(law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
(law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
aborts
aborts
noun
plural of abort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abort
abrupt
abrupt
adj
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
(obsolete) Broken off.
(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
Curt in manner.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
noun
(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
acater
acater
noun
(obsolete) caterer
achter
acrita
acrita
Noun
The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.
acrite
acrite
adj
(obsolete) Relating to, or characteristic of the Acrita
acrity
acrity
noun
(obsolete) sharpness; keenness
actors
actors
noun
plural of actor
actory
actory
adj
Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
acture
acture
noun
(obsolete) Action.
acuter
acuter
adj
comparative form of acute: more acute
adhort
adhort
verb
(obsolete) To exhort; to advise.
adrent
adrift
adrift
adj
(chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
Floating at random.
adv
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
adroit
adroit
adj
Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
advert
advert
noun
(Britain, informal) An advertisement, an ad.
verb
(intransitive) To call attention, refer (to).
(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to).
(obsolete, transitive) To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
aerate
aerate
verb
(intransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The microbial growth medium was aerated at a rate of 5 litres per minute."
(transitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The drink was aerated with carbon dioxide, making it fizzy."
(transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material. Example: "The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly."
(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air. Example: "Blood is aerated in the lungs."
aether
aether
noun
Alternative spelling of ether
aethra
affret
affret
noun
(obsolete) An attack.
afreet
afreet
noun
Alternative spelling of ifrit
afrete
afrite
afrite
noun
Alternative form of ifrit
afrits
afrits
noun
plural of afrit
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
afters
afters
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal, sports) fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped
(Britain, informal) dessert
(informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal.
agorot
agreat
agrest
agriot
agrito
agrote
aigret
aigret
noun
Alternative spelling of aigrette
airest
airest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of air
airted
airted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airt
airths
akhrot
akhrot
noun
(India) A walnut.
albert
alerta
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
aliter
aliter
adv
otherwise
alpert
alroot
altair
altars
altars
noun
plural of altar
altern
altern
adj
(obsolete) Acting by turns; alternate.
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
altmar
altura
alture
alurta
ambert
amiret
amoret
amoret
noun
(obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song.
(obsolete) A petty love affair.
(obsolete) An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
amrita
amrita
noun
(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.
amtorg
amtrac
amtrac
noun
(military) An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
amtrak
andert
anitra
anorth
antara
anteri
anther
anther
noun
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
antiar
antiar
noun
A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The upas tree itself.
antjar
antler
antler
noun
A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
antral
antral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an antrum
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
antrim
antrim
Proper noun
A county in the north-east of Northern Ireland, also known as County Antrim.
A town in Northern Ireland that is the administrative centre of County Antrim.
antrin
antrin
adj
(Scotland) Strange, rare, unusual.
antrum
antrum
noun
(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
aorist
aorist
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
noun
(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
aortae
aortae
noun
plural of aorta
aortal
aortal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the aorta.
aortas
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
appert
apport
apport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that appears from an unknown source.
(parapsychology) The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
verb
(parapsychology) To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere.
aptera
arabit
arafat
arafat
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Arabic surname.
ararat
aratus
arbith
arbota
arbtrn
arbust
arbust
noun
(not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
arcata
arcate
arcato
archit
arcite
arcnet
arctan
arctan
noun
Abbreviation of arctangent.
arctia
arctic
arctic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Arctic
arctos
ardath
ardent
ardent
adj
(literary) Providing light or heat.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
ardeth
ardith
arditi
ardito
ardyth
areito
arendt
aretes
aretes
noun
plural of arete
aretha
aretta
arette
aretus
argent
argent
adj
(heraldry): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
Of silver or silver-coloured.
noun
(archaic) The metal silver.
(heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
(obsolete, poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white.
argots
argots
noun
plural of argot
arguta
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
arhats
arhats
noun
plural of arhat
aright
aright
adv
(archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
verb
(transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly.
arista
arista
noun
(biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
(entomology) A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna.
ariste
aristo
aristo
noun
(informal) An aristocrat
(slang, Nigeria) A wealthy man, especially married, who has sexual affairs with much younger women and spends money on them
ariton
arkite
arkite
Adjective
Belonging to
arleta
armata
armets
armets
noun
plural of armet
armlet
armlet
noun
A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.
A small arm.
armpit
armpit
noun
Somewhere or something considered unpleasant or undesirable.
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
arnaut
arnaut
Noun
An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, especially an Albanian serving in the Turkish army.
arnett
aroast
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
aroynt
aroynt
verb
Alternative form of aroint
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.
arquit
arrant
arrant
adj
(by extension, dated) Very bad; despicable.
(chiefly with a negative connotation, dated) Complete; downright; utter.
Obsolete form of errant (“roving around; wandering”).
arrect
arrect
adj
(obsolete) Attentive, like a person listening.
(obsolete) Lifted up; raised; erect.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To direct.
(transitive, obsolete) To impute.
arrent
arrest
arrest
noun
(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
verb
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain.
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
arriet
arrtez
artaba
artaba
noun
Alternative form of artab
artabe
artair
artaud
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
artema
artery
artery
noun
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
(transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery
artful
artful
adj
(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
(obsolete) Knowledgeable about the liberal arts; learned, wise.
Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.