AAHS <aah=v> [v]
AALS <aal=n> [n]
ABAS <aba=n> [n]
ABBA father -- used as a title of honor [n -S]
ABBE an {abbot=n} [n -S]
ABED in bed [adv]
ABET to encourage and support [v ABETTED, ABETTING, ABETS]
ABLE having sufficient power, skill, or resources [adj ABLER, ABLEST] / a communications code word for the letter A [n -S]
ABLY in an able manner [adv]
ABOS <abo=n> [n]
ABRI a bomb shelter [n -S]
ABUT to touch along a border [v ABUTTED, ABUTTING, ABUTS]
ABYE to {aby=v} [v ABOUGHT, ABYING, ABYES]
ABYS <aby=v> [v]
ACED <ace=v> [v]
ACES <ace=v> [v]
ACHE to suffer a dull, continuous pain [v ACHED, ACHING, ACHES]
ACHY aching [adj ACHIER, ACHIEST]
ACID a type of chemical compound [n -S]
ACME the highest point [n -S] : ACMATIC, ACMIC [adj]
ACNE a skin disease [n -S] : ACNED [adj]
ACRE a unit of area [n -S]
ACTA recorded proceedings [n]
ACTS <act=v> [v]
ACYL a univalent radical [n -S]
ADDS <add=v> [v]
ADIT an entrance [n -S]
ADOS <ado=n> [n]
ADZE {adz=n} [n -S]
AEON {eon=n} [n -S]
AERO pertaining to {aircraft=n} [adj]
AERY {airy=adj} [adj AERIER, AERIEST] / {aerie=n} [n AERIES]
AFAR a great distance [n -S]
AGAR a viscous substance obtained from certain seaweeds [n -S]
AGAS <aga=n> [n]
AGED <age=v> [v]
AGEE to one side [adv]
AGER one that {ages=v} [n -S]
AGES <age=v> [v]
AGHA {aga=n} [n -S]
AGIN {against=prep} [prep]
AGIO a premium paid for the exchange of one currency for another [n AGIOS]
AGLY {agley=adv} [adv]
AGMA {eng=n} [n -S]
AGOG in a state of eager curiosity [adv]
AGON the dramatic conflict between the main characters in a Greek play [n -S or -ES]
AGUE a malarial fever [n -S] : AGUELIKE, AGUISH [adj], AGUISHLY [adv]
AHEM used to attract attention [interj]
AHOY used in hailing a ship or person [interj]
AIDE an assistant [n -S]
AIDS <aid=v> [v]
AILS <ail=v> [v]
AIMS <aim=v> [v]
AINS <ain=n> [n]
AIRN iron [n -S]
AIRS <air=v> [v]
AIRT to {guide=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
AIRY having the nature of air [adj AIRIER, AIRIEST]
AITS <ait=n> [n]
AJAR partly open [adj]
AJEE {agee=adv} [adv]
AKEE a tropical tree [n -S]
AKIN related by blood [adj]
ALAE <ala=n> [n]
ALAN a large hunting dog [n -S]
ALAR pertaining to wings [adj]
ALAS used to express sorrow or regret [interj]
ALBA the white substance of the brain [n -S]
ALBS <alb=n> [n]
ALEC a {herring=n} [n -S]
ALEE toward the side of a vessel sheltered from the wind [adv]
ALEF {aleph=n} [n -S]
ALES <ale=n> [n]
ALFA a communications code word for the letter A [n -S]
ALGA any of a group of primitive aquatic plants [n -GAE or -GAS] : ALGAL [adj]
ALIF an Arabic letter [n -S]
ALIT <alight=v> [v]
ALKY one who is habitually drunk [n -KIES]
ALLS <all=n> [n]
ALLY to unite in a formal relationship [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES]
ALMA {almah=n} [n -S]
ALME {almah=n} [n -S]
ALMS money or goods given to the poor [n ALMS]
ALOE an African plant [n -S] : ALOETIC [adj]
ALOW in or to a lower position [adv]
ALPS <alp=n> [n]
ALSO in addition [adv]
ALTO a low female singing voice [n -TOS]
ALTS <alt=n> [n]
ALUM a chemical compound [n -S]
AMAH an Oriental nurse [n -S]
AMAS <ama=n> [n]
AMBO a pulpit in an early Christian church [n AMBOS or AMBONES]
AMEN a word used at the end of a prayer to express agreement [n -S]
AMIA a freshwater fish [n -S]
AMID {amide=n} [n -S]
AMIE a female friend [n -S]
AMIN {amine=n} [n -S]
AMIR a Muslim prince or governor [n -S]
AMIS <ami=n> [n]
AMMO ammunition [n -MOS]
AMOK a murderous frenzy [n -S]
AMPS <amp=n> [n]
AMUS <amu=n> [n]
AMYL a univalent radical [n -S]
ANAL pertaining to the anus [adj]
ANAS <ana=n> [n]
ANDS <and=n> [n]
ANES <ane=n> [n]
ANEW once more [adv]
ANGA any of the eight practices of yoga [n -S]
ANIL a West Indian shrub [n -S]
ANIS <ani=n> [n]
ANKH an Egyptian symbol of enduring life [n -S]
ANNA a former coin of India and Pakistan [n -S]
ANOA a wild ox [n -S]
ANON at another time [adv]
ANSA the projecting part of Saturn's rings [n -SAE]
ANTA a pilaster formed at the termination of a wall [n -TAE or -TAS]
ANTE to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker [v ANTED or ANTEED, ANTEING, ANTES]
ANTI one that is opposed [n -S]
ANTS <ant=n> [n]
ANUS the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [n -ES]
APED <ape=v> [v]
APER one that {apes=v} [n -S]
APES <ape=v> [v]
APEX the highest point [n APEXES or APICES]
APOD an apodal animal [n -S]
APSE a domed, semicircular projection of a building [n -S] : APSIDAL [adj]
AQUA water [n AQUAE or AQUAS]
ARAK {arrack=n} [n -S]
ARBS <arb=n> [n]
ARCH to bend like an arch (a curved structure spanning an opening) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
ARCO with the bow -- used as a direction to players of stringed instruments [adv]
ARCS <arc=v> [v]
AREA a particular extent of space or surface [n -S] : AREAL [adj], AREALLY [adv] / a section of the cerebral cortex having a specific function [n AREAE]
ARES <are=n> [n]
ARFS <arf=n> [n]
ARIA an elaborate melody for a single voice [n -S]
ARID extremely dry [adj -IDER, -IDEST] : ARIDLY [adv]
ARIL an outer covering of certain seeds [n -S] : ARILED, ARILLATE, ARILLOID [adj]
ARKS <ark=n> [n]
ARMS <arm=v> [v]
ARMY a large body of men trained and armed for war [n -MIES]
ARSE the buttocks -- usually considered vulgar [n -S]
ARTS <art=n> [n]
ARTY showily or pretentiously artistic [adj ARTIER, ARTIEST]
ARUM a flowering plant [n -S]
ARVO afternoon [n -VOS]
ARYL a univalent radical [n -S]
ASCI <ascus=n> [n]
ASEA at sea [adv]
ASHY covered with ashes [adj ASHIER, ASHIEST]
ASKS <ask=v> [v]
ASPS <asp=n> [n]
ATAP the nipa palm tree [n -S]
ATES <ate=n> [n]
ATMA {atman=n} [n -S]
ATOM the smallest unit of an element [n -S] : ATOMIC, ATOMICAL [adj]
ATOP being on or at the top [adj]
AUKS <auk=n> [n]
AULD {old=adj} [adj AULDER, AULDEST]
AUNT the sister of one's father or mother [n -S]
AURA an invisible emanation [n -RAS or -RAE]
AUTO to ride in an automobile [v -ED, -ING, -S]
AVER to declare positively [v AVERRED, AVERRING, AVERS]
AVES <ave=n> [n]
AVID {eager=adj} [adj]
AVOS <avo=n> [n]
AVOW to declare openly [v -ED, -ING, -S] : AVOWABLE [adj], AVOWABLY, AVOWEDLY [adv]
AWAY from a certain place [adv]
AWED <awe=v> [v]
AWEE {awhile=adv} [adv]
AWES <awe=v> [v]
AWLS <awl=n> [n]
AWNS <awn=n> [n]
AWNY <awn=n> [adj]
AWOL one who is absent without leave [n -S]
AWRY with a turn or twist to one side [adv]
AXAL {axial=adj} [adj]
AXED <ax=v> [v]
AXEL a jump in figure skating [n -S]
AXES <ax=v> [v]
AXIL the angle between the upper side of a leaf and its supporting stem [n -S]
AXIS a straight line about which a body rotates [n AXES] : AXISED [adj] / an Asian deer [n AXISES]
AXLE a shaft upon which a wheel revolves [n -S] : AXLED [adj]
AXON the central process of a neuron [n -S] : AXONAL, AXONIC [adj]
AYAH a native maid or nurse in India [n -S]
AYES <aye=n> [n]
AYIN a Hebrew letter [n -S]
AZAN a Muslim call to prayer [n -S]
AZON a radio-controlled aerial bomb [n -S]
BAAL a false god [n -S or -IM]
BAAS master; boss [n -ES]
BABA a rum cake [n -S]
BABE a baby [n -S]
BABU {baboo=n} [n -S]
BABY to {coddle=v} [v -BIED, -BYING, -BIES]
BACH to live as a bachelor [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BACK to {support=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BADE <bid=v> [v]
BADS <bad=n> [n]
BAFF to strike under a golf ball [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BAGS <bag=v> [v]
BAHT a monetary unit of Thailand [n -S]
BAIL to transfer property temporarily [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BAILABLE [adj]
BAIT to {lure=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BAKE to prepare food in an oven [v BAKED, BAKING, BAKES]
