(decorative arts) Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abate
abater
abater
noun
One who, or that which, abates.
abates
abates
noun
plural of abate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abate
abatic
abatic
adj
Alternative form of abasic
abatis
abatis
noun
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation.
abaton
abaton
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abator
abator
noun
(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
abattu
abatua
abbate
abbate
noun
Alternative form of abate (“Italian abbot”)
An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
abbest
abbots
abbots
noun
plural of abbot
abbott
abbott
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
abdest
abdest
noun
(Islam) The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
abduct
abduct
verb
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
abient
abient
adj
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
abject
abject
adj
(chiefly with a negative connotation) Complete; downright; utter.
(rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
noun
A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
verb
(mycology) Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).
To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
ablate
ablate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
(transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
ablaut
ablaut
noun
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
(intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
(transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
ablest
ablest
adj
superlative form of able: most able
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
aborts
aborts
noun
plural of abort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abort
abouts
abouts
adv
(obsolete) About.
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.
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
absist
absist
verb
(obsolete) To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
abvolt
abvolt
noun
(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abwatt
abwatt
noun
(electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10⁻⁷ watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
aftaba
aftaba
noun
A Persian ewer.
aintab
albata
albata
noun
a white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc
albeit
albeit
conj
Although, despite (it) being.
albert
albite
albite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
ambert
ambits
ambits
noun
plural of ambit
antebi
arabit
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.
artaba
artaba
noun
Alternative form of artab
artabe
asbest
ascitb
atabal
atabal
noun
A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
atabeg
atabeg
noun
(historical) A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince.
atabek
atbara
atbash
atbash
noun
a simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.
athrob
athrob
adj
Throbbing.
attrib
attrib
adj
(grammar) Abbreviation of attributive.
aubert
ayntab
babbit
babbit
noun
Nonstandard spelling of babbitt.
babist
babist
Noun
A believer in Babism.
babita
babite
babits
baboot
backet
backet
noun
(Scotland) A shallow wooden trough for carrying ashes, coals, etc.
bactra
baetyl
baetyl
noun
(historical) A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred.
baftah
baftah
noun
Alternative form of bafta (“fabric”)
bafyot
baggit
baggit
noun
A salmon that has just spawned.
bagnet
bagnet
noun
(Philippines) crispy pork belly
bagnut
baguet
baguet
noun
(architecture, zoology) Alternative form of baguette
bahuts
bahuts
noun
plural of bahut
bahutu
baited
baited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bait
baiter
baiter
noun
(Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses.
Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as a fishhook.
baktun
baktun
noun
Alternative spelling of b'ak'tun
bakutu
balant
balata
balata
noun
Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
The latex obtained from this tree.
balate
balete
balita
baliti
ballat
ballet
ballet
noun
(figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
(heraldry) A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.
(music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
A classical form of dance.
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
The company of persons who perform this dance.
verb
To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.
ballot
ballot
noun
(chiefly US) A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.
Originally, a small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
The total of all the votes cast in an election.
verb
To draw lots.
To vote or decide by ballot.
balmat
baltei
baltei
noun
plural of balteus
balter
balter
verb
(intransitive) To tumble; dance clumsily.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To become tangled or matted.
(transitive) To tread down in a clumsy manner.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).
baltic
baltic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Baltic (“very cold”)
baltis
baltis
noun
plural of balti
bamoth
banate
banate
noun
Synonym of banat
bandit
bandit
noun
(military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
banket
banket
noun
A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
bannat
bannat
noun
Alternative form of banat (“territory governed by a ban”)
bannet
bannut
bannut
noun
(dialectal, England) The English walnut.
bantam
bantam
adj
Small or miniature.
Spirited or aggressive.
noun
(sports) A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
bantay
banter
banter
noun
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
verb
(UK, dialect) To haggle; cheapen the price.
(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
(transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
bantin
bantry
bantus
barato
barbet
barbet
noun
A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.
Any larva of an indefinite number of species of the beetle family Coccinellidae, that is covered in waxy threads and feeds on aphids and similar small prey.
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.
barbut
barbut
noun
Alternative form of barbute (“helmet”)
barcot
bardot
barest
barest
adj
superlative form of bare: most bare
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of bear
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bare
barite
barite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
barnet
barnet
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) hair (on one's head)
baroto
baroto
noun
A small dug-out boat of the Philippines.
barrat
barret
barret
noun
A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers.
The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
bartel
barter
barter
noun
An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
The goods or services used in such an exchange.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.
bartie
bartko
bartle
bartok
barton
barton
noun
(archaic) an arrangement of blocks and pulleys; a burton
A farmyard.
the lands of a manor reserved for the Lord's use
bartow
bartow
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
baryta
baryta
noun
Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.
baryte
baryte
noun
Alternative form of barite
basalt
basalt
noun
(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
A type of unglazed pottery.
basest
basest
adj
superlative form of base: most base
basket
basket
noun
(Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
(LGBT, slang) The male genitalia and region surrounding it.
(archaic) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
(architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
(ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
(figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
(informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
(military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
(obsolete) In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
(slang) The bulge of the male genitals seen through clothing.
(uncountable) The game of basketball.
A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
A singlestick with a basket hilt.
A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
verb
(transitive) To place in a basket or baskets.
(transitive, publishing) To cross-collateralize the royalty advances for multiple works so that the creator is not paid until all of those works have achieved a certain level of success.
basnat
basnet
basote
basset
basset
noun
(geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
(uncountable, card games) A card game resembling faro.
A basset hound.
verb
(geology, intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
bastad
basted
basted
adj
Having been cooked by basting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baste
basten
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
bastes
bastes
noun
plural of baste
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baste
bastia
baston
baston
noun
(heraldry) Obsolete form of baton.
(obsolete) A staff or cudgel.
(obsolete) An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
basuto
basuto
Noun
A member of the Basotho people.
bataan
batara
batata
batata
noun
sweet potato (foodstuff)
sweet potato (plant)
batavi
batboy
batboy
noun
(baseball, softball) A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
bateau
bateau
noun
A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.
batell
batete
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
bathed
bathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bath
simple past tense and past participle of bathe
bather
bather
noun
A bathing costume
A sunbather
One who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub).
One who gives a bath to another.
One who immerses oneself in water for pleasure or refreshment: one who swims (for example at a lake or beach).
bathes
bathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bathe