(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
abutment
abutment
noun
(architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
(dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
(engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
(engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
(engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
The state of abutting.
accentus
aceituna
acounter
acushnet
acutance
acutance
noun
(photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aeronaut
aeronaut
noun
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
ajutment
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
amentula
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
anaunter
anauxite
androuet
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
annulate
annulate
adj
(botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
(mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
Having an annular form or shape.
noun
(zoology) One of the Annulata.
annulets
annulets
noun
plural of annulet
ansulate
antabuse
antabuse
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Antabuse
antelude
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
antiduke
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
applenut
aquatone
aquatone
noun
A print produced by this method.
An offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
arbutean
arbutean
adj
(obsolete) Made from arbute, the wood of the strawberry tree.
argentum
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
ascutney
assument
assument
noun
(obsolete) A patch; an addition; a piece put on.
atheneum
attourne
attunely
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auganite
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
auntlier
auntlier
adj
comparative form of auntly: more auntly
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
aurulent
aurulent
adj
Gold in color.
austreng
austrine
austrine
adj
(obsolete) Southern; southerly; austral.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autompne
autoxeny
autunite
autunite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O.
aventure
aventure
noun
(obsolete) a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire
(obsolete) accident; chance; adventure
verb
Obsolete form of adventure.
ayudante
banquete
banquets
banquets
noun
plural of banquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banquet
beaumont
beaumont
Proper noun
An English habitational surname from any of several places in France.
A city in Texas, USA
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
behistun
belitung
betelnut
betelnut
noun
Alternative form of betel nut
betongue
betongue
verb
(transitive) To assail with the tongue; flout; rally.
bettinus
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bluemont
bluntest
bluntest
adj
superlative form of blunt: most blunt
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
bounties
bounties
noun
plural of bounty
bountree
braunite
braunite
noun
(mineralogy) A silicate mineral containing divalent and trivalent manganese and forming grey-black tetragonal crystals.
breadnut
breadnut
noun
A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
Artocarpus camansi, a close relative of the breadfruit
The edible fruit of this tree
bronteum
bruceton
brunette
brunette
adj
(of a person) having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
noun
A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
bucentur
buellton
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bulletin
bulletin
noun
A short news report.
A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization.
A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized.
verb
To announce something by means of such a report or publication.
bunceton
bunemost
bunkmate
bunkmate
noun
Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.
One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
buntline
buntline
noun
(nautical) Any, except the outermost, of the ropes extending down to the deck with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard.
A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
burganet
burganet
noun
Alternative form of burgonet
burgonet
burgonet
noun
(historical) A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.
burnbeat
burstone
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
butanone
butanone
noun
(organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc.
buttoned
buttoned
adj
with buttons fastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of button
buttoner
buttoner
noun
(slang, dated) A con man's apprentice.
A manufacturer of buttons.
Any device used to fasten buttons to a garment.
One who buttons something.
butylene
butylene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
canulate
canulate
verb
Alternative form of cannulate
ceinture
ceinture
noun
A belt or girdle.
cementum
cementum
noun
(anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
centauri
centaurs
centaurs
noun
plural of centaur
centaury
centaury
noun
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Centaurium, sensu stricto
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
centrums
centuple
centuple
adj
Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
verb
(intransitive) To increase a hundredfold.
(transitive) To increase or multiply something by a hundred.
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
centuria
cernauti
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
chaunter
chaunter
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cincture
cincture
noun
(architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
verb
(viniculture) To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).
To encircle, or surround.
claudent
claudent
adj
Shutting; confining; drawing together.
cleanout
cleanout
noun
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
confuter
confuter
noun
A person who confutes
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
conneaut
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
construe
construe
noun
A translation.
verb
(grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
(grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
(transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
(transitive) To translate.
To infer.
consuete
contineu
continue
continue
noun
(video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
verb
(intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
(poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
(transitive) To make last; to prolong.
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
(transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
(transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
contrude
contused
contused
adj
That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contuse
contuses
contuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contuse
cornuate
cornuate
adj
(medicine, zoology) Horn-shaped, as with a bicornuate uterus.
cornuted
cornuted
adj
Bearing horns; horned.
Horn-shaped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornute
cotenure
cotenure
noun
(rare) joint tenure
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
counters
counters
noun
plural of counter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counter
countess
countess
noun
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
The wife of a count or earl.
counties
counties
noun
plural of county
countree
countree
noun
(archaic, poetic) Alternative form of country, used when poetic meter demands a stress on the final syllable.
countrie
countrie
noun
Obsolete spelling of country
courante
courante
noun
(music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
(music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
ctenodus
cuarenta
cubanite
cubanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, and sulfur.
cultigen
cultigen
noun
(botany, horticulture) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.