BALD lacking hair [adj BALDER, BALDEST] / to become {bald=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BALE to form into tightly compressed bundles [v BALED, BALING, BALES]
BALK to stop short and refuse to proceed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BALL to form into a ball (a spherical object) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BALM a fragrant resin [n -S] : BALMLIKE [adj]
BALS <bal=n> [n]
BAMS <bam=v> [v]
BAND to decorate with flexible strips of material [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BANE to kill with poison [v BANED, BANING, BANES]
BANG to hit sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BANI <ban=n> [n]
BANK to keep money in a bank (an institution dealing in money matters) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BANKABLE [adj]
BANS <ban=v> [v]
BAPS <bap=n> [n]
BARB to furnish with a barb (a sharp projection) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BARD to armor a horse [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BARE {naked=adj} [adj BARER, BAREST] / to {expose=v} [v BARED, BARING, BARES]
BARF to {vomit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BARK to cry like a dog [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BARM the foam on malt liquors [n -S]
BARN a large storage building [n -S]
BARS <bar=v> [v]
BASE morally low [adj BASER, BASEST] / to {found=v} [v BASED, BASING, BASES]
BASH to {smash=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BASK to lie in a pleasant warmth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BASS an edible fish [n -ES]
BAST a woody fiber [n -S]
BATE to reduce the force of [v BATED, BATING, BATES]
BATH a {washing=n} [n -S]
BATS <bat=v> [v]
BATT a sheet of cotton [n -S]
BAUD a unit of data transmission speed [n -S]
BAWD a {madam=n} [n -S]
BAWL to cry loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BAYS <bay=v> [v]
BEAD to adorn with beads (round pieces of glass) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEAK a bird's bill [n -S] : BEAKED, BEAKLESS, BEAKLIKE [adj]
BEAM to emit in beams (rays of light) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEAN to hit on the head [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEAR to {endure=v} [v BORE, BORNE or BORN, BEARING, BEARS] : BEARABLE [adj], BEARABLY [adv]
BEAT to strike repeatedly [v BEAT, BEATEN, BEATING, BEATS] : BEATABLE [adj]
BEAU a boyfriend [n BEAUX or BEAUS] : BEAUISH [adj]
BECK to {beckon=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEDS <bed=v> [v]
BEDU a {bedouin=n} [n BEDU]
BEEF a steer or cow fattened for food [n BEEFS or BEEVES] / to add bulk to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEEN <be=v> [v]
BEEP to honk a horn [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEER an alcoholic beverage [n -S]
BEES <bee=n> [n]
BEET a garden plant [n -S]
BEGS <beg=v> [v]
BELL to provide with a bell (a ringing device) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BELS <bel=n> [n]
BELT to fasten with a belt (a strap or band worn around the waist) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BEMA a platform in a synagogue [n -MATA or -MAS]
BEND to {curve=v} [v BENT or BENDED, BENDING, BENDS] : BENDABLE [adj]
BENE {benne=n} [n -S]
BENS <ben=n> [n]
BENT an inclination [n -S]
BERG an {iceberg=n} [n -S]
BERM a {ledge=n} [n -S]
BEST to {outdo=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BETA a Greek letter [n -S]
BETH a Hebrew letter [n -S]
BETS <bet=v> [v]
BEVY a group [n BEVIES]
BEYS <bey=n> [n]
BHUT a small whirlwind [n -S]
BIAS to prejudice [v -ASED, -ASING, -ASES or -ASSED, -ASSING, -ASSES] : BIASEDLY [adv]
BIBB a mast support [n -S]
BIBS <bib=v> [v]
BICE a blue or green pigment [n -S]
BIDE to {wait=v} [v BIDED or BODE, BIDING, BIDES]
BIDS <bid=v> [v]
BIER a coffin stand [n -S]
BIFF to {hit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BIGS <big=n> [n]
BIKE to {bicycle=v} [v BIKED, BIKING, BIKES]
BILE a fluid secreted by the liver [n -S]
BILK to {cheat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BILL to present a statement of costs to [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BILLABLE [adj]
BIMA {bema=n} [n -S]
BIND to tie or secure [v BOUND, BINDING, BINDS] : BINDABLE [adj]
BINE a twining plant stem [n -S]
BINS <bin=v> [v]
BINT a {woman=n} [n -S]
BIOS <bio=n> [n]
BIRD to hunt birds (winged, warm-blooded vertebrates) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BIRK a birch tree [n -S]
BIRL to rotate a floating log [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BIRR a monetary unit of Ethiopia [n BIRROTCH] / to make a whirring noise [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BISE a cold wind [n -S]
BISK {bisque=n} [n -S]
BITE to seize with the teeth [v BIT, BITTEN, BITING, BITES] : BITEABLE [adj]
BITS <bit=v> [v]
BITT to secure a cable [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BIZE {bise=n} [n -S]
BLAB to talk idly [v BLABBED, BLABBING, BLABS]
BLAE bluish-black [adj]
BLAH {nonsense=n} [n -S]
BLAM the sound of a gunshot [n -S]
BLAT to {bleat=v} [v BLATTED, BLATTING, BLATS]
BLAW to {blow=v} [v BLAWED, BLAWN, BLAWING, BLAWS]
BLEB a blister [n -S] : BLEBBY [adj]
BLED <bleed=v> [v]
BLET a decay of fruit [n -S]
BLEW <blow=v> [v]
BLIN a {blintze=n} [n BLINI or BLINIS]
BLIP to remove sound from a recording [v BLIPPED, BLIPPING, BLIPS]
BLOB to {splotch=v} [v BLOBBED, BLOBBING, BLOBS]
BLOC a coalition [n -S]
BLOT to spot or stain [v BLOTTED, BLOTTING, BLOTS]
BLOW to drive or impel by a current of air [v BLEW, BLOWED or BLOWN, BLOWING, BLOWS]
BLUB to {blubber=v} [v BLUBBED, BLUBBING, BLUBS]
BLUE having the color of the clear sky [adj BLUER, BLUEST] / to make {blue=adj} [v BLUED, BLUEING or BLUING, BLUES]
BLUR to make {unclear=adj} [v BLURRED, BLURRING, BLURS]
BOAR a male pig [n -S]
BOAS <boa=n> [n]
BOAT to travel by boat (watercraft) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOATABLE [adj]
BOBS <bob=v> [v]
BOCK a dark beer [n -S]
BODE to be an omen of [v BODED, BODING, BODES]
BODS <bod=n> [n]
BODY to give form to [v BODIED, BODYING, BODIES]
BOFF a hearty laugh [n -S]
BOGS <bog=v> [v]
BOGY a {goblin=n} [n -GIES]
BOIL to vaporize liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOILABLE [adj]
BOLA a throwing weapon [n -S]
BOLD daring [adj BOLDER, BOLDEST] : BOLDLY [adv] / boldface [n -S]
BOLE a fine clay [n -S]
BOLL to form pods [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOLO a {machete=n} [n -LOS]
BOLT to {sift=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOMB to attack with bombs (explosive projectiles) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOND to join together [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BONDABLE [adj]
BONE to {debone=v} [v BONED, BONING, BONES]
BONG to make a deep, ringing sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BONK to hit on the head with a hollow blow [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BONY full of bones [adj BONIER, BONIEST]
BOOB to make a foolish mistake [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOOK to engage services [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOOKABLE [adj]
BOOM to make a deep, resonant sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOON a timely benefit [n -S]
BOOR a rude person [n -S]
BOOS <boo=v> [v]
BOOT to load a program into a computer [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOOTABLE [adj]
BOPS <bop=v> [v]
BORA a cold wind [n -S]
BORE to pierce with a rotary tool [v BORED, BORING, BORES]
BORN having particular qualities from birth [adj]
BORT a low-quality diamond [n -S] : BORTY [adj]
BOSH {nonsense=n} [n -ES]
BOSK a small wooded area [n -S]
BOSS to supervise [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BOTA a leather bottle [n -S]
BOTH being the two [adj]
BOTS <bot=n> [n]
BOTT {bot=n} [n -S]
BOUT a contest [n -S]
BOWL to play at bowling [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BOWS <bow=v> [v]
BOXY resembling a box [adj BOXIER, BOXIEST]
BOYO a {boy=n} [n BOYOS]
BOYS <boy=n> [n]
BOZO a fellow [n -ZOS]
BRAD to fasten with thin nails [v BRADDED, BRADDING, BRADS]
BRAE a {hillside=n} [n -S]
BRAG first-rate [adj BRAGGER, BRAGGEST] / to speak vainly of one's deeds [v BRAGGED, BRAGGING, BRAGS]
BRAN to soak in water mixed with bran (the outer coat of cereals) [v BRANNED, BRANNING, BRANS]
BRAS <bra=n> [n]
BRAT a spoiled child [n -S] : BRATTISH [adj]
BRAW {splendid=adj} [adj BRAWER, BRAWEST]
BRAY to utter a harsh cry [v BRAYED, BRAYING, BRAYS]
BRED <breed=v> [v]
BREE {broth=n} [n -S]
BREN a submachine gun [n -S]
BREW to make beer or the like [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BRIE {bree=n} [n -S]
BRIG a two-masted ship [n -S]
BRIM to fill to the top [v BRIMMED, BRIMMING, BRIMS]
BRIN a rib of a fan [n -S]
BRIO liveliness [n BRIOS]
BRIS a Jewish circumcision rite [n BRISSES]
BRIT a young herring [n -S]
BROO a {bree=n} [n BROOS]
BROS <bro=n> [n]
BROW the {forehead=n} [n -S] : BROWED [adj]
BRRR used to indicate that one feels cold [interj]
BRUT very dry [adj]
BUBO a swelling of a lymph gland [n -BOES] : BUBOED [adj]
BUBS <bub=n> [n]
BUCK to leap forward and upward suddenly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUDS <bud=v> [v]
BUFF to {polish=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BUFFABLE [adj]
BUGS <bug=v> [v]
BUHL a style of furniture decoration [n -S]
BUHR a heavy stone [n -S]
BULB an underground bud [n -S] : BULBAR, BULBED [adj]
BULK to gather into a mass [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BULL to push ahead [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUMF paperwork [n -S]
BUMP to knock against [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUMS <bum=v> [v]
BUND a political association [n -S]
BUNG to plug with a cork or stopper [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUNK to go to bed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUNN {bun=n} [n -S]
BUNS <bun=n> [n]
BUNT to {butt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUOY to mark with a buoy (a warning float) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BURA {buran=n} [n -S]
BURD a {maiden=n} [n -S]
BURG a city or town [n -S]
BURL to finish cloth by removing lumps [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BURN to destroy by fire [v BURNED or BURNT, BURNING, BURNS]
BURP to {belch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BURR to remove a rough edge from [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BURS <bur=v> [v]
BURY to put in the ground and cover with earth [v BURIED, BURYING, BURIES]
BUSH to cover with bushes (shrubs) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BUSK to {prepare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUSS to {kiss=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BUST to {burst=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUSY occupied [adj BUSIER, BUSIEST] / to make {busy=adj} [v BUSIED, BUSYING, BUSIES]
BUTE a pain-relieving drug [n BUTE]
BUTS <but=n> [n]
BUTT to hit with the head [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BUYS <buy=v> [v]
BUZZ to make a vibrating sound [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
BYES <bye=n> [n]
BYRE a {cowshed=n} [n -S]
BYRL to {birle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
BYTE a group of adjacent binary digits [n -S]
