(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
amalthea
amalthea
Proper noun
The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
The third most distant moon of Jupiter.
anesthyl
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
antehall
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthelme
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
apholate
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
ashuelot
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athelred
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.
baltheus
bathelda
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
beblotch
bechtler
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bethalto
bethezel
bethrall
bethrall
verb
(transitive, rare) To enthrall; enslave.
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
bilewhit
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
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.
blithely
blithely
adv
(obsolete) In a kind manner.
In a joyful, carefree manner.
Without care, concern, or consideration.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bolthole
bolthole
noun
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
boothale
bootheel
bootheel
noun
An area of land protruding south of the eastern or western end of a southern border.
The heel of a boot.
bothlike
bothwell
brechtel
britchel
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brushlet
calanthe
calanthe
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe.
calathea
calathea
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
catechol
catechol
noun
(organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
cathleen
cathleen
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Kathleen.
cathlene
chainlet
chainlet
noun
A small chain.
challote
chapelet
chapelet
noun
A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
chapitle
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
chaptrel
chaptrel
noun
(architecture, obsolete) An impost.
chartlet
chartley
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chatelet
chatelet
noun
(obsolete) A little castle.
chattels
chattels
noun
plural of chattel
chelated
chelated
adj
(chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chelate
chelates
chelates
noun
plural of chelate
chelator
chelator
noun
(chemistry) A chelating agent
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
chetumal
chevalet
chevalet
noun
A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
chilcote
chillest
chillest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of chill
chiltern
chiltern
Proper noun
a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, named after the Chiltern Hills (the Chilterns).
a town in Victoria, Australia.
chiolite
chiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
chloette
chlorate
chlorate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.
chlorite
chlorite
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
cholates
cholates
noun
plural of cholate
choleate
choleate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of choleic acid
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
chortler
chortler
noun
Someone who chortles
chortles
chortles
noun
plural of chortle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chortle
christel
chrystel
claithes
clarseth
cleantha
clothier
clothier
noun
A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
clutched
clutched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clutch
clutcher
clutcher
noun
One who clutches.
clutches
clutches
noun
(usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
plural of clutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clutch
coachlet
coachlet
noun
A little coach (vehicle).
cochlite
cohlette
colchyte
cultches
cultches
noun
plural of cultch
dahlsten
deathful
deathful
adj
(literary) Subject to death; mortal.
Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly.
Resembling or pertaining to death; deathly.
declutch
declutch
verb
To disengage the clutch on a vehicle or other engine with PTO
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
dewlight
dimethyl
dimethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
dithecal
dithecal
adj
(botany) Having two thecae.
dolhenty
dolthead
dolthead
noun
A dolt; a fool.
earthily
earthily
adv
In an earthy manner.
echeloot
ectoloph
ectoloph
noun
A ridge or crest on an upper molar tooth of a horse or rhinoceros.
eighthly
eighthly
adv
In the eighth place; eighth in a row.
eldritch
eldritch
adj
Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
elephant
elephant
noun
(Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
(paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
(uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
eleventh
eleventh
adj
The ordinal form of the number eleven.
noun
(music) The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.
One of eleven equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the eleventh position.
eliathan
eliathas
elmhurst
elsewhat
elsewhat
pron
(obsolete) Something else; anything else.
elsworth
enclothe
enclothe
verb
(transitive) To cover with clothing.
enlength
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
enthrall
enthrall
verb
(transitive) To hold spellbound.
(transitive, rare) To make subservient.
enthrals
enthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthral
enthrill
enthrill
verb
(nonstandard, transitive) To charm; to enthrall.
(transitive) To cause to thrill.
(transitive) To pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
entohyal
eolithic
eolithic
adj
(archaeology) of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.