(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
(transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
(transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
abash
abash
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
abask
abask
adv
in the sunshine; basking.
abats
abbas
abbas
noun
plural of abba
abbes
abbes
noun
plural of abbe
abets
abets
noun
plural of abet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abet
abies
abies
noun
A tannin made from the barks of firs and spruces.
A tree of the genus Abies.
ables
ables
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of able
abris
abris
noun
plural of abri
abrus
absbh
absee
absey
absey
noun
(obsolete) ABC; alphabet.
(obsolete) Absey book; abecedary.
(obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list.
absis
absis
noun
Alternative spelling of apsis
absit
absit
noun
(UK) Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
A portion of fermenting dough diluted to a paste with water and then cooked.
abstr
abuse
abuse
noun
(now rare) Catachresis.
(obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
Misuse; improper use; perversion.
Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.
verb
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
(transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
(transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
(transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
(transitive, obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.
abush
abuts
abuts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abut
abyes
abyes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abye
abysm
abysm
noun
(archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
(now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.
abyss
abyss
noun
(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
(frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
(oceanography) The abyssal zone.
(with article) An impending catastrophic happening.
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
albas
albas
noun
plural of alba
albus
ambas
ambas
noun
plural of amba
ambos
ambos
noun
plural of ambo
arabs
asabi
asben
ashab
ashby
baals
baals
noun
plural of baal
babas
babas
noun
plural of baba
babes
babes
noun
(treated as a singular noun; plural babes) Alternative form of babe used as a term of endearment to a loved one.
plural of babe
babis
babus
babus
noun
plural of babu
bacis
backs
backs
noun
(Cambridge University, with "the") The backyard of the University.
plural of back
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back
baese
baffs
baffs
noun
(slang, Nigeria) fashionable clothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baff
baggs
baggs
verb
Alternative spelling of bags (“lay dibs”)
bagsc
bahts
bahts
noun
plural of baht
bails
bails
noun
plural of bail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bail
bains
bains
noun
plural of bain
baiss
baits
baits
noun
plural of bait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bait
bakes
bakes
noun
plural of bake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bake
bakst
balas
balas
noun
(archaic, now chiefly attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
balds
balds
noun
plural of bald
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bald
bales
bales
noun
plural of bale
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bale
balks
balks
noun
plural of balk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balk
balls
balls
adv
(slang) Very. Intensifier.
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
(uncountable, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar, colloquial) Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazeness.
(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
plural of ball
verb
(vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.
(vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball
balms
balms
noun
plural of balm
balsa
balsa
noun
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
bancs
bancs
noun
plural of banc
bands
bands
noun
plural of band
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of band
banes
banes
noun
plural of bane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bane
bangs
bangs
noun
(chiefly US) A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
(chiefly US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.
Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
plural of bang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bang
banks
banks
noun
plural of bank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bank
banns
banns
noun
Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
banus
baras
barbs
barbs
noun
plural of barb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barb
bards
bards
noun
plural of bard
bares
bares
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bare
barfs
barfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barf
baris
baris
noun
(historical) A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.
plural of bari
barks
barks
noun
plural of bark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bark
barms
barms
noun
plural of barm
barns
barns
noun
plural of barn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barn
barse
barse
noun
(UK, vulgar, slang) The perineum of a man.
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.
basad
basal
basal
adj
(anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
(chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
(medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
noun
(anatomy) Any basal structure or part
base, bottom, minimum
basan
basat
basco
based
based
adj
(Internet slang, originally 4chan) Admirable for rejecting liberalism or left-wing values.
(Internet slang, originally 4chan) Admirable; praiseworthy.
(slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
verb
Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
Having a base
Having a base of operations.
basel
basel
Proper noun
A city in Switzerland.
baser
baser
adj
comparative form of base: more base
bases
bases
noun
plural of base
plural of basis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of base
basho
basho
noun
(sumo) a sumo tournament of any kind
basia
basic
basic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
(slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
basie
basil
basil
noun
A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
verb
(transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
basin
basin
noun
(geography) A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
(obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
verb
To create a concavity or depression in.
To serve as or become a basin.
To shelter or enclose in a basin.
basir
basis
basis
noun
(accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
(agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
(linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
(topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
A physical base or foundation.
A regular frequency.
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
An underlying condition or circumstance.
baske
basks
basks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bask
basle
basle
Proper noun
A city in Switzerland; spelling of
basom
bason
bason
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of basin
basos
basov
basra
basra
Proper noun
A city and port in southeast Iraq.
bassa
bassa
noun
Obsolete spelling of bashaw
bassi
bassi
noun
plural of basso
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.
bassy
bassy
adj
Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds
A basting; a sprinkling of drippings etc. in cooking.
verb
(archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
(by extension) To coat over something.
To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
basti
basti
noun
(India) A slum.
basto
basto
noun
The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.
basts
basts
noun
plural of bast
basye
basyl
bates
bates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bate
baths
baths
noun
(UK) A building containing a public swimming pool or shower facilities; originally a place having individual cubicles where people without bathrooms could have a bath.
plural of bath
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bath
batis
batis
noun
Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
Any of the genus Batis of saltworts.
batse
batts
batts
noun
(informal) batteries (power cells)
plural of batt
bauds
bauds
noun
plural of baud
bawds
bawds
noun
plural of bawd
bawls
bawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bawl
beads
beads
noun
A beaded necklace.
plural of bead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bead
beaks
beaks
noun
plural of beak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beak
beals
beals
noun
plural of beal
beams
beams
noun
plural of beam
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beam
beans
beans
noun
(slang) A cut that reaches the hypodermis.
(slang, archaic) Money.
(slang, chiefly in the negative) An insignificant value or amount.
(slang, urban) Pills; drugs in pill form.
(slang, vulgar) Testes.
plural of bean
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bean
bears
bears
noun
plural of bear
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear
beast
beast
adj
(slang, chiefly Midwestern and northeastern US) great; excellent; powerful
noun
(figuratively) Something unpleasant and difficult.
(more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
(prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.
(slang) Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.
(slang) Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
verb
(Britain, military) to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
beats
beats
noun
plural of beat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat
beaus
becks
becks
noun
plural of beck
beefs
beefs
noun
plural of beef
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beef
beeps
beeps
noun
plural of beep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beep
beers
beers
noun
plural of beer
beest
beest
noun
beestings, colostrum
verb
(archaic) second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be
beets
beets
noun
plural of beet
beggs
beisa
beisa
noun
An antelope (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)
belis
belis
noun
plural of beli
bells
bells
noun
(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
Short for bell-bottoms.
plural of bell
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bell
belts
belts
noun
plural of belt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belt
belus
bemas
bemas
noun
plural of bema
bemis
bends
bends
noun
(nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
(underwater diving, pathology, usually with the) Synonym of decompression sickness.
plural of bend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend
benes
benes
noun
plural of bene
benis
benis
noun
(Internet slang) Penis.
bensh
bents
bents
noun
plural of bent
bergs
bergs
noun
plural of berg
berks
berks
noun
plural of berk
berms
berms
noun
plural of berm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berm
berns
besan
besan
noun
Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.
besee
besee
verb
(reflexive, dialectal) To look about oneself; look to oneself.
(transitive, dialectal) To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
beset
beset
verb
(nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
(transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc.
(transitive) To surround or hem in.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.