Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure
abrades
abrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrade
abrased
abrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrase
abraser
abraser
noun
A tool or machine for abrading; abrader.
abreast
abreast
adj
(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
Side by side, facing forward.
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
adv
(Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
(figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
(obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.
Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
Side by side and facing forward.
prep
Abreast of; alongside.
abshier
abtruse
abusers
abusers
noun
plural of abuser
accerse
accrues
accrues
noun
plural of accrue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrue
accurse
accurse
verb
To damn; to wish misery or evil upon
accuser
accuser
noun
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
acerbas
acerose
acerose
adj
(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acetars
actress
actress
noun
(now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
address
address
noun
(by extension) The property itself.
(chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.
(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address.
(golf, Scotland) The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
(now rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.
(obsolete) Guidance; help.
(obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation.
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.
A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.
A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To direct speech.
(intransitive, obsolete) To prepare oneself.
(reflexive) To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
(transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
(transitive) To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
(transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
(transitive) To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
(transitive) To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
(transitive, archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
(transitive, computing) To refer to a location in computer memory.
(transitive, formal) To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
(transitive, golf, Scotland) To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
(transitive, obsolete) To aim; to direct.
(transitive, obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
(transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
addrest
addrest
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of address
adheres
adheres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhere
adjures
adjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjure
admires
admires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admire
adorers
adorers
noun
plural of adorer
adorsed
adpress
adpress
verb
Alternative form of appress
adrowse
adrowse
adj
drowsy
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
adversa
adverse
adverse
adj
(not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
adverts
adverts
noun
plural of advert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advert
adviser
adviser
noun
one who advises
aerates
aerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerate
aerials
aerials
noun
(skiing) Aerial skiing.
plural of aerial
aerides
aeriest
aeriest
adj
superlative form of aery: most aery
aerobes
aerobes
noun
plural of aerobe
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
aerosat
aerosol
aerosol
noun
(physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
An aerosol can.
The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
verb
(transitive) To spray with an aerosol.
aerugos
aesture
aethers
aethers
noun
plural of aether
afreets
afreets
noun
plural of afreet
afresca
agarose
agarose
noun
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
aggress
aggress
noun
Aggression.
verb
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
agister
agraeus
agrafes
agrafes
noun
plural of agrafe
agreers
agreers
noun
plural of agreer
agreges
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airiest
airiest
adj
superlative form of airy: most airy
airless
airless
adj
(figurative) Stifling; dead; lacking vitality or excitement.
(medicine) Suffering from asphyxia.
Lacking air circulation.
Lacking or being without air.
With air that is stale.
airshed
airshed
noun
Alternative spelling of air shed
airsome
airsome
adj
Characterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy
airwise
airwise
adj
Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
alarise
alaster
alegars
aletris
alferes
alferes
noun
(obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.
algiers
algiers
Proper noun
The capital of Algeria.
algores
aliners
aliners
noun
plural of aliner
alisier
alister
alleras
alleris
allerus
allures
allures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure
almners
almners
noun
plural of almner
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
amasser
amasser
noun
One who amasses.
amazers
ambeers
amblers
amblers
noun
plural of ambler
ambries
ambries
noun
plural of ambry
ambrose
ambrose
noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).
amerces
amerces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amerce
amerism
amherst
amherst
Proper noun
A in Colorado
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts.
A village in Nebraska
A town in New Hampshire
A town and suburb in New York
A town in Nova Scotia
A city in Ohio
A township municipality in Quebec
A city in Texas
A town in Victoria, Australia
A town in Virginia
A village in Wisconsin
amperes
amperes
noun
plural of ampere
amusers
amusers
noun
plural of amuser
ancress
andreas
andreas
Proper noun
name from the Latin form of Andrew.
andrews
anestri
anestri
noun
plural of anestrus
anglers
anglers
noun
plural of angler
angster
ansarie
anseres
anserin
answers
answers
noun
plural of answer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer
antares
antares
Proper noun
Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
anteros
anteros
noun
(chiefly historical, Ancient Greece) The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
anterus
anthers
anthers
noun
plural of anther
antlers
antlers
noun
plural of antler
antsier
antsier
adj
comparative form of antsy: more antsy
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
aperies
aperies
noun
plural of apery
apersee
aporose
aporose
adj
(biology) imperforate; not porous.
appears
appears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appear
apposer
apposer
noun
(historical) In the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.
An examiner; one whose business is to put questions.
appress
appress
verb
(transitive) To press close to.
apprest
apprise
apprise
verb
(rare) To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
(specifically, Scotland, law) To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”)
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
apyrase
apyrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP, releasing phosphate and available energy
arabesk
arabesk
noun
Obsolete form of arabesque.
arables
arapesh
arboles
arbores
arbutes
arbutes
noun
plural of arbute
arcades
arcades
noun
plural of arcade
archers
archers
noun
plural of archer
archest
archest
adj
superlative form of arch: most arch
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of arch
archeus
archeus
noun
(alchemy) The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
archsee
arcsine
arcsine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
arcuses
ardelis
ardoise
ardsley
areason
arenose
arenose
adj
sandy, gritty, full of sand.
arenous
arenous
adj
Alternative form of arenose
arensky
areolas
areoles
areoles
noun
plural of areola
argades
argeers
argents
argents
noun
plural of argent
arguers
arguers
noun
plural of arguer
arguses
arguses
noun
plural of argus
argyles
argyles
noun
plural of argyle
argyres
aridest
aridest
adj
superlative form of arid: most arid
arietis
aristae
aristes
arkoses
arkoses
noun
plural of arkose
armless
armless
adj
Having no arms.
armlets
armlets
noun
plural of armlet
armrest
armrest
noun
Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm.
armscye
armscye
noun
An opening in a garment for the attachment of a sleeve; an armhole.