(obsolete, transitive) To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
abdon
abdon
Proper noun
The tenth judge of Israel.
abend
abend
noun
(IEEE) Termination of a process prior to completion.
(computing) The abnormal termination of a program.
verb
(computing) To terminate abnormally.
abner
abnet
abnet
noun
The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
aboon
aboon
adj
(Scotland, Britain dialect) Above.
adv
(Scotland, Britain, Cheshire dialect) Above.
prep
(Scotland, Britain dialectal) Above.
aborn
aborn
adj
born, begotten, created, developed
verb
past participle of abear
abran
abrin
abrin
noun
A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).
abuna
abuna
noun
(Christianity) The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
abune
abune
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of aboon
acana
acana
noun
A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
achan
achen
acing
acing
verb
present participle of ace
acini
acini
noun
plural of acinus
acmon
acned
acned
adj
Marked by acne; suffering from acne.
acnes
acnes
noun
plural of acne
acoin
acone
acone
adj
(biology, of the eyes of an insect) That lack cones
acorn
acorn
noun
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
(zoology) See acorn-shell.
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
acron
acron
noun
Synonym of prostomium
actin
actin
noun
(biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.
(biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
acton
acton
noun
Alternative form of aketon
Obsolete form of actinon.
acuan
adana
adawn
adcon
addnl
adena
adina
adine
adion
adman
adman
noun
A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
admen
admen
noun
plural of adman
admin
admin
noun
(countable, informal) An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).
(countable, informal) An administrator (one who administers affairs).
(countable, informal, Internet) A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.
(countable, informal, computing) A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).
(uncountable, informal) Administration, or administrative work.
verb
(transitive, computing, informal) To serve as an administrator for or of.
adnah
adnan
adnex
adona
adorn
adorn
adj
(obsolete) adorned; ornate
noun
(obsolete) adornment
verb
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
adown
adown
adv
(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
prep
(archaic) Down.
adron
adunc
adunc
adj
(usually of a nose) Curved inward, hooked.
aedon
aenea
aeons
aeons
noun
plural of aeon
aeron
aetna
afnor
afton
afyon
again
again
adv
(obsolete) Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
(obsolete) In any other place.
(obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
(obsolete) On the other hand.
Another time; once more.
Back (to a former place or state).
Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
Moreover; besides; further.
Over and above a factor of one.
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
prep
(obsolete or dialectal) Against.
agana
agena
agend
agend
noun
Obsolete form of agendum.
agene
agene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour
agent
agent
noun
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
A person who looks for work for another person
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
aghan
aging
aging
adj
Becoming elderly.
noun
(gerontology) The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Wear; wear and tear.
verb
present participle of age
agnat
agnel
agnel
noun
A 13th century French gold coin.
agnes
agnew
agnus
agone
agone
adv
(archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago
agons
agons
noun
plural of agon
agony
agony
noun
(biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
Extreme pain.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Violent contest or striving.
agrin
agrin
adj
grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face
noun
(neuroscience) a protein involved in the formation of neuromuscular junctions during embryonic development
agron
agung
agung
noun
A gong used in the Philippines and Indonesia.
ahern
ahind
ahind
prep
(dialect) behind
ahint
ahint
adv
(UK dialectal) behind
ahong
ahron
ahsan
ahunt
aidan
aiden
aidin
aiken
ailin
ailyn
ainee
ainoi
ainoi
noun
(Christianity) lauds; a prayer service following matins
ainus
airan
airan
noun
A Turkish cold drink made from yoghurt and water with salt and sometimes herbs.
airns
airns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airn
aisne
aiwan
ajani
akene
akene
noun
Alternative spelling of achene
aking
aking
verb
present participle of ake
akins
aknee
aknee
adv
(archaic) On the knees.
aknow
aknow
verb
Obsolete form of acknow.
akron
akron
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a town in Alabama.
a statutory town in Colorado
a town in Henry Township, Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community in Kansas.
a village in Michigan.
an unincorporated community in Missouri.
an unincorporated community in Nebraska.
a village in New York.
a large city in Ohio
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
akund
alain
alana
aland
aland
adv
(now rare, poetic) To the land; ashore.
(obsolete) On dry land, as opposed to in the water.
alane
alane
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Aluminium hydride, AlH₃.
alang
alani
alano
alans
alans
noun
plural of alan
alant
alban
alban
noun
(chemistry, now rare) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
alben
albin
albyn
albyn
Proper noun
Scotland, especially the Highlands.
alcon
aldan
alden
alden
Proper noun
name transferred back from the surname.
aldin
aldon
aleen
alena
alene
alenu
alfin
alfin
noun
(chess, historical) bishop
algin
algin
noun
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
alien
alien
adj
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
noun
A foreigner residing in a country.
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
verb
(law) To transfer the ownership of something.
(transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
align
align
verb
(bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
(intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
(intransitive) To identify with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
(transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
(transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
alina
aline
aline
adv
In line
verb
Obsolete form of align. or misspelling
alkin
alkin
adj
(obsolete except Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
allan
allen
allin
allyn
alman
almon
alnus
aloin
aloin
noun
(pharmacology) A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative.
alone
alone
adj
(obsolete) Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
(obsolete) Mere; consisting of nothing further.
(obsolete) Unique; rare; matchless.
(predicatively, chiefly in the negative) Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
By oneself, solitary.
adv
(by extension) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
Not requiring anything further; merely.
Without outside help.
along
along
adv
In company; together.
Onward, forward, with progressive action.
prep
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
alpen
alsen
alson
alten
altin
altin
noun
Alternative form of altyn (“obsolete Russian coin”)
alton
altun
aluin
alvan
alvin
alwin
alwin
Proper noun
name; always rather rare in English.
alwyn
alwyn
Proper noun
name, a rare variant of Alwin.
amain
amain
adv
(Britain, dialectal) Out of control.
(archaic) At full speed; also, in great haste.
(archaic, literary) With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
(obsolete) Exceedingly; overmuch.
verb
(figuratively) To decrease or reduce (something).
(intransitive, nautical) To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.
(nautical) To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).