(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.
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
agete
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.
aglet
aglet
noun
A catkin.
Alternative spelling of aiglet.
The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
agnat
agust
agust
noun
The tree Sesbania grandiflora.
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.
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.
arrgt
asgmt
ating
auget
auget
noun
(mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
aught
aught
adj
possessed of
adv
(archaic) At all, in any degree, in any respect.
noun
(archaic) zero
(regional) Estimation.
(regional) Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").
(regional, rare, obsolete) Esteem, respect.
Duty; place; office
Property; possession
The digit zero
whit, the smallest part, iota
num
Obsolete or dialectal form of eight.
pron
(archaic or dialectal) anything whatsoever, any part.
verb
to owe, be obliged or obligated to
to own, possess
begat
begat
noun
(nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
verb
simple past tense of beget
beget
beget
verb
(UK dialectal) To happen to; befall.
To bring forth.
To cause; to produce.
To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
begot
begot
verb
(now rare) past participle of beget
begut
bengt
betag
betag
verb
(transitive) To furnish with a tag; deck with tags.
bight
bight
noun
(geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
A curve in a rope
An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
verb
(transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.
bigot
bigot
noun
(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
bmgte
boget
bogot
bught
cagit
cagot
cagot
noun
Alternative form of Cagot
cmsgt
cogit
contg
dight
dight
adj
(obsolete) Disposed; adorned.
adv
(obsolete) Finely.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To dress, array; to adorn.
(archaic, transitive) To make ready, prepare.
(archaic, transitive, of facial features) To be formed or composed (of).
(obsolete, transitive) To deal with, handle.
(obsolete, transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or condition).
digit
digit
noun
(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
(geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
(historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.
(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
(mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
(units of measure, astronomy) ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
(units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
(zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
verb
(transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.
doigt
egest
egest
verb
To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
egret
egret
noun
(botany) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.
(obsolete) The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
egypt
egypt
Proper noun
country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
eight
eight
adj
Obsolete spelling of eighth
noun
(nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
(rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
(rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river)
The digit/figure 8.
num
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
Describing a group or set with eight elements.
ergot
ergot
noun
Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.
etang
etrog
etrog
noun
(Judaism) The yellow citron (Citrus medica) used in Sukkot ritual.
eyght
fagot
fagot
noun
(UK, obsolete) A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company .
(music, obsolete) A fagotto, or bassoon.
A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a pile.
Alternative form of faggot
verb
(transitive) To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle.
fight
fight
noun
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
An occasion of fighting.
verb
(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
(transitive, archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
fuget
fugit
fugit
noun
(finance) the optimal date to exercise an American option (or a Bermudan option)
gaeta
gaist
gaits
gaits
noun
plural of gait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gait
gaitt
galet
galet
noun
Alternative form of gallet
galut
gamut
gamut
noun
(music) All the notes in a musical scale.
A (normally) complete range.
All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.
ganta
ganta
noun
(Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
gantt
garth
garth
noun
(Germanic paganism) A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith Heathenry.
(Germanic paganism) A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England
A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
A dam or weir for catching fish.
A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters
gasts
gasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gast
gatch
gatch
noun
A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia.
gated
gated
adj
(heraldry) Having a gate of a specified colour.
Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
Having a gate or other restricted access.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gate
gater
gater
noun
A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
gates
gates
noun
plural of gate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gate
gatha
gatha
noun
(Buddhism) A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally as part of meditation or mindfulness practice.
gator
gator
noun
(colloquial) A portion of a tire, such as seen on the side of a highway.
(colloquial) Alligator.
gatow
gatun
gault
gault
noun
A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
gaunt
gaunt
adj
Bleak, barren, and desolate.
Haggard, drawn, and emaciated.
Lean, angular, and bony.
gavot
gavot
noun
Alternative form of gavotte
gazet
gazet
noun
(obsolete) An old Venetian coin.
geast
geest
geest
noun
A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
geist
geist
noun
Ghost, apparition.
Spirit (of a group, age, era, etc).
gelts
gelts
noun
plural of gelt
gemot
gemot
noun
(by extension, rare) Any assembly.
(historical) A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
genet
genet
noun
(biology) A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating from asexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group of ramets.
A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta in the family Viverridae, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
genit
gents
gents
adj
Men's: intended for use by men.
noun
(chiefly UK, informal euphemistic) A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
plural of gent
genty
genty
adj
(Scotland, dialect) neat; trim
geoty
gerta
gerti
gerty
geste
gests
gests
noun
plural of gest
getae
getah
getas
getas
noun
plural of geta
getfd
getic
getid
getty
getup
getup
noun
(chiefly US, informal) A costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
(informal) A fight or altercation.
(publishing) Layout and production style, as of a magazine.
Alternative form of get-up-and-go
ghast
ghast
adj
Having a ghastly appearance; weird.
noun
(fantasy) An evil spirit or monster; a ghoul.
verb
Alternative form of gast
ghats
ghats
noun
plural of ghat
ghaut
ghaut
noun
(Caribbean) Alternative form of ghat: a steep ravine leading to the sea
(India) Archaic form of ghat.
ghent
ghent
Proper noun
Capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.
ghost
ghost
noun
(Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
(attributive) Abandoned.
(attributive) Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
(attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
(attributive) Remnant; the remains of a(n).
(attributive) Substitute.
(attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
(attributive, linguistics, computing) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
(computing) An image of a file or hard disk.
(countable) Clipping of ghost pepper.
(espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
(quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
(theater) An understudy.
(uncommon or dated) The spirit; the human soul.
(uncountable) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
(video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
A ghostwriter.
A nonexistent person invented to obtain some fraudulent benefit.
An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of him/her.
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
verb
(Internet, transitive) To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
(computing) To copy a file or hard drive image.
(film) To provide the speaking or singing voice for another actor, who is lip-syncing.
(graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
(intransitive) To appear or move without warning, quickly and quietly; to slip.
(literary) To imbue with a ghost-like hue or effect.
(nautical) To sail seemingly without wind.
(obsolete) To die; to expire.
(obsolete, transitive) To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
(slang, social media) To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media.
(transitive) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison without the prior knowledge of other inmates.
(transitive, intransitive) To ghostwrite.
giant
giant
noun
(astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).
(computing) An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
(gymnastics) A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.
A jotun.
A mythical human of very great size.
A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
A very large organisation.
A very tall and large person.
Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
gifts
gifts
noun
plural of gift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gift
gigot
gigot
noun
(cooking) A leg of lamb or mutton.
(fashion) Short for gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”).
gilet
gilet
noun
(by extension) A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth.
A bodice worn by a woman similar to a man's waistcoat; also, a decorative panel at the front of such a bodice, or worn separately.
A waistcoat worn by a man.
gilts
gilts
noun
plural of gilt
gilty
gintz
girth
girth
noun
(graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
A small horizontal brace or girder.
The distance measured around an object.
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
verb
To bind as if with a girth or band.
girts
girts
noun
plural of girt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girt
gists
gists
noun
(rare) plural of gist
gitel
gitim
giust
gleet
gleet
noun
(obsolete, except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance.
(obsolete, except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
(vulgar, slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea.
verb
To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.
To flow slowly, as water.
gleit
glent
glent
noun
Archaic form of glint.
glint
glint
adj
(archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.
noun
A short flash of light.
verb
(archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.
(intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
(intransitive) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
(transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
glist
glist
noun
glimmer; mica
glitz
glitz
noun
Garish, brilliant showiness.
gloat
gloat
noun
An act or instance of gloating.
verb
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
glost
glost
noun
(often attributive) Lead glazing used for pottery.
glout
glout
noun
(obsolete) A stare.
(obsolete) A sulky look.
verb
(obsolete) To stare; to stare gloatingly.
(obsolete) To sulk; to be sulky; to pout.
gluts
gluts
noun
plural of glut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glut
gnast
gnast
noun
(obsolete) A spark; a dying or dead spark, as of a snuffed candle.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To gnash.
gnats
gnats
noun
plural of gnat
goats
goats
noun
plural of goat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goat
goaty
goaty
adj
Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.
gobat
gobet
godet
godet
noun
(obsolete) A drinking cup.
(sewing) A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge cf. gusset.
(textiles) A roller for guiding synthetic filaments during drawing.
goety
goety
noun
(obsolete) witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy
goetz
golet
golts
goltz
gonta
gorst
gotch
gotch
noun
(Saskatchewan, Manitoba, slang) Men's underwear.
goter
gotha
goths
goths
noun
plural of goth
gotos
gotos
noun
plural of goto
gotra
gotra
noun
(Hinduism) The lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth.
gotta
gotta
abbrev
(informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
(informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
gouts
gouts
noun
plural of gout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gout
gouty
gouty
adj
Suffering from gout.
graft
graft
noun
(countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
(countable) A con job.
(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
(countable, Britain, colloquial) A job or trade.
(countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).
(obsolete) A ditch, a canal.
(surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
(uncountable) Corruption in official life.
(uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
(uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
(uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.
A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
verb
(chemistry) To form a graft polymer
(colloquial, intransitive) To work hard.
(intransitive) To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
(transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
(transitive, nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.
grant
grant
noun
(informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
(law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
verb
(ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
(ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
(intransitive) To assent; to consent.
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
grata
grate
grate
adj
(obsolete) Serving to gratify; agreeable.
Obsolete spelling of great
noun
(historical) A grapper, a metal ring on a lance behind the grip.
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
verb
(by extension, intransitive) To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
(by extension, transitive) To annoy.
(intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
(transitive) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
grath
grati
gratt
gratz
gratz
intj
(Internet slang) Congratulations, congrats.
great
great
adj
(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
(informal, Britain) Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
(obsolete, except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.
(obsolete, postpositive, followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of.
(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.
(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
Extreme or more than usual.
Impressive or striking.
Much in use; favoured.
Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
Of significant importance or consequence; important.
Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
Title referring to an important leader.
adv
(informal) Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).
intj
Expression of gladness and content about something.
sarcastic inversion thereof.
noun
(in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
(music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
greet
greet
adj
(obsolete outside Scotland) Great.
noun
(obsolete) Mourning, weeping, lamentation.
verb
(Scotland, Northern England) To weep; to cry.
(intransitive, archaic) To meet and give salutations.
(transitive) To accost; to address.
(transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet.
(transitive) To be perceived by (somebody).
(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.