(archaic) To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
(archaic, figuratively) To pay (something) as a penalty; to suffer (something).
(obsolete except Scotland) To endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
(obsolete) To pay for (something); to buy.
To endure; to remain.
To pay the penalty; to atone.
acy
ady
agy
aly
amy
any
any
adv
To even the slightest extent, at all.
det
(chiefly in the negative) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
No matter what kind.
pron
Any thing(s) or person(s).
ary
ary
det
(UK, dialect) any
aye
aye
adv
(archaic) ever, always
intj
(MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular) an attention grabber
(New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag)
(nautical) a word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.
yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
noun
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
ayh
aym
ayn
ayn
noun
(linguistics) Synonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
(linguistics) Synonym of ghayn, the letter Ғ, representing the consonant /ʁ/ or /ɣ/, particularly in Kazakh.
ayo
ayo
intj
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A greeting.
noun
(West African English) A strategy game.
ayr
ayr
noun
(Isle of Man) father
Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music).
ays
ays
noun
plural of ay
ayu
ayu
noun
A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus and family, Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
bay
bay
adj
Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
noun
(US, dialect) A tract covered with bay trees.
(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
(figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.
(in the plural, now rare) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
(obsolete) A berry.
(rail transport) A bay platform.
A bank or dam to keep back water.
A bay window.
A brown colour of the coat of some horses.
A horse of this colour.
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
verb
(intransitive) To howl.
(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
(transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
cay
cay
noun
A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
day
day
noun
(astronomy) Rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).
(informal or meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
A period from midnight to the following midnight.
A period of contention of a day or less.
A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
Any period of 24 hours.
Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight; daytime.
The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To spend a day (in a place).
fay
fay
adj
(US slang) White; white-skinned.
Fairy like.
Fitted closely together.
noun
(US slang) A white person.
A fairy.
verb
(dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.
(obsolete) To fadge.
(obsolete) To fit.
(shipbuilding, intransitive) Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
(shipbuilding, transitive) To join (pieces of timber) tightly.
fya
gay
gay
adj
(Scotland, Northern England, possibly obsolete) Considerable, great, large in number, size, or degree.
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.
(dated) Quick, fast.
(loosely, of a person, especially a man) Exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.
(loosely, of appearance or behavior) Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.
(obsolete) Sexually promiscuous (of any gender), (sometimes particularly) engaged in prostitution.
(of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.
(of a person) Possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself.
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more persons perceived to be of the same sex or gender as each other.
(of an animal, by extension) Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex.
(of an institution or group) Intended for gay people, especially gay men.
(slang, derogatory) Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior.
(slang, derogatory) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
(slang, humorous, with for) Infatuated with something, aligning with homosexual stereotypes.
(slang, with for) Homosexually in love with someone.
(strictly) Describing a homosexual man.
adv
(Scotland, Northern England) Considerably, very.
noun
(dialectal, obsolete) Something which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower.
(now chiefly in the plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
(obsolete) An ornament, a knick-knack.
The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.
verb
(transitive, dated, uncommon) To make happy or cheerful.
(transitive, uncommon) To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
hay
hay
noun
(countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
(obsolete) A circular country dance.
(obsolete) A hedge.
(obsolete) A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.
(obsolete) An enclosure, haw.
(slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
verb
To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
To lay snares for rabbits.
jay
jay
noun
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
(obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
kay
kay
intj
(colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.
noun
(colloquial) A kilometer.
(colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
Dated form of cay.
The name of the Latin-script letter K.
lay
lay
adj
(card games) Not trumps.
(obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
noun
(colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
(colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
(obsolete) A basis or ground.
(obsolete) A law.
(obsolete) A layer.
(obsolete) A meadow; a lea.
(obsolete) An obligation; a vow.
(slang, archaic) A place or activity where someone spends a significant portion of their time.
A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
A lake.
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
A share of the profits in a business.
Arrangement or relationship; layout.
The direction a rope is twisted.
The laying of eggs.
What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?
verb
(Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
(intransitive, proscribed, see usage notes) To lie: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
(law) To state; to allege.
(military) To point; to aim.
(nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
(printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
(printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
(proscribed) To be in a horizontal position; to lie (from confusion with lie).
(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
(transitive) To bet (that something is or is not the case).
(transitive) To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
(transitive) To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
(transitive) To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
(transitive) To produce and deposit an egg.
(transitive, archaic) To cause to subside or abate.
(transitive, slang) To have sex with.
To apply; to put.
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
To impute; to charge; to allege.
To present or offer.
simple past tense of lie when pertaining to position.
may
may
noun
(archaic) A maiden.
The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
verb
(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).
(poetic, intransitive) To celebrate May Day.
(poetic, intransitive) To gather may, or flowers in general.
(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
mya
mya
noun
Initialism of million years ago or Initialism of megayears ago.
nay
nay
adj
(obsolete) Nary.
adv
(now archaic or humorous) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
(now chiefly archaic or regional) Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
(now chiefly archaic, humorous or regional) No.
intj
(archaic) No.
noun
(archaic) A denial; a refusal.
A person who voted against.
A vote against.
verb
(obsolete) To refuse.
nya
pay
pay
adj
Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
Pertaining to or requiring payment.
noun
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
verb
(intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
(intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
(intransitive) To suffer consequences.
(nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
(transitive) To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
(transitive) To be profitable for.
(transitive) To give (something else than money).
(transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
(transitive, intransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
pya
pya
noun
(historical) A subdivision of currency in colonial Burma, equal to 1/4 of an anna or 1/64 of a rupee
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Burmese kyat.
ray
ray
noun
(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
(colloquial) A tiny amount.
(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
(music) Alternative form of re
(obsolete) Array; order; arrangement; dress.
(obsolete) Sight; perception; vision; from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
(zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
(zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
A beam of light or radiation.
A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
verb
(intransitive) To radiate as if in rays.
(now rare) To dress, array (someone).
(obsolete) To arrange.
(obsolete) To stain or soil; to defile.
(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
(transitive) To expose to radiation.
rya
rya
noun
A Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.
say
say
adv
For example; let us assume.
Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.
intj
(colloquial) Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
noun
(Scotland) A strainer for milk.
A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
Essay; trial; attempt.
Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
Tried quality; temper; proof.
verb
(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
(informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
(transitive) To indicate in a written form.
(transitive) To pronounce.
(transitive) To recite.
(transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
(transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
To try; to assay.
tay
tay
noun
(obsolete or dialect) Tea.
way
way
adv
(informal) Far.
(informal, with comparative or modified adjective) Much.
(slang, with positive adjective) Very.
intj
(only in reply to no way) yes; it is true; it is possible
noun
(Germanic paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
(US, As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
(plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
(plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
A degree, an amount, a sense.
A means to enter or leave a place.
A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
A roughly-defined geographical area.
A state or condition
Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
verb
(obsolete) To travel.
yad
yad
noun
(Judaism) A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.
The letter ⴷ in the Tifinagh alphabet.
yah
yah
adv
(UK, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Yes.
intj
An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.
noun
(Britain, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.
pron
Pronunciation spelling of you.
yak
yak
noun
(slang) A kayak.
(slang) A laugh.
(slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
(slang) Vomit.
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
(slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
yam
yam
noun
(Malaysia, Singapore) Taro.
(New Zealand) A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
(Scotland) A potato.
(US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
(regional, Cumberland) home
An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam.
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
verb
(UK, nonstandard, slang) To eat.
Pronunciation spelling of am.
yan
yan
num
(Cumbria) One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
(Northumbria) One.
yao
yap
yap
noun
(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
(countable, Tyneside) A badly behaved child; a brat.
(countable, slang, derogatory) The mouth, which produces speech.
(uncountable, slang) Casual talk; chatter.
verb
(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
(intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
(transitive, slang) To rob or steal from (someone).
yar
yar
adj
(UK dialectal) Sour; brackish.
(nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
verb
(intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
(intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.
yas
yas
intj
(often African-American Vernacular) Nonstandard spelling of yes.
pron
Nonstandard spelling of yous.
yat
yat
noun
(MLE, African-American Vernacular, slang) Alternative spelling of yatt (“woman”)
A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use
The Late Proto-Slavic (Common Slavic) vowel that was represented by this letter, usually transcribed as /ě/. This vowel underwent various alterations in the later Slavic dialects and is no longer distinguished (except in Ijekavian).
yaw
yaw
noun
(nautical) A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.
A single tumor in the disease called yaws.
The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.
The extent of yawing; the rotation angle about the vertical axis.
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
verb
(intransitive) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
(intransitive, aviation) To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
(intransitive, nautical) To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
(intransitive, nautical) To swerve off course to port or starboard.
yay
yay
adv
Alternative spelling of yea
intj
(colloquial) An expression of happiness.
Misspelling of yea.
noun
(US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
The letter for the y sound in Pitman shorthand.
yea
yea
adv
(dated) Yes, indeed.
Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).
conj
(archaic) Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
intj
(in some dialects of American English, including Southern, Western, and African American Vernacular) Yeah, right, yes.
(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of yeah
Misspelling of yay.
noun
An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken