An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
adagy
adger
adige
adjag
adjag
noun
Synonym of dhole (“Asian wild dog”)
adyge
aeger
aeger
adj
(dated, Britain school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
(dated, Britain school slang) Relating to such an excused absence
noun
(dated, Britain school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness
(dated, Britain school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
(dated, local dialect) A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent
aegia
aegir
aegis
aegis
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
(figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
aegle
aegle
Proper noun
The goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius.
Short for one of the main belt asteroids.
afgod
afgod
noun
(heraldry, historical, obsolete) A kind of dragon associated with such idols or gods.
(religion, derogatory, historical, obsolete) A pagan god.
(religion, derogatory, historical, obsolete) An idol.
agace
agada
agade
again
again
adv
(obsolete) Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
(obsolete) In any other place.
(obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
(obsolete) On the other hand.
Another time; once more.
Back (to a former place or state).
Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
Moreover; besides; further.
Over and above a factor of one.
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
prep
(obsolete or dialectal) Against.
agama
agama
noun
Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.
agami
agami
noun
(zoology) A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.
agamy
agamy
noun
(biology) Asexual reproduction.
Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.
agana
agape
agape
adj
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
Wide open.
adv
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Open wide.
noun
(countable) A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.
(uncountable) Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
agars
agars
noun
plural of agar
agasp
agasp
adj
(archaic) In a state of gasping.
agast
agast
adj
(archaic) Alternative spelling of aghast
agata
agate
agate
adv
(obsolete) On the way; agoing.
noun
(countable) A marble made from agate.
(countable) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
(countable, obsolete) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
(countable, typography) One fourteenth of an inch.
(countable, uncountable, mineralogy) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
(uncountable, US printing, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
agaty
agaty
adj
Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.
agave
agave
noun
A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
agaze
agaze
adj
(not attributive) Gazing.
agena
agend
agend
noun
Obsolete form of agendum.
agene
agene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour
agent
agent
noun
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
A person who looks for work for another person
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
agers
agers
noun
plural of ager
agete
agger
agger
noun
(historical) In ancient Roman construction, an earthwork; a mound or raised work.
A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
aggie
aggie
noun
(US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school.
(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
(informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.
aggri
aggri
adj
Alternative form of aggry
aggro
aggro
adj
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Angry.
(Britain, US, slang) Hardcore, aggressive.
(online gaming, MMORPG slang) Liable to attack without being attacked first (said of monsters).
noun
(chiefly UK, Australia) Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
(online gaming) A measure of how belligerent a player is – a high value may inspire either avoidance or preemptive hostile action from enemies.
(online gaming, MMORPG slang) Hostile attention from an enemy that should target players with better defenses.
Aggravation; bother.
verb
(online gaming, MMORPG slang, intransitive) To become aggressive towards the player's character.
(online gaming, MMORPG slang, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
aggry
aggry
adj
Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture.
aggur
aghan
aghas
aghas
noun
plural of agha
agiel
agile
agile
adj
(chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
Characterised by quick motion.
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.
(gerontology) The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Wear; wear and tear.
verb
present participle of age
agios
agios
noun
plural of agio
agism
agism
noun
Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated)
agist
agist
verb
(transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
(transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
aglee
aglee
adv
Alternative spelling of agley
agler
aglet
aglet
noun
A catkin.
Alternative spelling of aiglet.
The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
agley
agley
adj
(Scotland) Wrong; askew.
adv
(chiefly Scotland) Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
aglow
aglow
adj
(sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
agmas
agmas
noun
plural of agma
agnat
agnel
agnel
noun
A 13th century French gold coin.
agnes
agnew
agnus
agoge
agoge
noun
(historical) A rigorous training regimen for Spartan men in preparation for army service.
In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as ductus in medieval music.
agoho
agoho
noun
(Philippines) The tree Casuarina equisetifolia.
agone
agone
adv
(archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago
agons
agons
noun
plural of agon
agony
agony
noun
(biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
Extreme pain.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Violent contest or striving.
agora
agora
noun
A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
A place for gathering.
Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
agrah
agral
agram
agree
agree
verb
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
(intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond.
(intransitive, followed by "to") To give assent; to accede
(intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
(intransitive, law) To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
(intransitive, now always with with) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
(transitive, UK, Ireland) To yield assent to; to approve.
agria
agric
agrin
agrin
adj
grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face
noun
(neuroscience) a protein involved in the formation of neuromuscular junctions during embryonic development
agrom
agrom
noun
(medicine, obsolete, East Indies) psoriasis of the tongue
agron
agsam
agsam
noun
(Philippines) The plant Lygodium circinnatum, a large fern.
agues
agues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ague
aguey
aguey
adj
Conditions associated with catching ague.
In the state of having a high fever accompanied by shaking or shivering.
aguie
agung
agung
noun
A gong used in the Philippines and Indonesia.
agura
agush
agush
adj
In a gushing state.
agust
agust
noun
The tree Sesbania grandiflora.
agway
ahong
aiger
aiger
adj
(archaic) Pronunciation spelling of eager.
noun
Alternative form of ague
Alternative form of eagre; a tidal bore.
aigre
aigre
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of eager (“sour”)
ajuga
ajuga
noun
Any plant in the genus Ajuga, especially the ornamental ground cover Ajuga reptans.
aking
aking
verb
present participle of ake
aklog
alage
alang
algae
algae
noun
(countable) A particular kind of algae.
Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
plural of alga
algal
algal
adj
Pertaining to, or like, algae.
noun
An alga.
algar
algas
alger
algic
algic
Proper noun
An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
algid
algid
adj
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
algie
algin
algin
noun
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
algol
algor
algor
noun
cold, chilliness
algum
algum
noun
(biblical) A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood.
align
align
verb
(bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
(intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
(intransitive) To identify with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
(transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
(transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
almug
almug
noun
algum
alogi
alogi
Noun
A group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE.
alogy
alogy
noun
(obsolete) unreasonableness; absurdity
along
along
adv
In company; together.
Onward, forward, with progressive action.
prep
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
amaga
amalg
amang
amiga
amiga
noun
(Latin American) A female friend.
amigo
amigo
noun
(historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.
(informal) A friend.
(informal, chiefly California) Mexican.
among
among
prep
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
angas
angel
angel
noun
(Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
(colloquial, dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
(finance) An angel investor.
(historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
(informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.
(military slang, originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
(obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
(possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.
(theater) The person who funds a show.
A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
verb
(transitive, theater, slang) To support by donating money.
anger
anger
noun
(obsolete) Pain or stinging.
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
verb
(intransitive) To become angry.
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
angia
angie
angil
angka
angle
angle
noun
(astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
(media) The focus of a news story.
(slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
(slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
A change in direction.
A corner where two walls intersect.
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
verb
(informal, with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
(intransitive, figurative) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
(intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
(transitive, cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
(transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
anglo
anglo
noun
(Australia, informal) an Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).
(Canada, informal) an English-speaking Quebecer.
(Southwestern US, informal, sometimes offensive) a North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language).
(nonstandard) A British person or person of British ancestry.
A white-skinned person.
An English person or person of English ancestry.
angor
angor
noun
(medicine, dated) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
angry
angry
adj
(figuratively, said about the elements, like the sky or the sea) Dark and stormy, menacing.
(said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
Displaying or feeling anger.
verb
(obsolete) To anger.
angst
angst
noun
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
Emotional turmoil; painful sadness.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret.
angus
angus
Proper noun
name of mostly Scottish usage.
A former county in Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Region (abolished 1996), and is now one of Scotland's 32 council areas.
A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
anigh
anigh
adv
(archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).
prep
(archaic) Nigh; near.
apgar
aping
aping
noun
Foolish imitation or mimicry.
verb
present participle of ape
arage
arage
adj
In a rage; furious.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To enrage.
arago
areng
areng
noun
A palm tree (Arenga pinnata, syn. Saguerus saccharifer) which yields sago, wine, and fibres for ropes.
argal
argal
adv
thus, therefore
noun
An argali (kind of sheep).
crude tartar.
argan
argan
noun
A tree (Argania spinosa) of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
argas
argel
arges
argia
argid
argid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argidae.
argil
argil
noun
potter's clay.
argin
argle
argol
argol
noun
(chemistry) potassium tartrate
Alternative form of arghul (“musical instrument”)
argon
argon
noun
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
argos
argos
Proper noun
A city in Greece, in the Peloponnese.
The dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
A town in Indiana.
argot
argot
noun
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
argue
argue
verb
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
(obsolete, transitive) To accuse.
(obsolete, transitive) To prove.
(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
argus
argus
noun
A watchful guardian.
An alert, observant person.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.
Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.