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abbey

abbey

noun

  1. (British) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
  2. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
  3. The church of a monastery.
  4. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

abbye

abody

abray

abray

verb

  1. Obsolete form of abraid.

absey

absey

noun

  1. (obsolete) ABC; alphabet.
  2. (obsolete) Absey book; abecedary.
  3. (obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list.

abury

abyed

abyed

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of abye

abyes

abyes

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abye

abyla

abysm

abysm

noun

  1. (archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
  2. (now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.

abyss

abyss

noun

  1. (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
  2. (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
  3. (heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
  4. (oceanography) The abyssal zone.
  5. (with article) An impending catastrophic happening.
  6. Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
  7. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
  8. Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.

accoy

accoy

verb

  1. (obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.

acedy

acedy

noun

  1. Alternative form of acedia

acidy

acidy

adj

  1. Like an acid, somewhat acid.

ackey

ackey

noun

  1. A silver coin once used in the Gold Coast (in Africa)

aclys

acryl

acryl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-

acyls

acyls

noun

  1. plural of acyl

adagy

adaty

adays

adays

adv

  1. (obsolete) In the daytime.
  2. (obsolete) Nowadays; in the present time period.

adlay

adley

adley

Proper noun

  1. name transferred from the surname.

adoxy

adyge

adyta

adyta

noun

  1. plural of adyton
  2. plural of adytum

afley

afray

afyon

agamy

agamy

noun

  1. (biology) Asexual reproduction.
  2. Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.

agaty

agaty

adj

  1. Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.

aggry

aggry

adj

  1. Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture.

agley

agley

adj

  1. (Scotland) Wrong; askew.

adv

  1. (chiefly Scotland) Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.

agony

agony

noun

  1. (biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
  2. Extreme pain.
  3. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  4. The last struggle of life; death struggle.
  5. Violent contest or striving.

aguey

aguey

adj

  1. Conditions associated with catching ague.
  2. In the state of having a high fever accompanied by shaking or shivering.

agway

ahoys

ahoys

noun

  1. plural of ahoy

aiery

aiery

adj

  1. Obsolete form of aery.

ailey

ailyn

akyab

alary

alary

adj

  1. Pertaining to wings.

albay

albyn

albyn

Proper noun

  1. Scotland, especially the Highlands.

alday

ality

aliya

aliya

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of aliyah

alkyd

alkyd

noun

  1. A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.

alkyl

alkyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

allay

allay

noun

  1. (obsolete) An alloy.
  2. Alleviation; abatement; check.

verb

  1. (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
  2. (archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.
  4. (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
  5. (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

alley

alley

noun

  1. (baseball) The area between the outfielders.
  2. (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
  3. (bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.
  4. (perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
  5. (tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
  6. A glass marble or taw.
  7. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
  8. A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
  9. A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
  10. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

alloy

alloy

noun

  1. (archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
  2. (figurative) Fusion, marriage, combination.
  3. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
  4. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.

verb

  1. (figurative) To impair or debase by mixture.
  2. To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  3. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.

allyl

allyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH₂=CH-CH₂-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

allyn

allys

alody

alogy

alogy

noun

  1. (obsolete) unreasonableness; absurdity

aloys

alroy

alsey

altay

altay

Proper noun

  1. The mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together.
  2. Altay, Xinjiang, China.
  3. Altay Prefecture.

alway

alway

adv

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of always

alwyn

alwyn

Proper noun

  1. name, a rare variant of Alwin.

alyce

alyda

alysa

alyse

alyss

amary

amaty

amaya

amaya

Proper noun

  1. name borrowed from in the 1990s.

ambay

amboy

ambry

ambry

noun

  1. (architecture) A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc.; an armarium.
  2. (now historical, rare) A bookcase; a library or archive.
  3. (now rare) A pantry, or place to store food.
  4. (obsolete) A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.

amery

amity

amity

noun

  1. (formal, literary) Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
  2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.

amory

amory

Proper noun

  1. name, today often transferred back from the surname.

amply

amply

adv

  1. In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.

ampyx

ampyx

noun

  1. A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.

amyas

amylo

amyls

amyls

noun

  1. plural of amyl

angry

angry

adj

  1. (figuratively, said about the elements, like the sky or the sea) Dark and stormy, menacing.
  2. (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
  3. Displaying or feeling anger.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To anger.

anhyd

annoy

annoy

noun

  1. (literary, archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
  2. (literary, archaic) That which causes such a feeling.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
  2. (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  3. (transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.

anomy

anomy

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of anomie

antsy

antsy

adj

  1. (slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety

anury

anury

noun

  1. (medicine, archaic) anuria

anyah

apery

apery

noun

  1. A place where apes are kept.
  2. The practice of aping; an apish action.

appay

appay

verb

  1. Obsolete form of apay.

apply

apply

adj

  1. Alternative spelling of appley

verb

  1. (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
  2. (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
  3. (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
  4. (obsolete) To visit.
  5. (transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
  6. (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
  7. (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
  8. (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
  9. (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

aptly

aptly

adv

  1. In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably

araby

araby

Proper noun

  1. Arabia

arany

archy

archy

adj

  1. Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching

noun

  1. (anarchism, usually derogatory) A political theory or practice that supports hierarchy and authority; the opposite of anarchy.

ardys

arefy

arefy

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To dry, or make dry; wither.

arjay

arley

arlyn

armyn

arney

array

array

noun

  1. (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
  2. (mathematics) Common name for matrix.
  3. (military) A militia.
  4. (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
  5. A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
  6. A group of hedgehogs.
  7. A large collection.
  8. A microarray.
  9. An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
  10. Clothing and ornamentation.
  11. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.

verb

  1. (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
  2. To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
  3. To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.

arrey

arrey

intj

  1. (India) Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.

arsyl

artly

artly

adv

  1. (obsolete) With art or skill.

artsy

artsy

adj

  1. Alternative form of arty

aryan

aryan

Noun

  1. A member of an alleged master race with no fixed definition, comprising people of Germanic descent (in the narrowest sense), or all non-Jewish Caucasians (in the broadest sense)
  2. A person of Caucasian ethnicity; a white non-Jew.
  3. A Caucasian racist, often one who is an Aryan in the first sense.
  4. An Indo-European, a Proto-Indo-European.
  5. An Indo-Iranian.
  6. A subdivision of the Caucasian race, which comprised the Aryans, the Semites, and the Hamites, or the accompanying linguistic subdivision.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining, in racial theories, to the (alleged) Aryan master race.
  2. Pertaining to the Caucasian ethnicity.
  3. Pertaining to Caucasian racists or their organisations, theories, etc.
  4. Of or pertaining to Indo-Iranian peoples, cultures, and languages.
  5. Of or pertaining to Indo-European peoples, cultures and languages.

Proper noun

  1. The language of the original Aryans.

aryls

aryls

noun

  1. plural of aryl

ascry

ashby

ashly

assay

assay

noun

  1. Examination and determination; test.
  2. Tested purity or value.
  3. The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
  4. The alloy or metal to be assayed.
  5. The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
  6. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
  7. Trial, attempt.

verb

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To try, attempt (to do something).
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To test the abilities of (someone) in combat; to fight.
  3. (transitive) To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.).
  4. (transitive) To attempt (something).
  5. To affect.
  6. To try tasting, as food or drink.

assyr

astay

astay

adv

  1. (nautical) Of an anchor, such that in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.

asway

asway

adj

  1. Swaying.

asyla

asyle

async

async

adj

  1. (computing) Abbreviation of asynchronous.

asyut

ataxy

ataxy

noun

  1. (medicine) ataxia
  2. (obsolete) disorder; irregularity

ately

athey

atimy

atimy

noun

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) public disgrace or stigma; outlawry; loss of civil rights

atomy

atomy

adj

  1. Resembling a tiny particle; made up of tiny particles.

noun

  1. (archaic) A floating mote or speck of dust.
  2. (archaic) A skeleton.
  3. (archaic) A tiny being; a very small person.
  4. (archaic) An indivisible particle.

atony

atony

noun

  1. Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

atopy

atopy

noun

  1. (medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.
  2. A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy.

attry

attry

adj

  1. Alternative form of attery

atypy

aubry

aubyn

audly

audry

aunty

aunty

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of auntie

auryl

autry

aveny

avery

avery

Proper noun

  1. name, today often transferred back from the surname.
  2. name of modern usage.

aways

aways

adv

  1. Alternative spelling of a ways

awkly

awkly

adv

  1. (obsolete) Awkwardly.
  2. (obsolete) In an unlucky or perverse manner.

ayahs

ayala

ayden

ayden

Proper noun

  1. name, a new American spelling variant of Aidan.
  2. A town in North Carolina.

aydin

ayelp

ayelp

adv

  1. yelping.

ayens

ayers

ayina

ayins

ayins

noun

  1. plural of ayin

aylet

aylet

noun

  1. (heraldry) A black bird with red feet and beak.

ayllu

ayllu

noun

  1. A traditional family-based community in the Andes, especially among Quechua and Aymara peoples.

aymer

aynat

aynor

ayond

ayond

adv

  1. (Northern England) Beyond.