A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.
The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
abl
acl
acl
Noun
action-centred leadership
afl
agl
ahl
ail
ail
adj
(obsolete) Painful; troublesome.
noun
(obsolete) An ailment; trouble; illness.
The awn of barley or other types of corn.
verb
(intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
ala
ala
noun
(anatomy) A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
(architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
(botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
prep
(colloquial) Alternative form of a la.
alb
alb
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
alc
alc
noun
Abbreviation of alcohol.
ald
ale
ale
noun
(dated) A beer made without hops.
A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
alf
alg
alg
phrase
(text messaging) Abbreviation of all good.
ali
alk
alk
noun
Abbreviation of alkali.
Abbreviation of alkaline.
Archaic spelling of auk.
all
all
adj
(Pennsylvania, dialect) All gone; dead.
adv
(degree) So much.
(obsolete, poetic) Even; just.
A quotative particle, compare like.
Apiece; each.
Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.
conj
(obsolete) Although.
det
(obsolete) Any.
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
Only; alone; nothing but.
Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
noun
(countable) The totality of one's possessions.
(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
pron
(chiefly Southern US, Midland US, Scotland, Northern Ireland, India) Used after who, what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "who all attended" is more than one person. (Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.)
Everyone.
Everything.
The only thing(s).
alm
alm
noun
(nonstandard) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
aln
alo
alp
alp
noun
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
als
als
adv
Obsolete form of also.
noun
plural of al
alt
alt
adj
Abbreviation of alternate.
Abbreviation of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
noun
(Internet) An alternate account.
(Internet, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
(finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
(music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
(now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
Abbreviation of altitude.
Synonym of altbier
alu
alu
noun
Alternative form of aloo
alw
aly
anl
aol
apl
aql
aul
aul
noun
A village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals.
Obsolete spelling of awl.
awl
awl
noun
(entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
bal
bbl
bbl
noun
Abbreviation of barrel, notably for oil.
phrase
(Internet) Alternative form of BBL
bcl
bdl
bel
bel
noun
A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.
Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”)
bhl
bil
bil
num
Abbreviation of billion.
bla
bld
ble
blf
bli
blk
bll
blm
blo
bls
blt
blt
Noun
A sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato as the main ingredients.
(mining, archaic, UK, dialect, Cornwall) wolfram, an ore of tungsten.
calcium hydroxide, slaked lime
ccl
cfl
cfl
Proper noun
Canadian Football League
Noun
compact fluorescent lamp
context-free language
cli
clk
clo
clr
cls
clu
clv
cly
cly
verb
(slang, obsolete, transitive) To seize; to steal.
cml
col
col
noun
(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
(meteorology) A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
Clipping of column.
cpl
cpl
noun
(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of couple.
crl
csl
cul
cyl
dal
dal
noun
A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
dbl
dcl
ddl
del
del
noun
(mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
(mathematics) the symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential
(obsolete) a part, portion
Abbreviation of delegate.
Abbreviation of delegation.
verb
Abbreviation of delete.
abbreviation of delineavit as seen on published artwork, identifying the original artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in natural history
dhl
dil
dkl
dla
dlc
dlc
Noun
of; an expansion pack for a video game.
dle
dlg
dli
dll
dlo
dlp
dlr
dls
dls
noun
plural of dl
dml
dnl
dol
dol
noun
(medicine) The unit of measurement for pain.
dql
dtl
dtl
Noun
Delay-tolerant Networking
dyl
eal
ecl
eel
eel
noun
Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
verb
To fish for eels.
To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
efl
ela
elb
elc
eld
eld
adj
(obsolete) Old.
noun
(archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.
(archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.
(archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
(rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
verb
(intransitive, archaic or poetic) To delay; linger.
(intransitive, archaic, poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
(transitive, archaic or poetic) To make old, age.
ele
elf
elf
noun
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
(South Africa) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
verb
(now rare) To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
eli
elk
elk
noun
(British India) Sambar (Cervus unicolor).
(Canada, US) common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
(chiefly Europe, Commonwealth) Any moose (Alces alces), the largest member of the deer family.
(obsolete) Alternative form of elke (the common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus))
Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces alces, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
ell
ell
noun
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
Something that is L-shaped.
The name of the Latin-script letter L. (more commonly el)
elm
elm
noun
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
(uncountable, usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree.
elo
elo
noun
(chess, other games) Synonym of Elo rating
elp
els
els
adj
Obsolete form of else.
noun
plural of el
elt
elt
noun
(mathematics, computing) Abbreviation of element.
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To meddle; interfere.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
elv
ely
eml
enl
epl
erl
esl
eyl
fil
fil
noun
(chess) Alternative form of alfil.
A Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but using different bacteria which give a different taste and texture.
fla
flb
fld
fld
noun
Abbreviation of field.
fll
fln
flo
fls
flt
flu
flu
noun
(informal) Stomach flu.
Influenza.
fly
fly
adj
(slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
(India, obsolete) The sloping or roof part of the canvas of a tent.
(baseball) A fly ball.
(cotton manufacture) waste cotton
(finance) A butterfly (combination of four options).
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
(historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).
(nautical) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
(obsolete) A parasite.
(obsolete) A witch's familiar.
(obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
(preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
(printing, historical) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
(printing, historical) The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
(rural, Scotland, Northern England) A wing.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
(weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
(weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
(weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
An act of flying.
Any similar, but unrelated insect, such as a dragonfly or butterfly.
In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
Related terms: flyman
Short for flywheel.
The free edge of a flag.
The horizontal length of a flag.
The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
verb
(intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
(intransitive) To proceed with great success.
(intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
(intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
(intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
(intransitive, entomology, of a type of moth or butterfly) To be in the winged adult stage.
(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
(transitive, ergative) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
(transitive, intransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
fol
frl
ftl
ful
gal
gal
noun
(colloquial) A young woman.
A galileo (unit of acceleration).
Abbreviation of gallon.
gcl
gel
gel
noun
(Britain, slang) A girl.
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
verb
(intransitive) To become a gel.
(intransitive) To develop a rapport.
(intransitive, figurative) To come together to form something; to cohere.
(transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
gil
glb
glc
gld
gle
glt
gol
gol
noun
Alternative form of gul
gpl
gul
gul
noun
Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.