A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.
verb
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
addles
addles
noun
plural of addle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addle
adless
adless
adj
Without ads (advertising).
aeolis
aeolus
aglets
aglets
noun
plural of aglet
aisled
aisled
adj
Having aisles.
aisles
aisles
noun
plural of aisle
akelas
akelas
noun
plural of akela
alares
alates
alates
noun
plural of alate
albers
alders
alders
noun
plural of alder
aldose
aldose
noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
alephs
alephs
noun
plural of aleph
aleras
aleris
alerse
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
alesan
alesia
aletes
alexas
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alfeus
aliens
aliens
noun
plural of alien
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alien
alines
alines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aline
alisen
alives
alkies
alkies
noun
plural of alkie
plural of alky
alleys
alleys
noun
plural of alley
allies
allies
noun
plural of ally
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ally
allose
allose
noun
(biochemistry) An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs
almehs
almehs
noun
plural of almeh
almose
almose
noun
(obsolete) alms
aloeus
aloise
aloose
aloose
adv
(dialect) Free from restraints.
alpers
alsace
alsike
alsike
noun
Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
alsine
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
alveus
alveus
noun
(construction, law) The bed or channel of a river, specifically that followed by the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course.
(neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
alwise
alwise
adv
(archaic) In every way; always.
alyose
alytes
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
amelus
amelus
noun
(pathology) A foetus born without limbs.
amiles
amoles
amoles
noun
plural of amole
aneles
aneles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anele
angels
angels
noun
plural of angel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angel
angles
angles
noun
plural of angle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angle
ankles
ankles
noun
plural of ankle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankle
anoles
anoles
noun
plural of anole
ansela
ansell
anselm
anselm
Proper noun
name; quite rare in English.
ansley
appels
appels
noun
plural of appel
apples
apples
noun
(Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
(slang) Testicles.
plural of apple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apple
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
arales
arelus
argles
ariels
ariels
noun
plural of ariel
arless
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
asahel
aselar
aselli
ashely
ashlee
ashlee
Proper noun
name, variant of Ashley
ashlen
ashler
ashler
noun
Alternative form of ashlar
ashley
ashley
Proper noun
A common English place name.
derived from the places.
name transferred from the surname.
name transferred from the surname.
One of ten villages in England.
A city in Illinois.
A town in Indiana.
A village in Michigan.
A city/town in North Dakota.
A village/town in Ohio.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
ashlie
askile
askile
adv
(obsolete) Askant.
aslake
aslake
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare or archaic) To abate; diminish.
(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
asleep
asleep
adj
(euphemistic) Dead.
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
(slang) Inattentive.
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
aslope
aslope
adj
(archaic) Slanted or sloping.
adv
(archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction.
prep
(archaic) Diagonally over or across.
asmile
asseal
asself
astely
astely
noun
(botany) Absence of steles.
aswell
aswell
adv
Archaic spelling of as well.
Misspelling of as well.
ateles
avulse
avulse
verb
(medicine) To tear off forcibly.
awless
awless
adj
Archaic form of aweless.
ayless
azoles
azoles
noun
plural of azole
babels
babels
noun
plural of babel
bagels
bagels
noun
plural of bagel
balers
balers
noun
plural of baler
baleys
basale
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
basile
belash
belash
verb
(transitive, archaic) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
belast
belast
adj
(obsolete) burdened, charged, bound.
belays
belays
noun
plural of belay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belay
belgas
beslab
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
blades
blades
noun
plural of blade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blade
blaise
blames
blames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blame
blares
blares
noun
plural of blare
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blare
blazes
blazes
adv
hellishly, extremely
intj
Expression of frustration, shock, or both.
noun
(euphemistic) hell
plural of blaze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaze
bleaks
bleaks
noun
plural of bleak
blears
blears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blear
bleats
bleats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleat
cables
cables
noun
plural of cable
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cable
caelus
calces
calesa
calesa
noun
Alternative spelling of kalesa
calise
calles
calves
calves
noun
plural of calf
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calve
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
camels
camels
noun
plural of camel
capels
capels
noun
plural of capel
carles
carles
noun
plural of carle
cashel
cashel
noun
(historical) In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
cassel
castle
castle
noun
(chess) An instance of castling.
(chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
(cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
(dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
(dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
(obsolete) A close helmet.
(shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
verb
(cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
(obsolete) To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
(transitive) To house or keep in a castle.
(transitive, figurative) To protect or separate in a similar way.
(usually intransitive, chess) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
(usually intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
casule
caules
caules
noun
plural of caulis
celsia
chelas
ciales
clares
clause
clause
noun
(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
(law) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
verb
(transitive, shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
claves
claves
noun
(music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
plural of clavis
cleans
cleans
noun
plural of clean
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean
clears
clears
noun
A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clear
cleats
cleats
noun
A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.
plural of cleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleat
dalles
dalles
noun
(plural only) A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.
(plural only) The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
damsel
damsel
noun
A chattering damsel (component of a mill).
A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
A young woman (of noble birth).
A young woman who is not married.
An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
dashel
dassel
dassel
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota.
deasil
deasil
adv
Clockwise.
noun
Clockwise motion.
decals
decals
noun
plural of decal
delays
delays
noun
plural of delay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delay
deltas
deltas
noun
plural of delta
desalt
desalt
verb
(transitive) To remove salt from; to desalinate.
dulsea
eagles
eagles
noun
plural of eagle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eagle
easels
easels
noun
plural of easel
easily
easily
adv
(colloquial, not comparable) Absolutely, without question.