An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.
An abortion.
abought
abought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aby
aburton
aburton
adv
(nautical) With the length athwartship.
account
account
noun
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
(archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.
(banking) A bank account.
(uncountable) Profit; advantage.
A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
A record of events; a relation or narrative.
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
verb
(intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
(intransitive) To consider that.
(intransitive) To establish the location for someone.
(intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
(intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
(intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
(intransitive, now rare) To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
(obsolete) To count (up), enumerate.
(obsolete) To recount, relate (a narrative etc.).
(obsolete, transitive) To present an account of; to answer for, to justify.
(transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
(transitive, now rare) To calculate, work out (especially with periods of time).
accourt
accourt
verb
(obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.
acetous
acetous
adj
Causing, or connected with, acetification
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actuose
actuose
adj
(obsolete) Very active.
acustom
adjoust
adjutor
adjutor
noun
An adjutant; a helper or assistant;
aetolus
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
aguroth
aliquot
aliquot
adj
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
verb
(chemistry, biotechnology, transitive, informal) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
amounts
amounts
noun
plural of amount
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amount
amouret
asprout
asprout
adj
sprouting
astound
astound
adj
(obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
verb
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
ataunto
atheous
atheous
adj
(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
(obsolete) atheistic
atokous
atokous
adj
(zoology) Producing only asexual individuals.
auction
auction
noun
(bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
verb
To sell at an auction.
auctors
auctors
noun
plural of auctor
auditor
auditor
noun
(Scientology) One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.
(rare) One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
augelot
augusto
authors
authors
noun
plural of author
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of author
autobus
autobus
noun
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
(road transport, dated) A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
autocab
autocab
noun
(dated) A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn cabs.
autocar
autocar
noun
(archaic) A road vehicle powered by steam or electricity rather than by traction.
autocue
autocue
noun
Any of several devices that display words for a person to read aloud
autodin
autoecy
autoing
autoing
verb
present participle of auto
autoist
autoist
noun
(dated) one who drives an automobile
automan
automan
noun
(dated) A man involved in automobile manufacture.
automat
automat
noun
A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.
A vending machine for food.
automen
automen
noun
plural of automan
autonoe
autonoe
Proper noun
One of the moons of Jupiter.
autonym
autonym
noun
(linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
A work published under the author's true name.
The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
autopsy
autopsy
noun
(rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
verb
(transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
(transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
autoput
autosyn
autovon
autovon
Proper noun
of: a worldwide US military telephone system from the 1960s to the 1990s.
auxotox
avouter
avoutry
avoutry
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of advoutry (“adultery”)
azotous
azotous
adj
(obsolete) Nitrous
backout
backout
noun
(aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
bailout
bailout
noun
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
bakeout
bakeout
noun
The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components
barbuto
barthou
basutos
battuto
beclout
beclout
verb
(transitive) To cover with a clout or cloth.
(transitive, figuratively) To dress up.
beflout
bemoult
bemouth
bemouth
verb
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
bequote
bequote
verb
(transitive) To quote frequently or much.
beshout
beshout
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To shout at.
besouth
bespout
bespout
verb
(transitive) To pester with excessive oratory or spouting.
(transitive) To spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner.
betutor
blautok
blowout
blowout
noun
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
bluetop
bluetop
noun
(US, construction) A stake or other marker set into the subgrade to indicate the desired grade elevation.
boatful
boatful
noun
Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
boeotus
boetius
boletus
boletus
noun
An edible mushroom of genus Boletus.
bootful
bootful
noun
As much as a boot will hold.
bosquet
bosquet
noun
Alternative spelling of bosket
bossuet
botulin
botulin
noun
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
boultel
boultel
noun
(architecture) A moulding with quarter-circle convexity, found just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo.
(architecture) One of the shafts of a clustered column.
boulter
boulter
noun
A long, stout fishing line with many hooks attached.
One who boults or sifts.
bouquet
bouquet
noun
(card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
(cartomancy) The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.
(mathematics) A bouquet of circles.
A bunch of cut flowers.
A compliment or expression of praise.
A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
The heart note of a perfume.
The scent of a particular wine.
bourget
bourout
boutade
boutade
noun
A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
boutell
boutons
boutons
noun
plural of bouton
brotula
brotula
noun
A family of ophidiiform fishes, of the taxonomic family Bythitidae, who bear live young.
brought
brought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bring
brulots
buckpot
buffont
buffont
noun
(chiefly historical) An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s.
Alternative form of bouffant
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
bultong
bultong
noun
Alternative form of biltong
bumboat
bumboat
noun
(nautical) A small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.
buoyant
buoyant
adj
(figuratively) Lighthearted and lively.
(of an economy, business etc.) Involving or engaged in much successful trade or activity.
Having buoyancy; able to float.
burbolt
burbolt
noun
Obsolete form of birdbolt.
burbots
burbots
noun
plural of burbot
burgout
burgout
noun
Alternative form of burgoo
burnout
burnout
noun
(US, slang) A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out.
