A subdivision of the Early (Lower) Cretaceous epoch.
aptote
aptote
noun
(grammar, obsolete) A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
apulia
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
archbp
arispe
arloup
armpad
armpit
armpit
noun
Somewhere or something considered unpleasant or undesirable.
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
arpens
arpens
noun
plural of arpen
arpent
arpent
noun
A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.
A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.
arrope
arrope
noun
A form of grape concentrate, typically produced in Spain, made by boiling unfermented grape juice into a syrup. It may be added to dark, sweet wines.
ascape
ashpan
ashpan
noun
(rail transport) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.
A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
ashpit
ashpit
noun
(rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
asleep
asleep
adj
(euphemistic) Dead.
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
(slang) Inattentive.
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
aslope
aslope
adj
(archaic) Slanted or sloping.
adv
(archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction.
prep
(archaic) Diagonally over or across.
asopus
aspace
aspect
aspect
noun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
One's appearance or expression.
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
verb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
(obsolete) To look at.
aspens
aspens
noun
plural of aspen
aspern
aspers
aspers
noun
plural of asper
aspics
aspics
noun
plural of aspic
aspide
aspire
aspire
verb
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
(intransitive, archaic, literary) To move upward; to be very tall.
(transitive, obsolete) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
aspish
aspish
adj
Pertaining to, or like, an asp.
asport
asport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that is spontaneously moved or "teleported" to another place.
verb
To take and move to a certain other place, to carry away.
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
asteep
astoop
astoop
adv
In a stooping or inclined position.
atopen
atopen
noun
(obsolete, immunology) Anything that induces an atopic allergy
atopic
atopic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.
atropa
atrypa
attrap
attrap
verb
(transitive) To entrap; to ensnare.
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn with trappings; to dress or array.
atypic
atypic
adj
that has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type
aupaka
aupaka
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Isodendrion.
auspex
awhape
awhape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
azophi
backup
backup
adj
(computing) That is intended as a backup.
Standby, reserve or extra.
Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
noun
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
(law enforcement) reinforcements
A reserve or substitute.
An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
verb
Misspelling of back up.
bacopa
bacopa
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bacopa of aquatic plants, the waterhyssops.
bagpod
ballup
bangup
baphia
barhop
barhop
verb
(idiomatic, informal) To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening.
bebops
bebops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bebop
bebump
bebump
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To bump thoroughly; belabour.
becaps
beclap
beclap
verb
To clap for; to applaud.
To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly.
beclip
beclip
verb
(transitive) To clip around or about (the edges of); crop.
(transitive) To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.
(transitive, obsolete) To curdle (milk).
(transitive, obsolete) To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp.
(transitive, obsolete) To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.
(transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.
bedamp
bedamp
verb
(transitive) To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen.
bedcap
bedpad
bedpan
bedpan
noun
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
bedrip
bedrip
noun
(UK dialectal) A band of harvesters.
(UK dialectal) A crowd.
verb
(intransitive) To drip about or all over; drip onto (something).
bedrop
bedrop
verb
(archaic) To cover with drops; to splash or spatter.
beeped
beeped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beep
beeper
beeper
noun
A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
A simple computer speaker.
beflap
behelp
behelp
verb
(transitive, archaic) To help (with); give aid or assistance to.
bejape
bejape
verb
(transitive, rare, UK dialectal) To play a trick on; trick or befool.
beleap
beleap
verb
(transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To leap upon; cover.
belpre
bepaid
bepale
bepart
bepelt
bepelt
verb
(transitive) To pelt soundly.
bepile
bepill
bepity
bepity
verb
(archaic) To pity greatly.
bepray
bepuff
bepuff
verb
(archaic) To puff out.
(archaic, transitive) To puff; praise fulsomely; bepraise.
berapt
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
besped
besped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeed
bespew
bespew
verb
(obsolete) To soil or daub with spew; vomit on; foul with vomit.
bespin
bespin
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin around or about, so as to cover; spin all over.
bespit
bespit
verb
(transitive) To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle.
bespot
bespot
verb
(transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.
betrap
betrap
verb
(transitive) To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
(transitive) To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.
beweep
beweep
verb
(intransitive) To weep.
(transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
bewept
bewept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beweep
bewrap
bewrap
verb
(obsolete) To wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.
bhopal
bhopal
Proper noun
State capital of Madhya Pradesh (India).
biceps
biceps
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.
(informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
(prosody) A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia)
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
bidpai
bidpai
Proper noun
Name given to a wise philosopher in traditional fables.
biopic
biopic
noun
(film) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
biopsy
biopsy
noun
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
verb
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
bipack
bipack
noun
(cinematography) The process of loading two reels of film into a camera, so that they both pass through the camera gate together, formerly used for visual effects and as a subtractive colour process.
verb
(cinematography) To load two reels of film in this manner.
bipeds
bipeds
noun
plural of biped
bipods
bipods
noun
plural of bipod
bipont
bipont
Adjective
Relating to books printed at Zweibrücken in Bavaria.
bippus
bishop
bishop
noun
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
(UK, dialectal, archaic) A children's smock or pinafore.
(US, archaic) A bustle.
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
(dialectal) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.
(obsolete) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.
(obsolete) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.
(religion, nonstandard) A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.
A flowering plant of the genus Bifora.
A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
verb
(Christianity) To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
(Christianity) To make a bishop.
(Christianity, rare) To provide with bishops.
(UK, colloquial, obsolete) To murder by drowning.
(UK, dialectal) To permit food (especially milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quotation below, of horses).
(by extension, jocularly, obsolete) To confirm (in its other senses).
(by extension, of equestrianism) To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth.
biskop
bitmap
bitmap
noun
(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
bleeps
bleeps
noun
plural of bleep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleep
blimps
blimps
noun
plural of blimp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blimp
bloops
bloops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloop
blowup
blowup
noun
(photography) An enlargement
An explosion, or violent outburst
blypes
blypes
noun
plural of blype
boopic
boopis
bopeep
bopeep
noun
Alternative form of bo-peep
bopped
bopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bop
bopper
bopper
noun
(informal, dated) A person who dances the bop.
boskop
bowpin
bowpot
bowpot
noun
Archaic form of bough pot.
boxtop
boxtop
noun
The upper portion of a product's box, used as a proof of purchase when claiming an associated offer.
bpharm
bsphar
bsphth
bumped
bumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bump
bumpee
bumpee
noun
An airline passenger who is bumped to a later flight.
bumper
bumper
adj
(colloquial) Large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
noun
(Australia, slang) A cigarette butt.
(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
(billiards) A side wall of a pool table.
(broadcasting) A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
(colloquial, now chiefly attributive) Anything large or successful.
(cricket) A bouncer.
(music) An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.
(obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
(pinball) An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
(slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
(slang, dated) A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
Someone or something that bumps.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To drink from the vessels called bumpers.
bumphs
bumpsy
bunyip
bunyip
noun
(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.
burlap
burlap
noun
(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or cover in burlap.
burnup
burnup
noun
(physics) A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
burped
burped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burp
bypass
bypass
noun
(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass
A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture
An electrical shunt
Going past or around
verb
To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass
To ignore the usual channels or procedures
bypast
bypath
bypath
noun
An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
byplay
byplay
noun
(theater) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Any action, by supporting actor.
caliph
caliph
noun
The political leader of the Muslim world; the successor of the prophet Muhammad's political authority.
callop
callop
noun
an Australian freshwater fish, Macquaria ambigua; the golden perch or yellowbelly
calpac
calpac
noun
Alternative spelling of calpack
calpul
campal
camped
camped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camp
camper
camper
adj
comparative form of camp: more camp
noun
(video games) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.
A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in.
A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
campho
campit
cample
cample
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To contend; argue; talk noisily.
campoo
campoo
noun
(India, military, historical) A kind of infantry brigade.
campos
campos
noun
plural of campo
campti
campus
campus
noun
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
verb
To confine to campus as a punishment.
To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
canape
canape
noun
Alternative spelling of canapé
canopy
canopy
noun
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.
In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
verb
(intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
(transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
capels
capels
noun
plural of capel
capers
capers
noun
plural of caper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caper
capful
capful
noun
(nautical) A light puff of wind.
The amount that will fit into a cap.
caphar
caphar
noun
(historical) A toll or duty imposed by the Turks on Christian merchants.
capias
capias
noun
(law) An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.