shame, modesty, or humility, regarded as a virtue in Ancient Greece
aldos
aliso
aloes
aloes
noun
(plural only) The resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for its fragrant odour.
The wood of the agalloch.
plural of aloe
alois
alosa
alosa
noun
shad
alose
alose
noun
American shad (Alosa sapidissima).
European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
alost
aloys
alson
alsop
alsop
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Virginia.
altos
ambos
ambos
noun
plural of ambo
ammos
ammos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammo
amoks
amoks
noun
plural of amok
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amok
anoas
anoas
noun
plural of anoa
anous
anson
anson
Proper noun
meaning "son of Agnes".
name transferred from the surname.
The Avro Anson
a city in Texas, USA
aosta
aotes
aotus
apios
apods
apods
noun
plural of apod
aptos
arcos
argos
argos
Proper noun
A city in Greece, in the Peloponnese.
The dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
A town in Indiana.
arose
arose
verb
(now colloquial and nonstandard) past participle of arise
simple past tense of arise
arson
arson
noun
(obsolete) A saddlebow.
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
verb
(transitive, India) To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
arvos
arvos
noun
plural of arvo
ascon
ascon
noun
(biology) A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges
ascot
ascot
noun
ascot tie
ashok
ashot
askoi
askoi
noun
plural of askos
askos
askos
noun
An Ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil.
askov
aslop
asoak
asoak
adj
soaking
asoka
asoka
noun
Alternative form of ashoka
asroc
assoc
assot
assot
adj
(obsolete) dazed; foolish; infatuated
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To besot; to befool; to infatuate.
aston
astor
astto
athos
athos
Proper noun
one of the Gigantes
A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos
atmos
atmos
noun
(sound production) Clipping of atmosphere.
plural of atmo
atoms
atoms
noun
plural of atom
aulos
aulos
noun
(music) Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.
autos
autos
noun
plural of auto
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auto
aviso
aviso
noun
A kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication; an advice boat, or dispatch boat.
A mid-sized colonial warship
advisory; information; advice; intelligence.
avows
avows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avow
awols
awols
noun
plural of awol
axons
axons
noun
plural of axon
axson
ayous
azons
basco
basho
basho
noun
(sumo) a sumo tournament of any kind
basom
bason
bason
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of basin
basos
basov
basso
basso
noun
(music) A bass singer, especially in opera.
(music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
(music) The double bass, or contrabasso.
Obsolete spelling of bashaw or pasha.
basto
basto
noun
The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.
besom
besom
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
Any cleansing or purifying agent.
verb
(archaic, poetic) To sweep.
besot
besot
verb
(transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
betso
bilos
bilos
noun
plural of bilo
biose
biose
noun
(biochemistry) Any carbohydrate having two carbon atoms; in reality - glycolaldehyde
(biochemistry) Synonym of disaccharide
bison
bison
noun
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
bisso
blobs
blobs
noun
plural of blob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blob
blocs
blocs
noun
plural of bloc
blois
blots
blots
noun
plural of blot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blot
blows
blows
noun
plural of blow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blow
boars
boars
noun
plural of boar
boast
boast
noun
(squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.
verb
(ergative) To possess something special (e.g. as a feature).
(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
(masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
(obsolete) To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
(sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
(squash) To play a boast shot.
(transitive) To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
boats
boats
noun
plural of boat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boat
bocks
bocks
noun
plural of bock
bodes
bodes
noun
plural of bode
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bode
boers
boffs
boffs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boff
boggs
bogus
bogus
adj
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
(philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
Undesirable or harmful.
noun
(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
bogys
boils
boils
noun
plural of boil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boil
boise
boist
boist
noun
(obsolete) A box.
bokos
bokos
noun
plural of boko
bolas
bolas
noun
A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey.
A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
boles
boles
noun
plural of bole
bolis
bolis
noun
(archaic) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; especially one which explodes.
bolls
bolls
noun
plural of boll
bolos
bolos
noun
plural of bolo
bolts
bolts
noun
plural of bolt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolt
bolus
bolus
noun
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
verb
(intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
(transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
bombs
bombs
noun
plural of bomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bomb
bomos
bonds
bonds
noun
imprisonment, captivity
plural of bond
the condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bond
bones
bones
noun
(informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.
(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
plural of bone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bone
bongs
bongs
noun
plural of bong
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bong
bonis
bonks
bonks
noun
plural of bonk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bonk
bonns
bonos
bonus
bonus
noun
(basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
(video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
verb
(transitive) To pay a bonus, premium
boobs
boobs
noun
plural of boob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boob
books
books
noun
(accounting) Accounting records.
plural of book
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of book
booms
booms
noun
plural of boom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boom
boons
boons
noun
plural of boon
boors
boors
noun
plural of boor
boose
boose
noun
(dialect) A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
Alternative spelling of booze
boost
boost
noun
(automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
(physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
verb
(Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
(slang, transitive) To steal.
(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
(transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
(transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
boosy
boosy
noun
Alternative form of boose (animal's stall)
boots
boots
noun
(Jamaica, slang, plural only) A condom.
(UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain.
(dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
plural of boot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boot
boras
boras
noun
plural of bora
bores
bores
noun
plural of bore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bore
boris
borts
borts
noun
plural of bort
bosch
boser
bosey
bosey
noun
(cricket, obsolete) A googly.
bosix
bosks
bosks
noun
plural of bosk
bosky
bosky
adj
(obsolete, slang) Drunk; inebriated.
Bushy, bristling.
Caused by trees or shrubs.
Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
bosom
bosom
adj
In a very close relationship.
noun
(anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
A depression round the eye of a millstone.
A woman's breast(s).
Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
verb
(intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
(transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
boson
boson
noun
(obsolete) A boatswain.
(physics) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.
bossa
bossy
bossy
adj
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
noun
(US, informal, dated) A cow or calf.
bosun
bosun
noun
Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”)
botas
botes
botes
noun
plural of bote
botts
botts
noun
(by extension) Infection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.
The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.
bouse
bouse
noun
(obsolete) a carouse; a booze
(obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink
verb
(obsolete) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
bousy
bousy
adj
Obsolete form of boozy.
bouts
bouts
noun
plural of bout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bout
bowes
bowes
noun
plural of bowe
verb
Obsolete form of bow.
bowls
bowls
noun
A ball used in the game of bowls
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
plural of bowl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowl
bowse
bowse
noun
A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
verb
(archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
(nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
boxes
boxes
noun
plural of box
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box