A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
atco
atmo
atmo
noun
(physics, dated) The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements and calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.
atom
atom
noun
(Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
(computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
(historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
(mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
(mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
(now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
(philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
A very small amount; a whit.
aton
atop
atop
adv
(literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.
prep
On the top of.
On the top, with "of".
atwo
atwo
adv
(obsolete) In two; in twain; asunder.
auto
auto
adj
Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox / transmission)
noun
(India) An autorickshaw.
(chiefly attributively) An automobile.
A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
A setting for automatic operation.
An automatic gearbox / transmission.
verb
(intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
boat
boat
noun
(Australian politics, informal) The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.
(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
(poker slang) A full house.
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by boat.
(transitive) To place in a boat.
(transitive) To transport in a boat.
bota
cato
coat
coat
noun
(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.ᵂᵖ
(countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.ᵂᵖ
(countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.ᵂᵖ
(obsolete) A petticoat.
(uncountable, nautical) Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
A coat card.
A coat of arms.ᵂᵖ
The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
verb
(transitive) To cover like a coat.
(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.
(transitive, archaic) To clothe.
dato
dato
noun
Alternative form of datto
doat
doat
verb
Obsolete spelling of dote
goat
goat
noun
(acronym) Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“Greatest of All Time”)
(informal) A scapegoat.
(roller derby) A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
(slang) A Pontiac GTO car.
(slang) A lecherous man.
(speech recognition) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.
A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.
verb
(transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
(transitive) To scapegoat.
(transitive, roller derby) To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
iota
iota
noun
A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
jato
jato
noun
A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off
A takeoff assisted by such a unit
An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
joat
jota
jota
noun
A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.
kato
kota
lota
lota
noun
(Pakistani politics) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another.
(South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
moat
moat
noun
(business, figurative) An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, because of the nature of its products, services or franchise or for some other reason.
(meteorology) A clear ring outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone.
(obsolete) A hill or mound.
A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
verb
(transitive) To surround with a moat.
mota
nato
nato
noun
(countable) A tree of the genus Mora
(uncountable) The wood of such trees
nota
nota
noun
plural of notum
oast
oast
noun
(Britain) A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
oath
oath
noun
A curse, a curse word.
A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
verb
(archaic) To pledge.
oats
oats
noun
A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).
Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.
plural of oat
oaty
oaty
adj
Containing oats.
Resembling oats.
oita
okta
okta
noun
(meteorology) One eighth of the total area of the celestial dome; used as a measure of cloudiness (one okta means that one eighth of the sky is obscured, two oktas that one quarter is obscured, and so on).
otha
pato
pato
noun
The national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.
rato
rato
noun
Alternative form of RATO
rota
rota
noun
(Britain) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
(music) A kind of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music.
sato
stoa
stoa
noun
In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
taco
taco
noun
(US, slang) A yellow stain on a shirt armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.
(US, slang) The vulva.
(cooking) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
verb
(slang) To fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.
tajo
tano
taos
taos
noun
plural of tao
taro
taro
noun
Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Food from a taro plant.
tiao
toad
toad
noun
(derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
(derogatory) An ugly person.
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
verb
(Internet, informal, transitive) To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.
toag
toat
toat
noun
The handle of a joiner's plane.
verb
Alternative spelling of tote
toba
toda
toea
toea
noun
A unit of currency, equivalent to one hundredth of a Papua New Guinean kina.
toga
toga
noun
(Philippines) An academic gown.
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
A loose wrap gown.
tola
tola
noun
A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.