(aerospace) The shutoff of a rocket motor following the complete exhaustion of its fuel supply, or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v.
(automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.
(psychology) The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power.
burrito
burrito
noun
A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
verb
(slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
burrton
burtons
burtons
noun
plural of burton
bushton
butanol
butanol
noun
1,1-dimethyl-ethanol or tert-butanol - (CH₃)₃C-OH
2-methyl-propan-1-ol or iso-butanol - (CH₃)₂CHCH₂-OH
butan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH₃(CH₂)₃-OH
butan-2-ol or sec-butanol - CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)-OH
butomus
butoxyl
buttaro
buttock
buttock
noun
(nautical) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
(usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.
buttons
buttons
noun
(colloquial) A remote control.
(colloquial) Synonym of marbles (“sanity; mental faculties”)
(colloquial, dated) A boy servant, or page.
The dung of sheep.
plural of button
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of button
buttony
buttony
adj
(of berries) Not fully grown and matured; overly small and insufficiently juicy.
(of hops) Full-berried.
Having a large number of buttons.
Resembling a button or buttons.
noun
(Scotland, games) A children’s game played with buttons.
The manufacture of buttons.
buyouts
buyouts
noun
plural of buyout
callout
callout
noun
(US) A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team.
(communication) An outgoing telephone call.
(idiomatic) A form of verbal abuse with the intention to make the victim feel guilty.
(slang) An invitation to fight.
(typography, graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic.
A request for people to join or take part.
An annotation that pertains to a specific location in a body of text or a graphic, and that is visually linked to that location by a mark or a matching pair of marks.
An instance of being summoned to visit a certain place in order to provide assistance; an instance of summoning someone who is on call.
The act of calling out from work, i.e. announcing that one cannot attend; the act of calling in sick.
campout
campout
noun
A gathering or event at which people sleep outdoors or camp.
caputto
catouse
caulote
caution
caution
noun
(dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
(law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
(soccer) A yellow card.
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
Security; guaranty; bail.
verb
(soccer) To give a yellow card
(transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
cautivo
cavuoto
choteau
chouest
cistudo
citrous
citrous
adj
(uncommon) Pertaining to (plants and fruits of) the genus Citrus; pertaining to citrus plants and their fruits.
cloquet
clotbur
clotbur
noun
(UK, dialect) The burdock.
The cocklebur.
cloture
cloture
noun
(law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
verb
To end legislative debate by this means.
clouted
clouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clout
clouter
clouter
noun
(obsolete) One who patches clothes.
One who clouts or strikes.
cobnuts
cobnuts
noun
plural of cobnut
coconut
coconut
noun
(New Zealand, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Pacific islander.
(South Africa, Australia, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture, a black race traitor.
(derogatory, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or other dark-skinned person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture, a race traitor.
(slang) A female breast.
(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
The coconut palm.
cocteau
cocytus
cocytus
Proper noun
A river of the underworld in Greek mythology.
cohutta
coiture
colutea
combust
combust
adj
(astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
(obsolete) Burnt.
noun
(obsolete) That which undergoes burning.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
To burn; to catch fire.
commute
commute
noun
A regular journey between two places, typically home and work.
The route, time or distance of that journey.
verb
(intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
(intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
(intransitive, obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution;
(transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
(transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
(transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
compute
compute
noun
(computing, informal) computation
verb
(intransitive, informal) To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.
conatus
conatus
noun
A force or impulse; a nisus.
An effort, an endeavour, a striving.
conduct
conduct
noun
(archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
(obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
(of a literary work) Plot.
Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
Skillful guidance or management.
The act or method of controlling or directing.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
(transitive) To carry out (something organized)
(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
(transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
(transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
(transitive, reflexive) To behave.
conduit
conduit
noun
(figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.
(finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.
A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
confute
confute
verb
(transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
consult
consult
noun
(US) A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.
(obsolete) A council; a meeting for consultation.
(obsolete) Agreement; concert.
(obsolete) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation
(obsolete) the result of consultation; determination; decision.
verb
(intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
(intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
(transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
(transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
(transitive, obsolete) To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
(transitive, obsolete) To deliberate upon; to take for.
consute
consute
adj
(entomology) Marked as if with stitches, like the wing-covers of some beetles.
contenu
conteur
contour
contour
noun
(figurative) A general description giving the most important points.
(linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
verb
(intransitive) To practise the makeup technique of contouring.
(transitive) To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
(transitive) To mark with contour lines.
contund
contund
verb
(transitive, archaic) To bruise or pound.
contune
conturb
conturb
verb
(transitive) To disturb or perturb greatly.
contuse
contuse
verb
(transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
cookout
cookout
noun
(US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
copouts
copouts
noun
plural of copout
coquets
coquets
noun
plural of coquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coquet
coquita
coquito
coquito
noun
A traditional Puerto Rican alcoholic eggnog made with coconut.
cornute
cornute
adj
cornuted
verb
(transitive) To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.