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.
blot
blot
noun
(backgammon) An exposed piece in backgammon.
(biochemistry) A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
(by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
verb
(intransitive) to soak up or absorb liquid.
(transitive) To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
(transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
(transitive) To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
(transitive) To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
(transitive) To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
(transitive) To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
(transitive) to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
bolt
bolt
adv
Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
noun
(US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
(military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
(nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
A burst of speed or efficiency.
A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
A sudden event, action or emotion.
A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
verb
(US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
(intransitive) To escape.
(intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
(intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
(law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
(transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
To secure a door by locking or barring it.
To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
To sift, especially through a cloth.
To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
To swallow food without chewing it.
To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
btol
clot
clot
noun
A silly person.
A solidified mass of any liquid.
A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
verb
(intransitive) To form a clot or mass.
(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.
colt
colt
noun
(biblical) A young camel or donkey.
(cricket, slang) A professional cricketer during his first season.
(figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
(nautical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
A young crane (bird).
A young male horse.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To befool.
(obsolete, transitive) To horse; to get with young.
To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.
dolt
dolt
noun
(derogatory) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
verb
(obsolete) To behave foolishly.
flot
holt
holt
noun
A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
ilot
ilot
noun
islet: Alternative form of islot
jolt
jolt
noun
(slang) A long prison sentence.
(slang) A narcotic injection.
A surprise or shock.
An act of jolting.
verb
(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
(transitive) To knock sharply
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
(transitive) To shock emotionally.
leto
loft
loft
adj
(obsolete, rare) lofty; proud; haughty
noun
(golf) The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
(obsolete) A floor or room placed above another.
(obsolete, except in derivatives) air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
(textiles) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
verb
(bowling) To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
(intransitive) To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
(transitive) To furnish with a loft space.
(transitive) To propel high into the air.
(transitive) To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.
loot
loot
noun
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
(US military slang, dated) Clipping of lieutenant.
(colloquial, US) Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
(slang) Synonym of money.
Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.
Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.
verb
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
(transitive, chiefly South Asian) Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
lost
lost
adj
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lose
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.
lote
lote
noun
A large tree (Celtis australis), the European nettle tree, found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherry-like fruit.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To lurk; lie hidden
loth
loth
adj
(Britain) Alternative form of loath
noun
(now historical) A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.
loti
loti
noun
A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.
The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
plural of lotus
loto
loto
noun
Archaic form of lotto.
lots
lots
adv
(colloquial) A great deal; very much.
noun
(colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
plural of lot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lot
lott
lotz
lout
lout
noun
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To bend, bow, stoop.
(obsolete, transitive) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
molt
molt
verb
(rare) simple past tense of melt
US standard spelling of moult.
nolt
nolt
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Neat, cattle
olit
oltm
oltp
otlf
plot
plot
noun
(Various fandom slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of characters involved in a story, originating from ironic juxtaposition with the original meaning (course of the story).
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
A plan; a purpose.
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
verb
(transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
(transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
polt
polt
noun
(now dialectal) A hard knock.
(obsolete, rare) A pestle.
rotl
rotl
noun
(historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of weight, usually 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).
slot
slot
noun
(American football) The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.
(Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
(Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
(aviation) In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
(aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
(computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
(electrical) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
(field hockey or ice hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
(informal) A slot machine designed for gambling.
(journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
(slang, surfing) The barrel or tube of a wave.
A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
A period of time within a schedule or sequence.
The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
verb
(Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
(Australian rules football, rugby, informal) To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.
(obsolete, transitive, UK, dialectal) To shut with violence; to slam.
(slang, Rhodesia, in the context of the Rhodesian Bush War) To kill.
To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)
To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining.
To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)
To put something where it belongs.
stol
toil
toil
noun
(usually in the plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
Trouble, strife.
verb
(intransitive) To labour; work.
(intransitive) To struggle.
(transitive) To weary through excessive labour.
(transitive) To work (something); often with out.
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.
told
told
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tell
tole
tole
noun
(historical) A portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
(uncommon) A tola (unit of mass).
(uncountable) A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
verb
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular, and some dialects of England) simple past tense and past participle of tell
(archaic) To entice; to allure or attract.
toll
toll
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor.
(US) A tollbooth.
(business) A fee for using any kind of material processing service.
A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding.
Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
The act or sound of tolling.
verb
(African-American Vernacular) simple past tense and past participle of tell
(ergative) To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
(figuratively) To make a sound as if made by a bell.
(law) To suspend.
(law, obsolete) To take away; to vacate; to annul.
(transitive) To announce by tolling.
(transitive) To draw; entice; invite; allure.
(transitive) To impose a fee for the use of.
(transitive) To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).
(transitive) To summon by ringing a bell.
(transitive) To take as a toll.
(transitive) To tear in pieces.
(transitive, intransitive) To levy a toll on (someone or something).
(transitive, obsolete) To draw; pull; tug; drag.
To pay a toll or tallage.
tolt
tolt
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a county court.
Alternative form of tölt
tolu
tolu
noun
The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
tonl
tool
tool
noun
(by extension, vulgar, slang, derogatory) An obnoxious or uptight person.
(computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
(slang, Canada, US, MTE, MLE, and possibly wider) A gun.
(vulgar, slang) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.
A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Any piece of equipment used in a profession, e.g. a craftman's tools.
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
verb
(intransitive) To work very hard.
(intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
(transitive) To equip with tools.
(transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
(transitive, UK, slang, dated) To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
(transitive, UK, slang, dated) To drive (a coach or other vehicle).
(transitive, slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
(transitive, volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
toul
ulto
ulto
adv
Contraction of ultimo (of last month).
volt
volt
noun
(fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
A colour similar to lime often used in Nike products.
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V