(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
acrogen
acrogen
noun
(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
adangle
adangle
adj
Dangling.
adeling
adeling
noun
Alternative form of atheling.
aegaeon
aegaeon
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
aegipan
aegipan
noun
(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
aenigma
aerogen
aerogen
noun
Any noble gas.
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
agalena
aganice
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
ageings
ageings
noun
plural of ageing
agelong
agelong
adj
lasting throughout all time; eternal
agenais
agendas
agendas
noun
plural of agenda
agendum
agendum
noun
(obsolete) A task which ought to be done.
(theology) Something to be done; a practical duty, rather than an article of faith.
agenize
agenois
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
aghanee
aginner
aginner
noun
An oppositional person, especially one opposed to government actions and projects.
aglance
agnamed
agnamed
adj
Styled or called apart from given name and surname.
agnates
agnates
noun
plural of agnate
agneaux
agnella
agnesse
agnized
agnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agnize
agnizes
agnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agnize
agnoete
agnoite
agnomen
agnomen
noun
An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
agnuses
agonied
agonied
adj
Feeling or undergoing agony; agonized.
agonies
agonies
noun
plural of agony
agonise
agonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
agonize
agonize
verb
(intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
(transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone.
agreing
ahlgren
aigneis
ajangle
ajangle
adj
Jangling.
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
aligned
aligned
adj
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of align
aligner
aligner
noun
One who, or that which, aligns.
allegan
allonge
allonge
noun
(fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
(law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
verb
To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
alnager
alnager
noun
(historical) A sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect woollen cloth and fix a seal upon it.
A measure by the ell.
amenage
anagoge
anagoge
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).
analgen
analgen
noun
Alternative form of analgene
aneling
aneling
verb
present participle of anele
anergia
anergia
noun
Alternative form of anergy (“lack of energy; inactivity”)
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
angareb
angarep
angekok
angekok
noun
An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.
angekut
angeled
angeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angel
angeles
angelet
angelet
noun
(historical) A small gold coin once used in England; a half angel.
(rare) A little angel.
angelia
angelic
angelic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
angelim
angelin
angelis
angelle
angelon
angelot
angelot
noun
(music) An old musical instrument of the lute kind.
A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI, bearing the image of Saint Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
A sort of small, rich cheese made in Normandy.
angelus
angelus
noun
Alternative form of Angelus
angelyn
angered
angered
adj
Having been made angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anger
angerly
angerly
adv
(archaic) Angrily.
angevin
angeyok
anglers
anglers
noun
plural of angler
angliae
anglice
angoise
angrier
angrier
adj
comparative form of angry: more angry
angrite
angrite
noun
An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
angster
anguier
anguine
anguine
adj
Pertaining to snakes or serpents
anguses
anlagen
anlages
anlages
noun
plural of anlage
anteing
anteing
verb
present participle of ante
antigen
antigen
noun
(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
apanage
apanage
noun
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position; an accompaniment.
verb
(transitive) To confer an apanage upon.
apeling
apeling
noun
A small, young, or immature ape.
apexing
apinage
apogean
apogean
adj
Connected with the apogee.
apogeny
argante
argenol
argenta
argents
argents
noun
plural of argent
argonne
arrange
arrange
noun
(music, Japan) rearranged rendition of a song; arrangement
verb
(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
(transitive, intransitive) To plan; to prepare in advance.
asinego
asinego
noun
(obsolete) A stupid fellow; an ass.
atangle
atangle
adj
In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
athogen
atingle
atingle
adj
Tingling.
attagen
attagen
noun
(obsolete) A Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) of Central Asia and occurring as a vagrant in Europe.
(obsolete) A grey partridge (Perdix perdix) of Eurasia.
attinge
attinge
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To touch lightly.
augends
augends
noun
plural of augend
augment
augment
noun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
An increase.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
avenage
avenage
noun
(obsolete, law) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.
avenged
avenged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avenge
avenger
avenger
noun
One who avenges or vindicates
One who takes vengeance.
avenges
avenges
noun
plural of avenge
avinger
badmeng
badoeng
bagonet
baignet
bandage
bandage
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
verb
To apply a bandage to something.
bandeng
bangers
bangers
noun
plural of banger
bangled
bangled
adj
Wearing bangles
bangles
bangles
noun
plural of bangle
banteng
banteng
noun
A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.
barnage
beading
beading
noun
(architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
(craft) beadwork
A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
verb
present participle of bead
bealing
bealing
verb
present participle of beal
beaming
beaming
adj
Smilingly happy; showing happy emotion.
noun
The act of someone or something that beams.
verb
present participle of beam
beanbag
beanbag
noun
(slang) An idiot.
A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
beaning
beaning
verb
present participle of bean
bearing
bearing
adj
(in combination) That bears (some specified thing).
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
noun
(architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
(architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
(heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
verb
present participle of bear
beating
beating
noun
A heavy defeat or setback.
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
The pulsation of the heart.
verb
present participle and gerund of beat
beauing
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
beclang
bedding
bedding
noun
(Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
(US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
(horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
verb
present participle of bed
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
beefing
beefing
noun
Alternative form of biffin (“type of apple”)
verb
present participle of beef
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
begging
begging
noun
The act of one who begs.
verb
present participle of beg
begnawn
begnawn
verb
(obsolete) past participle of begnaw
begonia
begonia
noun
Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.
begrain
begreen
begroan
begroan
verb
(transitive) To groan about; bewail; groan at.
begrown
beguine
beguine
noun
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
behring
beignet
beignet
noun
(UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
(US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
beijing
belding
belgian
belgian
Noun
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.
Proper noun
A hypothetical extinct Indo-European language, supposed to have been spoken distinct from Celtic in late prehistory, in certain parts of what has become known as Gaul.
beliing
belling
belling
noun
(US, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania) A shivaree.
Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season