A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
ackerly
aekerly
afrikah
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlike
airlike
adj
Resembling air, gaseous.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airmark
airpark
airpark
noun
(US) A small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
akerite
akerite
noun
(mineralogy) Various varieties of calcialkalic microsyenite and micromonzonite.
akerley
akhisar
akmudar
akroter
alarick
alberik
alborak
alkmaar
alkoran
allwork
allwork
noun
Domestic or other work of all kinds.
amerika
amlikar
amlikar
noun
An embroidered Kashmir shawl.
amtrack
andarko
angarsk
anoraks
anoraks
noun
plural of anorak
apokrea
arabesk
arabesk
noun
Obsolete form of arabesque.
arakawa
arakawa
Proper noun
A special ward in Tokyo that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards
aralkyl
aralkyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups
arawaks
arcking
arclike
arclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arc.
arensky
arikara
aripeka
arkdale
arkoses
arkoses
noun
plural of arkose
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
arkport
armlike
armlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arm (limb).
armlock
armlock
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
verb
(transitive) To hold in an armlock.
armrack
armrack
noun
A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.
arracks
arracks
noun
plural of arrack
artlike
artlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of art.
artwork
artwork
noun
(uncountable) Artistic work.
(uncountable, reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.
A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.
askarel
askarel
noun
A synthetic electrically insulating liquid which is nonflammable; when decomposed by an electric arc, the gaseous products also are nonflammable.
askaris
askaris
noun
plural of askari
ataturk
autarky
autarky
noun
National economic self-sufficiency.
The state of personal self-sufficiency.
awkward
awkward
adj
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
adv
(obsolete) In a backwards direction.
noun
Someone or something that is awkward.
axmaker
backare
backare
intj
Alternative form of baccare
backbar
backers
backers
noun
plural of backer
backler
backrun
backrun
noun
A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.
bagwork
bagwork
noun
(martial arts) Training with a punching bag.
bakairi
bakerly
bakerly
adj
Characteristic of a baker.
bakwiri
balkers
balkers
noun
plural of balker
balkier
balkier
adj
comparative form of balky: more balky
bankera
bankers
bankers
noun
plural of banker
barkary
barkeep
barkeep
noun
(informal) a bartender
barkers
barkers
noun
plural of barker
barkery
barkery
noun
A tanhouse.
barkhan
barkier
barkier
adj
comparative form of barky: more barky
barking
barking
adj
(British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
noun
The action of the verb to bark.
verb
present participle of bark
barkley
barlock
barmkin
barmkin
noun
(obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.
barrack
barrack
noun
(Ireland, colloquial, usually in the plural) A police station.
(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
(by extension, chiefly in the plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
(chiefly in the plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.
(Britain, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
(intransitive) To live in barracks.
(transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
barvick
barwick
bashkir
batiker
batiker
noun
A manufacturer of batik fabrics.
beakers
beakers
noun
plural of beaker
beakier
beakier
adj
comparative form of beaky: more beaky
becroak
beprank
berakah
berakah
noun
Alternative form of berakhah
beraked
berakes
berakot
berkman
bewreak
bewreak
verb
(transitive) To give vent in action to (incensed feelings).
(transitive, obsolete) To avenge; revenge.
bickart
bidarka
bidarka
noun
A kayak constructed by covering a light wooden frame (lashed together with sinew) in sea lion hides.
bikaner
bismark
blacker
blacker
adj
comparative form of black: more black
noun
One who blacks.
blanker
blanker
adj
comparative form of blank: more blank
noun
(computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
bleaker
bleaker
adj
comparative form of bleak: more bleak
bokhara
bourkha
bracked
bracken
bracken
noun
(uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
bracker
bracket
bracket
noun
(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)
One of several ranges of numbers.
verb
(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
(philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To place in the same category.
To set aside, discount, ignore.
To support by means of mechanical brackets.
bradski
brakier
braking
braking
noun
The act of applying brakes.
verb
present participle of brake
brakpan
brankie
breakax
breaker
breaker
intj
(US, dated) Used to open a conversation or call for a response on CB radio.
noun
(US, dated) A user of CB radio.
(chiefly in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
(colloquial) A breakdancer.
(electrical engineering) Ellipsis of circuit breaker.
(primarily plural) Clipping of shipbreaker.
A horsebreaker.
A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.
A person who specializes in breaking things.
A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
Something that breaks.
The building in which such a machine is placed.
breakup
breakup
noun
(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
britska
britzka
britzka
noun
Alternative form of britchka
brokage
brokage
noun
(archaic) The act of a broker; brokerage.
bryansk
bryansk
Proper noun
A city in Russia, administrative centre of Bryansk oblast.
buckram
buckram
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
verb
(transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
buckras
buckras
noun
plural of buckra
bukhara
bukhara
Proper noun
A city in Uzbekistan, founded in the 6th century
bulwark
bulwark
noun
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
A breakwater.
A defense or safeguard.
A defensive wall or rampart.
verb
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
bunraku
bunraku
noun
A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
burbank
burbank
Proper noun
A city in California
A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
burbark
cackler
cackler
noun
A person or creature that cackles.
calkers
calkers
noun
plural of calker
cankers
cankers
noun
plural of canker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canker
cankery
cankery
adj
Full of canker.
Like a canker.
Surly; malignant; cantankerous.
caprock
caprock
noun
(geology) A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type.
caracks
caracks
noun
plural of carack
carcake
carcake
noun
A traditional Scottish delicacy, a sort of cake made from the milk of a newly-calved cow mixed with oatmeal, associated with Shrove Tuesday.
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
carkled
carlick
carlock
carlock
noun
A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.
carrack
carrack
noun
(historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
carrick
carrick
noun
(nonce word) A greatcoat.
Alternative spelling of carrack
carryke
carsick
carsick
adj
Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.
caulker
caulker
noun
(informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
(slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
cchakri
chacker
chakari
chakdar
chakram
chakram
noun
(historical) An old Indian coin from Travancore.
A disc-like throwing weapon originally from India.
chakras
chakras
noun
plural of chakra
chalker
chalker
noun
One who chalks.
charkas
charkas
noun
plural of charka
charked
charked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chark
charkha
charkha
noun
(Pakistan, India) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton.
chikara
chikara
noun
A Hindu musical instrument of the violin class.
An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).
The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukkar
clacker
clacker
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The anus.
(by extension) Any device that makes a clacking noise.
(music) A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise.
clarkia
clarkia
noun
Any of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas.