(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abishag
abishag
noun
(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
ablings
ablings
adv
(Britain, dialectal) Alternative form of aiblins
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
adagios
adagios
noun
plural of adagio
aegises
aegises
noun
plural of aegis
against
against
conj
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
agamist
agamist
noun
An unmarried person celibate by choice.
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
agassiz
agathis
ageings
ageings
noun
plural of ageing
ageisms
ageisms
noun
plural of ageism
ageists
ageists
noun
plural of ageist
agenais
agenois
ageusia
ageusia
noun
Absence of the sense of taste.
Partial or complete loss of the sense of taste.
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agnails
agnails
noun
plural of agnail
agnizes
agnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agnize
agnosia
agnosia
noun
(neurology) The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
agnosis
agnosis
noun
Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference to, denial or shunning of knowledge; defective knowledge.
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
agonies
agonies
noun
plural of agony
agonise
agonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agrilus
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agritos
agrotis
agudist
agustin
agyieus
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigneis
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airbags
airbags
noun
plural of airbag
airings
airings
noun
plural of airing
aisling
aisling
noun
A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
algesia
algesia
noun
(medicine) sensitivity to pain
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algesis
algiers
algiers
Proper noun
The capital of Algeria.
algosis
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
alogism
alogism
noun
(art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
(art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
amishgo
amuguis
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
angelis
anginas
anginas
noun
plural of angina
anglish
anglish
Proper noun
A register or form of English that gives preference to words of Germanic origin over words of other (especially Latin, French, or Greek) origin.
Adjective
Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
anglist
angoise
angrist
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
antings
antisag
antisag
adj
Preventing sagging.
argalis
argalis
noun
plural of argali
argasid
argasid
noun
(zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Argasidae.
argolis
argolis
Proper noun
A periphery in eastern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Nafplion. Its original capital was at Argos.
arising
arising
noun
The process by which something arises; origination; occurrence.
verb
present participle of arise
armings
armings
noun
plural of arming
artigas
asaigac
ashling
ashling
noun
A small ash tree.
asinego
asinego
noun
(obsolete) A stupid fellow; an ass.
askings
askings
noun
plural of asking
aspring
assagai
assagai
noun
Alternative spelling of assegai
assegai
assegai
noun
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais.
verb
To spear with an assegai.
assiege
assiege
noun
(obsolete) A siege.
verb
(transitive) To besiege.
assigns
assigns
noun
plural of assign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assign
assilag
assilag
noun
(Scotland) The storm petrel.
audings
augites
augites
noun
plural of augite
augusti
awnings
awnings
noun
plural of awning
baggies
baggies
noun
(slang) Baggy cycling shorts.
Baggy shorts worn by surfers.
plural of baggie
plural of baggy
bagnios
bagnios
noun
plural of bagnio
baguios
baguios
noun
plural of baguio
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
bakings
bakings
noun
plural of baking
bashing
bashing
noun
An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
verb
present participle of bash
basking
basking
noun
The act of one who basks.
verb
present participle of bask
bassing
bassing
verb
present participle of bass
basting
basting
noun
(archaic) A (physical) beating.
The act by which a food item is basted.
verb
present participle of baste
begirds
begirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begird
begrims
bengasi
bergius
beseige
besiege
besiege
verb
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
besting
besting
verb
present participle of best
biasing
biasing
noun
The process of adding a bias.
verb
present participle of bias
bigeyes
bigeyes
noun
plural of bigeye
biggest
biggest
adj
superlative form of big: most big
biggies
biggies
noun
plural of biggie
plural of biggy
biggins
biggins
noun
plural of biggin
biggish
biggish
adj
Somewhat big.
bigness
bigness
noun
(now rare) Size.
The characteristic of being big.
bigwigs
bigwigs
noun
plural of bigwig
bingeys
bingies
biogens
biogens
noun
plural of biogen
bisagre
bisagre
noun
A small spiny cactus of Mexico and the southwest United States that is sometimes cut into slices and candied.
bisnaga
bisnaga
noun
A plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
bluings
bluings
noun
plural of bluing
bodings
bodings
noun
plural of boding
boggish
boggish
adj
boggy
bogyism
bogyism
noun
Alternative form of bogeyism
boogies
boogies
noun
plural of boogie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boogie
borings
borings
noun
plural of boring
bossing
bossing
noun
(architecture) A boss; a projecting element.
verb
present participle of boss
bougies
bougies
noun
plural of bougie
bousing
bousing
verb
present participle of bouse
bowings
bowings
noun
plural of bowing
bowsing
bowsing
verb
present participle of bowse
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
bridges
bridges
noun
plural of bridge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brigous
budgies
budgies
noun
plural of budgie
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
buggies
buggies
noun
plural of buggy
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
busings
busking
busking
noun
(obsolete) Clothing; dress; ornaments worn.
verb
present participle of busk
bussing
bussing
noun
Alternative spelling of busing
verb
present participle of bus
present participle of buss
busting
busting
noun
(colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded.
verb
present participle of bust
busying
busying
noun
busyness; making oneself busy with something
verb
present participle of busy
byrgius
cagiest
cagiest
adj
superlative form of cagy: most cagy
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
casings
casings
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
plural of casing
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
casting
casting
noun
(countable) An object made in a mold.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
(programming) The act of converting between data types.
A manufacturing process using a mold.
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
verb
present participle of cast
causing
causing
verb
present participle of cause
cavings
cavings
noun
plural of caving
ceasing
ceasing
noun
A cessation.
verb
present participle of cease
censing
censing
verb
present participle of cense
cessing
cessing
verb
present participle of cess
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chosing
cissing
cissing
noun
The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
verb
present participle of ciss
closing
closing
adj
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
noun
(mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
The act by which something is closed.
The end or conclusion of something.
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.