Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
aletes
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
alytes
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
astely
astely
noun
(botany) Absence of steles.
ateles
belast
belast
adj
(obsolete) burdened, charged, bound.
beltis
betels
betels
noun
plural of betel
bleats
bleats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleat
bliest
blites
blites
noun
plural of blite
bluest
bluest
adj
superlative form of blue: most blue
bluets
bluets
noun
plural of bluet
botels
botels
noun
plural of botel
bustle
bustle
noun
(computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
(historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
verb
(transitive) To push around, to importune.
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
butles
butles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butle
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.
celtis
cleats
cleats
noun
A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.
plural of cleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleat
clefts
clefts
noun
plural of cleft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleft
cletis
cletus
clites
closet
closet
adj
(obsolete) private
Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
closeted, secret (especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet)
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A sewer.
(US, Philippines) One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
(archaic) A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
(archaic) One used to store curiosities.
(archaic) The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
(figuratively, archaic) A place of (usually, fanciful) contemplation and theorizing.
(heraldry) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
(now rare) Any private or inner room, (particularly):
(obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
(obsolete) A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
(obsolete) Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
(obsolete) Clipping of closet of ease, (later, UK) clipping of water closet: a room containing a toilet.
(obsolete) One used to store valuables.
(slang, uncommon) Clipping of closet case.
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
verb
(transitive) To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
(transitive) To shut away for private discussion.
(transitive) To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
culets
culets
noun
plural of culet
delfts
delfts
noun
plural of delft
delist
delist
verb
To remove from an official register or list.
deltas
deltas
noun
plural of delta
desalt
desalt
verb
(transitive) To remove salt from; to desalinate.
desilt
desilt
verb
to remove suspended silt from the water.
eclats
eclats
noun
plural of eclat
elates
elates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elate
elatus
eldest
eldest
adj
(card games) (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
(card games) (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
noun
The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
elects
elects
noun
plural of elect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elect
elints
elista
elites
elites
noun
plural of elite
elspet
elstan
elston
elutes
elutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elute
enlist
enlist
noun
One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
verb
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
(transitive) To secure; to obtain.
estall
estele
esteli
estell
estill
estoil
estral
estral
adj
Alternative spelling of oestral
ethyls
ethyls
noun
plural of ethyl
exalts
exalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exalt
extols
extols
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extol
exults
exults
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exult
festal
festal
adj
festive, relating to a festival or feast
filets
filets
noun
plural of filet
fistle
fistle
verb
To rustle; to make a slight rustling (or whistling sound).
fleets
fleets
noun
plural of fleet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleet
fliest
fliest
adj
superlative form of fly: most fly
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of fly
flites
flites
noun
plural of flite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flite
flutes
flutes
noun
plural of flute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flute
flytes
flytes
noun
plural of flyte
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flyte
fustle
getsul
getsul
noun
(Buddhism) A novice monk in Tibetan Buddhism.
gleets
gleets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gleet
goslet
goslet
noun
Any pygmy goose of the genus Nettapus.
halest
halest
adj
superlative form of hale: most hale
haslet
haslet
noun
A meatloaf made of these organs.
The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig.
helots
helots
noun
plural of helot
hostel
hostel
noun
(not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.
(obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
verb
(intransitive) To stay in a hostel during one's travels.
(transitive) To lodge (a person) in a hostel.
hostle
hotels
hotels
noun
plural of hotel
hustle
hustle
noun
(preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.
(prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
(slang) An act of prostitution.
A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
A state of busy activity.
verb
(informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
(informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
(informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
(informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
(informal) To work.
(intransitive) To rush or hurry.
(transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
(transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive; especially financially.
To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
idlest
idlest
adj
superlative form of idle: most idle
illest
inlets
inlets
noun
plural of inlet
iseult
isleta
islets
islets
noun
plural of islet
istles
istles
noun
plural of istle
itself
itself
pron
(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
(emphatic, archaic) it; used to refer back to an earlier subject
(reflexive) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
The door itself is quite heavy.
ixtles
ixtles
noun
plural of ixtle
jostle
jostle
noun
The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
The action of a jostling crowd.
verb
(dated, slang) To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
(transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with.
