the placename.
athetize
athetize
verb
(linguistics, transitive) To reject a passage of text as spurious.
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
athletes
athletes
noun
plural of athlete
athletic
athletic
adj
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
Physically active.
noun
A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
athonite
athonite
Adjective
of or relating to Athos
Noun
Someone from Athos
athrough
athyrium
athyroid
atrichia
atrichia
noun
The absence of hair due to congenital or acquired physical reasons.
atrichic
atrichic
adj
(medicine, rare) Hairless (as the palm of the hand).
atrochal
atrophia
atrophia
noun
Archaic form of atrophy.
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
attached
attached
adj
(botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
Connected; joined.
Fond of (used with to).
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attach
attacher
attacher
noun
A means of attaching.
Someone who attaches.
attaches
attaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attach
attaghan
attaghan
noun
Alternative form of yataghan
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
autolith
autolith
noun
(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
autophon
avadhuta
avadhuta
noun
In some Indian religions, a kind of mystic or guru who has gone beyond common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for social etiquette.
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
bacchant
bacchant
adj
fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
noun
A priest of Bacchus.
backchat
backchat
noun
(Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
verb
To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
bahiaite
bahiaite
noun
(mineralogy) A hornblende hypersthenite mineral.
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
balaghat
baltheus
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
barashit
barathea
barathea
noun
A soft fabric, made from various combinations of wool, silk and cotton, with a lightly ribbed surface.
barathra
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.
barnhart
barthian
barthian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1886–1968), Swiss Reformed theologian.
barthite
barthold
bartosch
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
bathelda
bathesda
bathetic
bathetic
adj
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
bathilda
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
bathmats
bathmats
noun
plural of bathmat
bathmism
bathmism
noun
(obsolete) A supposed "growth force" in vitalism.
bathorse
bathorse
noun
A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. Also spelt bat-horse and bat horse.
bathoses
bathoses
noun
plural of bathos
bathrobe
bathrobe
noun
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.
bathroom
bathroom
noun
(chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
bathroot
bathsheb
bathtubs
bathtubs
noun
plural of bathtub
bathulda
bathurst
bathurst
Proper noun
a regional city in New South Wales, Australia.
bathwort
bathybic
bathybic
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
batsheva
bayreuth
beastish
beastish
adj
Like a beast; brutal; beastly.
beblotch
bechtler
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
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
bedsheet
bedsheet
noun
A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
bedworth
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
behatted
behatted
adj
Wearing a hat.
behemoth
behemoth
noun
(biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
behenate
behenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of behenic acid.
behistun
behither
behither
prep
(rare, obsolete) On this side of.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
bequeath
bequeath
verb
(law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
To give; to offer; to commit.
To hand down; to transmit.
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
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
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
berthoud
bertsche
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout