A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of boil.
ceil
ceil
noun
(mathematics) Abbreviation of ceiling.
(poetic) A ceiling.
verb
(mathematics) To set a higher bound.
(transitive) To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.
ciel
ciel
verb
Alternative form of ceil
clei
clie
deil
deli
deli
noun
(informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
(informal) Food sold at a delicatessen.
diel
diel
adj
(biology) Having a 24-hour period regardless of day or night.
eila
eild
eild
noun
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Age.
elhi
elhi
noun
(education) In some countries, the period from elementary school to high school.
elia
elie
elik
elis
elix
elix
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To draw out or extract.
eliz
elli
elsi
emil
epil
evil
evil
adj
(computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.
(obsolete) Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Morally corrupt.
Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
(obsolete) injuriously, harmfully; in a damaging way.
(obsolete) wickedly, evilly, iniquitously
noun
(obsolete) A malady or disease; especially in combination, as in king's evil, colt evil.
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
feil
fiel
file
file
noun
(Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
(chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
(computing) The primary item on the menu bar, containing commands such as open, save, print, etc.
(military) A small detachment of soldiers.
(slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
A roll or list.
A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
Course of thought; thread of narration.
verb
(archaic) To defile.
(intransitive) To move in a file.
(intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
(transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
(transitive) To submit (a story) to a newspaper or similar publication.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
To corrupt.
gile
heil
heil
verb
To greet with a Sieg Heil.
heli
heli
noun
Clipping of helicopter.
hile
hile
noun
(old South-West England dialect) A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.
verb
(old South-West England dialect) To form sheaves into a hile.
icel
idel
idle
idle
adj
(obsolete) Empty, vacant.
(obsolete) Light-headed; foolish.
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
noun
(gaming) An idle animation.
(gaming) An idle game.
(mechanical engineering) The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine.
The state of idling, of being idle.
verb
(intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
(intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
ilea
ilea
noun
plural of ileum (Compare ilia)
ilex
ilex
noun
Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex.
Holm oak (Quercus ilex).
ilke
ilse
iole
isle
isle
noun
A (small) island, compare with islet.
Obsolete spelling of aisle
itel
ivel
izle
izle
noun
(dialectal) A spark, an ember, a hot ash or cinder.
keil
keli
kiel
kile
kile
noun
An ulcer; sore.
laie
lcie
lehi
leia
leid
leif
leis
leis
noun
plural of lei
leix
levi
lexi
lice
lice
noun
plural of louse
lide
lied
lied
noun
(music) An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lie (in the sense "to give false information intentionally")
lief
lief
adj
(archaic) Beloved, dear, agreeable.
(archaic) Ready, willing.
adv
(archaic) Readily, willingly, rather.
I'd as lief have one as t'other.
noun
Alternative form of lif
lien
lien
noun
(law) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
(obsolete) A tendon.
(uncommon, possibly obsolete) The spleen.
verb
(biblical, archaic) Alternative form of lain
lier
lier
noun
A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
Misspelling of liar.
Obsolete spelling of liar.
lies
lies
adj
(Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful
noun
plural of lie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lie
lieu
lieu
noun
A place or stead.
liew
life
life
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of God's life (“an oath”)
noun
(baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
(biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
(colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
(countable) A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
(informal) Social life.
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
(uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
A biography.
A particular aspect of existence.
A particular phase or period of existence.
A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
A worthwhile existence.
An opportunity for existence.
Animation; spirit; vivacity.
Existence.
Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
The most lively component or participant.
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
The span of time during which an object operates.
verb
(aviation) To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.
lige
lige
verb
(obsolete) To lie; to tell lies.
like
like
adj
(Scotland, Southern US) Likely; probable.
(Scotland, Southern US, usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
Similar.
adv
(archaic or rare) In a like or similar manner.
(obsolete, colloquial) Likely.
conj
(colloquial) As, the way.
As if; as though.
noun
(Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
(chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
(golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
particle
(colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
(colloquial, Scotland, Ireland, Tyneside, Teesside, Liverpudlian) A delayed filler.
(colloquial, slang) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
Likely.
prep
Approximating
As if there would be
In the manner of, similarly to
Similar to, reminiscent of
Such as
Typical of
Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something
verb
(Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
(archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
(chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
(computing, chiefly in the negative) To accept as an input.
(obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
(obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
(obsolete) To liken; to compare.
(transitive, archaic) To please.
(with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
lile
lime
lime
adj
Containing lime or lime juice.
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
Lime-green.
noun
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
(fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
(poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
(theater) A spotlight.
(uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
Alternative form of lyam (a leash)
Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
verb
(Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
(rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
(transitive) To apply limewash.
(transitive) To smear with birdlime.
(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
line
line
noun
(Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
(South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
(advertising) Short for agate line.
(baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
(cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
(fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
(genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
(geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
(geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
(graph theory) An edge of a graph.
(historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
(historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
(ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
(medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
(military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
(military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
(motoring) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
(music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
(obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
(obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
(obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
(slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
(soccer) The goal line.
(stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
A clothesline.
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
A hose or pipe, of any size.
A letter, a written form of communication.
A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
A verse (in poetry).
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
Direction, path.
Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
One fortieth of an inch.
One sixteenth of an inch.
One twelfth of an inch.
That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
(rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
(transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
(transitive) To form a line along.
(transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
(transitive) To read or repeat line by line.
(transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
(transitive, now rare, of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.
(transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
lire
lire
noun
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
(UK dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).
plural of lira
lise
lite
lite
adj
(Britain, dialect) few; little
(usually postpositive) Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
(usually used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.
Informal spelling of light.
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
Lightweight
noun
(Britain, dialect) A little, bit.
(Britain, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.
Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).
verb
(Britain, dialect) To expect; wait.
(Britain, dialect) To rely.
live
live
adj
(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
(card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
(dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
(entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
(film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
(obsolete) Vivid; bright.
(of a performance or speech) In person.
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
(programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
(sports) Still in active play.
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
Being in existence; actual.
Having active properties; being energized.
Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
Taken from a living animal.
adv
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
Of making a performance or speech, in person.
verb
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
(intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
(intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
(intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
(intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
(intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
(intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
(transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
(transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
lwei
lwei
noun
a monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza.
meli
mile
mile
noun
(informal) Any similarly large distance.
(slang) A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)
(slang) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
(travel) An airline mile in a frequent flyer program.
Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
neil
niel
niel
Proper noun
town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
nile
pile
pile
noun
(architecture, civil engineering) A beam, pole, or pillar, driven completely into the ground.
(heraldry) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
(informal) A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
(obsolete) A dart; an arrow.
(obsolete) The reverse (or tails) of a coin.
(slang) A large amount of money.
(usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid.
A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a fagot.
A funeral pile; a pyre.
A large building, or mass of buildings.
A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
A list or league
A mass formed in layers.
A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.
An atomic pile; an early form of nuclear reactor.
Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)
The head of an arrow or spear.
The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth.
verb
(transitive) (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
(transitive) To add something to a great number.
(transitive) To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
(transitive) To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
(transitive) To give a pile to; to make shaggy.
(transitive, military) To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
plie
plie
noun
Alternative spelling of plié
riel
riel
noun
The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛
rile
rile
verb
(in particular) To make angry.
To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
sile
sile
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
(now chiefly dialectal) A column; pillar.
(now chiefly dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.
(now chiefly dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
A sieve.
A strainer or colander for liquids
A young herring.
That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To boil gently; simmer.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To go; pass.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To settle down; calm or compose oneself.
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To pour with rain.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
teil
teil
noun
The lime tree, or linden.
teli
tile
tile
noun
(computing) A rectangular graphic.
(dated, informal) A stiff hat.
A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
verb
(Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
(computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
(graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
(transitive) To cover with tiles.
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
veil
veil
noun
(biology) The calyptra of mosses.
(figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
(figurative, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.
(mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
(mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
(zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
verb
(transitive) To conceal as with a veil.
(transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
vile
vile
adj
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
Morally low; base; despicable.
vlei
vlei
noun
(Southern Africa) A shallow wetlands or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetlands appears seasonally.
(US regional) A wetland or marsh.
weil
weli
wile
wile
noun
(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice