(Britain, Ireland, informal, sports) fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped
(Britain, informal) dessert
(informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal.
agrest
airest
airest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of air
alerts
alerts
noun
plural of alert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alert
alters
alters
noun
plural of alter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alter
antres
antres
noun
plural of antre
aretes
aretes
noun
plural of arete
aretus
ariste
armets
armets
noun
plural of armet
arrest
arrest
noun
(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
verb
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain.
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
artels
artels
noun
plural of artel
assert
assert
noun
(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
verb
(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
astare
astare
adv
Staring; amazed.
asteer
asteer
adj
(Scotland) Alternative form of astir
astera
astern
astern
adj
Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
adv
(obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel.
Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
asters
asters
noun
plural of aster
astert
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
astrea
astred
astrer
atresy
atreus
auster
auster
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”)
averts
averts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avert
barest
barest
adj
superlative form of bare: most bare
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of bear
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of bare
baster
baster
noun
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
One who bastes.
berets
berets
noun
plural of beret
berths
berths
noun
plural of berth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berth
berust
besort
besort
noun
(obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
bestar
bestar
verb
(transitive, archaic) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars.
bester
bester
adj
(nonstandard, informal, humorous or childish) comparative form of best: more best
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) A fraudulent bookmaker.
bestir
bestir
verb
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
bister
bister
noun
Alternative spelling of bistre
bistre
bistre
noun
A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.
biters
biters
noun
plural of biter
bitser
bitser
noun
(slang) A bike assembled from bits and pieces.
A mongrel dog.
breast
breast
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
(mining) The face of a coal working.
(mining) The front of a furnace.
(obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
(swimming) The breaststroke.
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
The front or forward part of anything.
The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
verb
(transitive, cooking) To debreast.
(transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
To reach the top (of a hill).
brents
brents
noun
plural of brent
brewst
brutes
brutes
noun
plural of brute
burets
burets
noun
plural of buret
buster
buster
noun
(Australia and New Zealand) A heavy fall; (also performing arts) a staged fall, a pratfall.
(US, in particular, dated, slang) A broncobuster.
(US, regional) A molting crab.
(chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
(chiefly law enforcement slang) Forming compounds denoting an agent or agency tasked with reducing or eliminating the first element.
(chiefly military slang) Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element.
(colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) A form of address, particularly of men: guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster'.)
(dated, slang) A gale, a strong wind; (especially Australia) a southerly buster.
(dated, slang) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc..
(gambling, slang) A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
(obsolete, slang) A drinking spree, a binge.
(obsolete, slang) A loaf of bread.
carest
carest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of care
carets
carets
noun
plural of caret
cartes
cartes
noun
(Polari) A penis.
(Polari) Male genitalia.
plural of carte
caster
caster
noun
(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
Someone or something that casts.
verb
To act as a caster
caters
caters
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on nine bells
plural of cater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cater
certes
certes
adv
(archaic) Certainly, indeed.
certis
cestar
cherts
cherts
noun
plural of chert
citers
citers
noun
plural of citer
corset
corset
noun
(UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
verb
(figuratively) To restrict or confine.
(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
cortes
coster
coster
noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
Clipping of costermonger.
crates
crates
noun
plural of crate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crate
crests
crests
noun
plural of crest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crest
croset
cruets
cruets
noun
plural of cruet
cruset
cruset
noun
A goldsmith's crucible.
cryste
curets
curets
noun
plural of curet
custer
custer
Proper noun
A ghost town in Idaho.
A village in Michigan.
A in Montana.
A city in South Dakota
A in Washington.
daters
daters
noun
plural of dater
derats
derats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derat
derust
desert
desert
adj
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
noun
(figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
(usually in the plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
Obsolete form of dessert.
verb
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
destry
deters
deters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deter
direst
direst
adj
superlative form of dire: most dire
disert
disert
adj
(obsolete) eloquent
dister
dister
verb
(obsolete) To banish or drive from a country.
dnestr
dorset
dorset
Proper noun
A maritime county of England bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel.
doters
doters
noun
plural of doter
driest
driest
adj
superlative form of dry: most dry
dryest
duster
duster
noun
(Philippines) A type of loose dress worn at home as well within the vicinity of one's home.
(baseball) A high pitch toward the batter.
(education) A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a blackboard.
(military, informal) A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.
(milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
(oil and gas) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
(paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
A loose-fitting long coat.
An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
Someone who dusts.
earths
earths
noun
plural of earth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earth
easter
easter
adj
(now dialectal) Eastern.
comparative form of east: more east
noun
A strong easterly wind (a wind blowing from the east).
verb
To move toward the east.
eastre
eaters
eaters
noun
plural of eater
egrets
egrets
noun
plural of egret
enstar
enters
enters
noun
plural of enter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enter
eraste
erects
erects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of erect
ergots
ergots
noun
plural of ergot
ernest
ernest
noun
Obsolete form of earnest.
erotes
erotes
noun
(Greek mythology, often capitalised) Collectively, a group of winged gods attendant to Aphrodite, of whom Eros is the best known.
plural of eros
ersatz
ersatz
adj
Made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality.
noun
Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.
eructs
eructs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eruct
erupts
erupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of erupt
escort
escort
noun
(somewhat euphemistic) A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.
A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
An accompanying person in such a group.
Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
verb
To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to
To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
esprit
esprit
noun
A wit.
Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.
Spirit, enthusiasm.
essart
estero
esters
esters
noun
plural of ester
esther
esther
Proper noun
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
The heroine of the Book of Esther.
estral
estral
adj
Alternative spelling of oestral
estray
estray
noun
(archaic) Stray.
(law) An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.
verb
(archaic) To stray.
estren
estrif
estrin
estrin
noun
Alternative form of oestrin
estron
estrum
estrum
noun
Synonym of oestrus (female animal's readiness to mate)
estrus
estrus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus
esture
esture
noun
(obsolete) commotion
ethers
ethers
noun
plural of ether
etrogs
etrogs
noun
plural of etrog
etters
evarts
everts
everts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evert
exerts
exerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exert
exsert
exsert
adj
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
verb
(transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
extras
extras
noun
plural of extra
farset
faster
faster
adj
comparative form of fast: more fast
noun
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
fester
fester
noun
(pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
(pathology, obsolete) A fistula.
The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
verb
(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
(intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
(transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.
fetors
fetors
noun
plural of fetor
fister
fister
noun
Someone who takes part in the sexual practice of fisting.
forest
forest
noun
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A group of domains that are managed as a unit.
(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.
(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Any dense collection or amount.
The colour forest green.
verb
(transitive) To cover an area with trees.
forset
forset
noun
(transitive, dialectal) A stratagem.
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
(transitive, dialectal, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland, by extension) To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
(transitive, dialectal, figuratively, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To upset; hinder.
fortes
fortes
noun
plural of forte
plural of fortis
foster
foster
adj
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
Receiving such care.
Related by such care.
noun
(countable, informal) A foster parent.
(obsolete) A forester.
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
(transitive) To cultivate and grow something.
(transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
freest
freest
adj
superlative form of free: most free
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of free
fstore
fuster
fuster
noun
A saddle tree maker.
verb
(Ireland) To fumble; to work clumsily.
To become marked with signs of age or decay.
To fret, whine, or complain.
To fuss; to meddle or micromanage.
gaster
gaster
noun
(anatomy, rare) The stomach.
(zootomy, entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants).
geerts
gester
gestor
gestor
noun
(law) A manager of another's affairs.
goster
grates
grates
noun
plural of grate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grate
greats
greats
noun
(UK, slang, universities, dated) The great go examination.
plural of great
greets
greets
noun
(demoscene) Greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greet
groset
groset
Noun
A gooseberry
gutser
haster
haters
haters
noun
plural of hater
hearst
hearts
hearts
noun
(card games, uncountable) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.
(uncountable) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
plural of heart
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heart
herbst
hester
hister
horste
hoster
hoster
noun
(computing, Internet, neologism) A provider of online hosting, especially web hosting.
inerts
inerts
noun
plural of inert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inert
insert
insert
noun
(audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
(film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
(genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
(linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
(television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
A mechanical component inserted into another.
A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
An image inserted into text.
verb
(transitive) To put in between or into.
inters
inters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inter
isuret
jester
jester
noun
A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.