(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
acetin
acetin
noun
(organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid
actian
actine
acting
acting
adj
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
(countable, obsolete) An action or deed.
(drama) The occupation of an actor.
(law) Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
verb
present participle of act
actins
actins
noun
plural of actin
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
adient
aetian
afaint
afaint
adj
(archaic, poetic) fainting
aglint
aglint
adj
Glinting.
aidant
aidant
adj
(obsolete) helpful, assisting
aintab
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
aitken
aitkin
aitkin
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
ajoint
alinit
amenti
amiant
aminta
anetic
anetic
adj
(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
anicut
anicut
noun
(India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
anight
anight
adv
(obsolete) In the night-time, at night.
anitos
anitos
noun
plural of anito
anitra
annist
annite
annite
noun
(mineralogy) A phyllosilicate mineral related to biotite.
anoint
anoint
verb
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
antebi
anteri
anthia
anthia
noun
Any fish of the subfamily Anthiinae in the family Serranidae of basses, basslets, and groupers.
antiae
antiae
noun
(zoology) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
antiar
antiar
noun
A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The upas tree itself.
antica
antick
antick
noun
Obsolete form of antic.
antics
antics
noun
plural of antic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antic
antido
antigo
anting
anting
noun
(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.
antisi
antlia
antlia
noun
(zoology) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects.
antlid
antoni
antrim
antrim
Proper noun
A county in the north-east of Northern Ireland, also known as County Antrim.
A town in Northern Ireland that is the administrative centre of County Antrim.
antrin
antrin
adj
(Scotland) Strange, rare, unusual.
anukit
aptian
aptian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Early (Lower) Cretaceous epoch.
ariton
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
artina
asotin
astian
astint
athing
athink
atiana
atimon
atinga
atkins
atkins
Proper noun
meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".
atonia
atonia
noun
Lack of muscle tone.
atonic
atonic
adj
(linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
(medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
(of a sound or syllable) unstressed
(pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
noun
(phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.
attain
attain
verb
(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.
(transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.
(transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.
atwain
atwain
adv
(archaic) Into two parts.
atwind
atwind
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To escape.
auntie
auntie
noun
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(LGBT, slang, US) An elderly gay man.
Diminutive of aunt
verb
To be or behave like the aunt of.
austin
austin
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Texas in the United States of America.
A county in Texas.
A city in Minnesota, USA
An unincorporated community and CDP in Nevada, which was the county seat until 1979.
name, in modern usage transferred back from the surname.
A former make of British motor car.
Adjective
Augustinian.
avanti
azotin
bandit
bandit
noun
(military, aviation) An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
(sports, slang) A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
bantin
bating
bating
adj
(Cornwall, Devon, dialect) Of the moon, when it is waning.
prep
(now rare) Apart from; except.
verb
present participle of bate
batino
batino
noun
Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
benita
betain
binate
binate
adj
(botany) Double; growing in pairs or couples.
verb
(Catholicism, intransitive) To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day.
bizant
bonita
briant
canthi
canthi
noun
plural of canthus
cantic
cantic
adj
angled
canting
oblique, slanting
cantil
cantil
noun
Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
cathin
catina
cating
cation
cation
noun
(physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
catkin
catkin
noun
(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
catlin
catlin
noun
Alternative form of catling (surgical knife)
catnip
catnip
noun
(figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.
Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
centai
criant
dainty
dainty
adj
(obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
noun
(Canadian prairies, Northwestern Ontario, usually in the plural) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
(obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
(obsolete) Esteem, honour.
A delicacy (in taste).
damnit
damnit
intj
(especially Southern US) Synonym of dammit
danita
danite
danite
Noun
A member of the Biblical tribe of Dan.
A member of a fraternal vigilante group founded by members of the Latter Day Saints in the
dating
dating
noun
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
verb
present participle of date
dation
dation
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dose.
(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
detain
detain
verb
(transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
(transitive) To put under custody.
(transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
That which is entailed.
The rule by which the descent is fixed.
verb
(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
(transitive, obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor.
(transitive, obsolete) To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
entiat
entria
etamin
etamin
noun
Alternative form of etamine
faints
faints
noun
Alternative form of feints (“product of distillation”)
plural of faint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of faint
fainty
fainty
adj
feeble; languid; inclined to faint
fating
fating
verb
(rare) present participle of fate
fiants
fiants
noun
(obsolete) The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.
fiaunt
fiaunt
noun
(obsolete) commission; fiat; order; decree
fotina
friant
gainst
gainst
prep
(poetic) against
gatian
gating
gating
noun
An arrangement of gates.
verb
present participle of gate
giants
giants
noun
plural of giant
gigant
gisant
gitana
gitano
giunta
glanti
gratin
gratin
noun
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
hartin
hating
hating
verb
present participle of hate
hatpin
hatpin
noun
A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.
hiltan
ianthe
ianthe
Proper noun
Ianthe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus & Tethys.
Ianthe, Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
ignatz
incant
incant
verb
(rare) To state solemnly, to chant.
To recite an incantation.
incast
indart
indart
verb
(archaic, transitive) To pierce, as if with a dart.
infant
infant
noun
(law) A minor.
(obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.
A very young human being, from conception to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
verb
(obsolete) To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
ingate
ingate
noun
(obsolete) The aperture in a mould for pouring in the metal; the gate.
(obsolete) entrance; ingress
inital
inlaut
inlaut
noun
(linguistics) any sound in a word or syllable but the first and the last one
inmate
inmate
noun
A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
inmeat
inmeat
noun
Entrails.
The part of the intestines of an animal used as food, as the sweetbread, kidneys, etc.
innate
innate
adj
(botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
(philosophy) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
Instinctive; coming from instinct.
verb
(obsolete) To cause to exist; to call into being.
instal
instal
verb
(Britain, rare) To pay by instalments.
(transitive, dated) Alternative spelling of install
instar
instar
noun
(by extension) A stage in development.
An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development.
Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
verb
(transitive) To make a star of; set as a star.
(transitive, archaic) To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
intact
intact
adj
(of female persons) virgin, having an intact hymen
(usually of animals) not castrated
(usually of male persons, especially used by intactivists) uncircumcised, having an intact foreskin
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
intail
intail
verb
Archaic form of entail.
intake
intake
noun
(UK, dialect) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.
A tract of land enclosed.
An act or instance of taking in.
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.
The quantity taken in.
verb
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
intima
intima
noun
(anatomy) The innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one
intrap
intrap
verb
Archaic spelling of entrap.
inwats
isanti
isanti
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA.
isatin
isatin
noun
(organic chemistry) The indole derivative 1H-indole-2,3-dione, used in the synthesis of dyes.