(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.
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.
ablute
ablute
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself.
(transitive, colloquial) To wash.
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.
aburst
aburst
adj
In a bursting condition.
acetum
acetum
noun
(obsolete) Vinegar, sometimes medicated.
acquit
acquit
verb
(reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
(reflexive) To clear oneself.
(transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
(transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit.
(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
actium
actium
Proper noun
a promontory of Acarnania in Ancient Greece where and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 BC
actual
actual
adj
(chiefly theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
(now rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
noun
(finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
(military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
(uncountable) Reality, usually with the definite article.
acture
acture
noun
(obsolete) Action.
acuate
acuate
adj
Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
acuter
acuter
adj
comparative form of acute: more acute
acutes
acutes
noun
plural of acute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acute
adaunt
adaunt
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To subdue.
adduct
adduct
noun
(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.
verb
(transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line.
aditus
aditus
noun
the entrance to a cavity or channel
adjust
adjust
verb
(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
(transitive) To improve or rectify.
(transitive) To modify.
(transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
adjute
adjute
verb
(obsolete) To add.
adults
adults
noun
plural of adult
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adult
adytum
adytum
noun
(Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
(by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum.
aestus
agouta
agouta
noun
Alternative form of agouti
agouti
agouti
noun
A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
agouty
agouty
noun
Alternative spelling of agouti
aguilt
aguste
akutan
alaunt
alaunt
noun
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
alltud
altoun
altura
alture
alulet
alurta
amotus
amount
amount
noun
(nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
A quantity or volume.
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
verb
(intransitive, followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
(obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.
amulet
amulet
noun
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.
anatum
angust
angust
adj
(obsolete) Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.
anicut
anicut
noun
(India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
anlaut
anlaut
noun
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
anotus
anstus
anthus
antrum
antrum
noun
(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
antung
anukit
aquate
aratus
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.
aretus
arguta
argute
argute
adj
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
arnaut
arnaut
Noun
An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, especially an Albanian serving in the Turkish army.
arquit
artaud
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.
Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
artgum
arthur
arthur
Proper noun
A village in Illinois
A city in Iowa
A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
A village in Nebraska
A ghost town in Nevada
A city in North Dakota
A town and a community in Wisconsin
Noun
Guinness stout.
arturo
arunta
arunta
Proper noun
An aboriginal language of Australia
asouth
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
asquat
asquat
adj
squatting
assaut
assiut
assyut
astrut
astrut
adv
(archaic) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
(archaic) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling.
astute
astute
adj
Quickly and critically discerning.
Shrewd or crafty.
ataunt
ataunt
adj
Alternative form of a taunto
atavus
atreus
atrium
atrium
noun
(anatomy) A cavity, entrance, or passage.
(anatomy) A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.
(anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
(biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
atrous
atrous
adj
(computing, rare) dilated (used when describing convolutions) https://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.00915.pdf
jet-black in color.
atsugi
attius
attour
attune
attune
verb
(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.
atturn
atuami
aubert
auctor
audits
audits
noun
plural of audit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of audit
audrit
aufait
aughts
aughts
adj
From or evoking the first through tenth years of a century (chiefly the 2000s).
noun
The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
augite
augite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
august
august
adj
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
Of noble birth.
noun
Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”)
verb
(obsolete, rare) To bring to realization.
(obsolete, rare) To make ripe; ripen.
auklet
auklet
noun
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
aulete
aulete
noun
(historical) An aulos player.
Synonym of flautist
aunter
aunter
noun
(obsolete) adventure
auntie
auntie
noun
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(LGBT, slang, US) An elderly gay man.
Diminutive of aunt
verb
To be or behave like the aunt of.
auntly
auntly
adj
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
adv
In the manner of an aunt.
auntre
aurata
aurate
aurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.
aurist
aurist
noun
(medicine, dated) One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.
aurita
aurite
austen
austen
Proper noun
a variant of Austin.
English novelist.
auster
auster
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”)
austin
austin
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Texas in the United States of America.
A county in Texas.
A city in Minnesota, USA
An unincorporated community and CDP in Nevada, which was the county seat until 1979.
name, in modern usage transferred back from the surname.
A former make of British motor car.
Adjective
Augustinian.
auston
autecy
autere
auteur
auteur
noun
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of his works.
authon
author
author
noun
(obsolete) One's authority for something: an informant.
(obsolete, criminal law) Principal.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
verb
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.
autism
autism
noun
(Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
(clinical psychology) Synonym of autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.
(historical, clinical psychology, now medically obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.
autist
autist
noun
(Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
An autistic person, a person with autism.
autoed
autoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auto
automa
autota
autrey
autumn
autumn
adj
Of or relating to autumn; autumnal
noun
(by extension) The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
(fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
verb
(intransitive) To spend the autumn (in a particular place).
To undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.
auzout
avaunt
avaunt
intj
(archaic) Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
noun
(obsolete) A vaunt; a boast.
verb
(archaic) To vaunt; to boast.
(obsolete) To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
(obsolete) To depart; to move away.
azilut
bagnut
baguet
baguet
noun
(architecture, zoology) Alternative form of baguette
bahuts
bahuts
noun
plural of bahut
bahutu
baktun
baktun
noun
Alternative spelling of b'ak'tun
bakutu
bannut
bannut
noun
(dialectal, England) The English walnut.
bantus
barbut
barbut
noun
Alternative form of barbute (“helmet”)
basuto
basuto
Noun
A member of the Basotho people.
bateau
bateau
noun
A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
batruk
battue
battue
noun
(countable, hunting) A hunt performed in this manner.
(uncountable, hunting, often attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
battus
batule
batule
noun
A springboard in a circus or gymnasium.
batumi
batumi
Proper noun
A seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.
bautta
beatus
beatus
noun
(religion) A person who has been beatified.
beauti
beauts
beauts
noun
plural of beaut
beauty
beauty
adj
(Canada) Of high quality, well done.
intj
(Canada) Cool!
(Canada) Thanks!
noun
(archaic, in the plural) Beautiful passages or extracts of poetry.
(obsolete) Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.
(physics, obsolete) A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).
(with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
An excellent or egregious example of something.
Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
Someone who is beautiful.
Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make beautiful.
bedust
bedust
verb
(archaic) To cover with dust.
beirut
beirut
Proper noun
The capital city of Lebanon.
The drinking game of beer pong.
belout
belout
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To address or speak of with contemptuous language.
(transitive, obsolete) To call (someone) a lout.
belute
belute
verb
(transitive) To bespatter, as with mud.
bergut
berust
besmut
besmut
verb
(transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot.
bestud
bestud
verb
(transitive) To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
besuit
besuit
verb
(transitive) To be fitting or appropriate; befit; suit