(biochemistry) Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond
lycus
lygus
lykes
lykes
noun
plural of lyke
lyles
lynus
lyons
lyons
noun
plural of lyon
lyres
lyres
noun
plural of lyre
lyris
lyrus
lysed
lysed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lyse
lyses
lyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lyse
lysin
lysin
noun
any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
lysis
lysis
noun
(architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
(biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules
(biochemistry) The disintegration or destruction of cells
(medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
lysol
lyssa
lyssa
noun
Rabies.
misly
misly
adj
Alternative form of mizzly
molys
myles
mysel
odyls
palsy
palsy
adj
(colloquial) Chummy, friendly.
noun
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
verb
To paralyse, either completely or partially.
plays
plays
noun
plural of play
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play
ploys
ploys
noun
plural of ploy
polys
polys
noun
plural of poly
pylas
pylos
pylos
Proper noun
A town and an ancient city in the Messenia prefecture, Greece
sably
sably
adv
in a sable manner
sadly
sadly
adv
(dated) Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
(obsolete) Deeply, completely.
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
Unfortunately, sad to say.
saily
saily
adj
Like a sail.
salay
sally
sally
noun
(New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
A kind of stonefly.
A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
A sudden rushing forth.
A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
A willow
A wren.
An excursion or side trip.
An object made from the above trees' wood
Any tree that looks like a willow
verb
(intransitive) To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
(intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")
(intransitive) To venture off the beaten path.
salty
salty
adj
(figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
(figuratively, of language) Coarse; provocative; earthy.
(linguistics) Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin ipse (“self”) instead of the Latin ille (“that”).
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare
selry
sexly
sexly
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
shaly
shaly
adj
Pertaining to or resembling shale.
shily
shily
adv
Archaic form of shyly.
shyly
shyly
adv
In a shy manner.
sibyl
sibyl
noun
A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
silky
silky
adj
(botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
noun
Alternative spelling of silkie
silly
silly
adj
(Scotland) Mentally retarded.
(cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
(now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion
(now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
(now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
(obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
(obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
(of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
Good; pious.
Holy.
Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
Rustic, homely.
Sickly; feeble; infirm.
Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
adv
(now regional or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner.
noun
(colloquial) A mistake.
(colloquial) A silly person.
(endearing, gently derogatory) A term of address.
silty
silty
adj
Having a noticeable amount of silt.
Resembling or characteristic of silt.
silyl
silyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical SiH₃ derived from silane
(organic chemistry) Any similar radical in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups
skyla
slaby
slaky
slaty
slaty
adj
Resembling the mineral slate.
slays
slays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slay
sleys
sleys
noun
plural of sley
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sley
slily
slily
adv
Alternative spelling of slyly
slimy
slimy
adj
(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
Of or pertaining to slime
resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
noun
A ponyfish.
slopy
slopy
adj
Characterised by a slope or slopes; sloping
sloyd
sloyd
noun
A knife for carving.
Skilled mechanical work; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use of the plans and specifications connected with trade work.
slyer
slyke
slyly
slyly
adv
In a sly manner, cunningly.
slype
slype
noun
(architecture) A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.
smily
smily
adj
Alternative form of smiley
soily
soily
adj
(obsolete) Apt to stain.
Covered in soil; earthy.
Dirty; soiled.
solay
solly
solly
adj
Pronunciation spelling of sorry. (mimicking an Asian accent)
sonly
sonly
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
souly
sozly
splay
splay
adj
Flat and ungainly.
Spread out; turned outward.
noun
A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
verb
(computing theory, transitive) To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To spay; to castrate.
To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.
To spread; spread out.
To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc.
style
style
noun
(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
(computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
(entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
(historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
(printing, publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.
(surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
(zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part.
A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
verb
(intransitive, US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
(transitive) To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
(transitive, formal) To call or give a name or title to.
(transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
styli
styli
noun
plural of stylus
stylo
stylo
noun
A stylographic pen.
Any of the genus Stylosanthes of flowering plants.
sulky
sulky
adj
(often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
noun
A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
Any carriage seating only the driver.
sully
sully
noun
(rare, obsolete) A blemish.
verb
(intransitive, ergative) To become soiled or tarnished.
(transitive) To corrupt or damage.
(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.
surly
surly
adj
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
adv
(obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
sybil
sybil
Noun
Prophetess; hag.
Proper noun
name, Sibyl
syble
sybyl
sydel
sylas
sylid
sylis
sylis
noun
plural of syli
sylni
sylow
sylph
sylph
noun
(by extension) A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
(mythology) An invisible being of the air.
(ornithology) Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus Aglaiocercus), the male of which has a long forked tail.
The elemental being of air, usually female.
sylva
sylva
noun
Alternative spelling of silva
sympl
talys
tylus
unsly
unsly
adj
Not sly; lacking slyness
wyles
yawls
yawls
noun
plural of yawl
yelks
yelks
noun
plural of yelk
yells
yells
noun
plural of yell
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yell
yelps
yelps
noun
plural of yelp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yelp
yills
ylems
yolks
yolks
noun
plural of yolk
yowls
yowls
noun
plural of yowl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yowl