(transitive, intransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
justle
justle
verb
To jostle.
ketols
ketols
noun
plural of ketol
kleist
lamest
lamest
adj
superlative form of lame: most lame
lasket
lasket
noun
(nautical) latching
lasset
lasted
lasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of last
laster
laster
noun
A tool for stretching leather on a last.
A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts.
That which lasts or endures.
lastex
lastre
latens
latens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of laten
latest
latest
adj
(now rare, poetic) Last, final.
Most recent.
superlative form of late: most late
adv
At the latest.
noun
The most recent thing, particularly information or news.
lathes
lathes
noun
plural of lathe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lathe
latkes
latkes
noun
plural of latke
laxest
laxest
adj
superlative form of lax: most lax
leasts
leasts
noun
plural of least
legist
legist
noun
A writer on law, a legislator, a lawmaker
One skilled in the law.
legits
legits
noun
plural of legit
leitus
lentos
lentos
noun
plural of lento
leptus
lesath
lesath
Proper noun
a star in the constellation Scorpius.
lester
lethes
lethes
noun
plural of lethe
letsou
letups
letups
noun
plural of letup
lewist
likest
likest
adj
(archaic) superlative form of like: most like
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of like
listed
listed
adj
(Britain, of a building) protected from demolition or alteration
entered on a list, especially an official one
verb
simple past tense and past participle of list
listel
listel
noun
(architecture) A narrow fillet or border.
listen
listen
noun
An instance of listening.
verb
(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
(intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
(intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.
(transitive, archaic) To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
lister
lister
noun
(birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.
One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
listie
liters
liters
noun
plural of liter
litres
litres
noun
plural of litre
litsea
livest
livest
adj
superlative form of live: most live
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of live
lotase
lowest
lowest
adj
superlative form of low: most low
lunets
lunets
noun
plural of lunet
lusted
lusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lust
luster
luster
noun
(by extension, figurative) Brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
Lusterware.
One who lusts or is inflamed with lust.
Refinement, polish or quality.
Shine, polish or sparkle.
verb
(intransitive) To gleam, have luster.
(transitive) To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
(transitive) To give luster, distinguish.
lustre
lustre
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of luster (shine, etc.)
(British spelling) Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
(dated) A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres.
(geology) The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons.
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of luster
lutose
lutose
adj
Covered with clay; miry.
lutsen
lysate
lysate
noun
(biology) All the material formed by the lysis of cells.
lysite
metals
metals
noun
(rail transport) the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network
plural of metal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metal
mistle
mistle
noun
(countable) the mistle thrush
(obsolete) mistletoe
verb
To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.
molest
molest
verb
To annoy intentionally.
To disturb or tamper with.
To sexually assault or sexually harass.
motels
motels
noun
plural of motel
nestle
nestle
verb
(archaic, ornithology, intransitive) To build or sit upon a nest.
(archaic, ornithology, transitive) Of a bird: to look after its young.
(intransitive) To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
(transitive) To move or place into a comfortable position
To press oneself against another affectionately.
To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
oldest
oldest
adj
superlative form of old: most old
noun
The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
ortles
osteal
osteal
adj
bony
ostler
ostler
noun
A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom
owlets
owlets
noun
plural of owlet
palest
palest
adj
superlative form of pale: most pale
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pale
palets
palets
noun
plural of palet
pastel
pastel
noun
(art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender
A crayon made from such a paste.
A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
Woad.
pestle
pestle
noun
(archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
verb
(transitive) To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
petals
petals
noun
plural of petal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petal
pistle
pistle
noun
(obsolete) A written communication; a letter, an epistle.
plates
plates
noun
plural of plate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plate
pleats
pleats
noun
plural of pleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pleat