CABS <cab=v> [v]
CACA excrement [n -S]
CADE a European shrub [n -S]
CADI a Muslim judge [n -S]
CADS <cad=n> [n]
CAFE a small restaurant [n -S]
CAFF a {cafe=n} [n -S]
CAGE to {confine=v} [v CAGED, CAGING, CAGES]
CAGY {cagey=adj} [adj CAGIER, CAGIEST]
CAID a Muslim leader [n -S]
CAIN {kain=n} [n -S]
CAKE to form into a hardened mass [v CAKED, CAKING, CAKES]
CAKY {cakey=adj} [adj CAKIER, CAKIEST]
CALF a young cow or bull [n CALVES or CALFS] : CALFLIKE [adj]
CALK to {caulk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CALL to {summon=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CALLABLE [adj]
CALM free from agitation [adj CALMER, CALMEST] : CALMLY [adv] / to make {calm=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CALO a Spanish argot used by Chicano youths [n CALO]
CALX a mineral residue [n -ES or CALCES]
CAME a leaden window rod [n -S]
CAMP to live in the open [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CAMS <cam=n> [n]
CANE to beat with a rod [v CANED, CANING, CANES]
CANS <can=v> [v]
CANT to tilt or slant [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CAPE a sleeveless garment [n -S] : CAPED [adj]
CAPH {kaph=n} [n -S]
CAPO a pitch-raising device for fretted instruments [n -POS]
CAPS <cap=v> [v]
CARB a carburetor [n -S]
CARD to provide with a card (a stiff piece of paper) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CARE to be concerned or interested [v CARED, CARING, CARES]
CARK to {worry=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CARL a {peasant=n} [n -S]
CARN {cairn=n} [n -S]
CARP to find fault unreasonably [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CARR a {marsh=n} [n -S]
CARS <car=n> [n]
CART to convey in a cart (a two-wheeled vehicle) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CARTABLE [adj]
CASA a {dwelling=n} [n -S]
CASE to put in a case (a container or receptacle) [v CASED, CASING, CASES]
CASH to convert into cash (ready money) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] : CASHABLE [adj]
CASK to store in a cask (a strong barrel) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CAST to throw with force [v CAST, CASTING, CASTS] : CASTABLE [adj]
CATE a choice food [n -S]
CATS <cat=v> [v]
CAUL a fetal membrane [n -S]
CAVE to hollow out [v CAVED, CAVING, CAVES]
CAVY a short-tailed rodent [n -VIES]
CAWS <caw=v> [v]
CAYS <cay=n> [n]
CECA <cecum=n> [n]
CEDE to {yield=v} [v CEDED, CEDING, CEDES]
CEDI a monetary unit of Ghana [n -S]
CEES <cee=n> [n]
CEIL to furnish with a ceiling [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CELL to store in a honeycomb [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CELS <cel=n> [n]
CELT a primitive ax [n -S]
CENT the 100th part of a dollar [n -S]
CEPE a large mushroom [n -S]
CEPS <cep=n> [n]
CERE to wrap in a waxy cloth [v CERED, CERING, CERES]
CERO a large food fish [n CEROS]
CESS to tax or assess [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
CETE a group of badgers [n -S]
CHAD a scrap of paper [n -S] : CHADLESS [adj]
CHAM a {khan=n} [n -S]
CHAO a monetary unit of Vietnam [n CHAO]
CHAP to split, crack, or redden [v CHAPPED, CHAPT, CHAPPING, CHAPS]
CHAR to burn slightly [v CHARRED, CHARRING, CHARS]
CHAT to converse informally [v CHATTED, CHATTING, CHATS]
CHAW to {chew=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CHAY the root of an East Indian herb [n CHAYS]
CHEF to work as a chef (a chief cook) [v CHEFFED, CHEFFING, CHEFS]
CHEW to crush or grind with the teeth [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CHEWABLE [adj]
CHEZ at the home of [prep]
CHIA a Mexican herb [n -S]
CHIC smartly stylish [adj CHICER, CHICEST] / {elegance=n} [n -S]
CHID <chide=v> [v]
CHIN to hold with the chin (the lower part of the face) [v CHINNED, CHINNING, CHINS]
CHIP to break a small piece from [v CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS]
CHIS <chi=n> [n]
CHIT a short letter [n -S]
CHON a monetary unit of South Korea [n CHON]
CHOP to sever with a sharp tool [v CHOPPED, CHOPPING, CHOPS]
CHOW to {eat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CHUB a freshwater fish [n -S]
CHUG to move with a dull explosive sound [v CHUGGED, CHUGGING, CHUGS]
CHUM to be close friends with someone [v CHUMMED, CHUMMING, CHUMS]
CIAO used as an expression of greeting and farewell [interj]
CINE a motion picture [n -S]
CION a cutting from a plant or tree [n -S]
CIRE a highly glazed finish for fabrics [n -S]
CIST a prehistoric stone coffin [n -S]
CITE to quote as an authority or example [v CITED, CITING, CITES]
CITY a large {town=n} [n CITIES]
CLAD to coat one metal over another [v CLAD, CLADDING, CLADS]
CLAG to {clog=v} [v CLAGGED, CLAGGING, CLAGS]
CLAM to dig for clams (bivalve mollusks) [v CLAMMED, CLAMMING, CLAMS]
CLAN a united group of families [n -S]
CLAP to strike one palm against the other [v CLAPPED, CLAPT, CLAPPING, CLAPS]
CLAW to scratch with claws (sharp, curved toenails) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CLAY to treat with clay (a fine-grained, earthy material) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CLEF a musical symbol [n -S]
CLEW to roll into a ball [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CLIP to trim by cutting [v CLIPPED, CLIPT, CLIPPING, CLIPS]
CLOD a {dolt=n} [n -S] : CLODDISH [adj]
CLOG to block up or obstruct [v CLOGGED, CLOGGING, CLOGS]
CLON a group of asexually derived organisms [n -S] : CLONAL [adj], CLONALLY [adv]
CLOP to make the sound of a hoof striking pavement [v CLOPPED, CLOPPING, CLOPS]
CLOT to form into a clot (a thick mass) [v CLOTTED, CLOTTING, CLOTS]
CLOY to gratify beyond desire [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CLUB to form a club (an organized group of persons) [v CLUBBED, CLUBBING, CLUBS]
CLUE to give guiding information [v CLUED, CLUEING or CLUING, CLUES]
COAL to supply with coal (a carbon fuel) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COAT to cover with a layer of paint or similar material [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COAX to {cajole=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
COBB a sea gull [n -S]
COBS <cob=n> [n]
COCA a South American shrub [n -S]
COCK to tilt to one side [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COCO a tall palm tree [n -COS]
CODA a passage at the end of a musical composition [n -S]
CODE to convert into symbols [v CODED, CODING, CODES]
CODS <cod=v> [v]
COED a female {student=n} [n -S]
COFF to {buy=v} [v COFT, COFFING, COFFS]
COFT <coff=v> [v]
COGS <cog=v> [v]
COHO a small {salmon=n} [n -HOS]
COIF to style the hair [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COIL to wind in even rings [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COIN to make coins (metal currency) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : COINABLE [adj]
COIR a fiber obtained from coconut husks [n -S]
COKE to change into a carbon fuel [v COKED, COKING, COKES]
COLA a carbonated beverage [n -S]
COLD having little or no warmth [adj COLDER, COLDEST] / the relative lack of heat; a chill [n -S]
COLE a plant of the cabbage family [n -S]
COLS <col=n> [n]
COLT a young male horse [n -S] : COLTISH [adj]
COLY an African bird [n COLIES]
COMA a tuft of silky hairs [n -MAE] / a condition of prolonged unconsciousness [n -S]
COMB to arrange or clean with a comb (a toothed instrument) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COME to move toward something or someone [v CAME, COMING, COMES or COMETH]
COMP to play a jazz accompaniment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CONE to shape like a cone (a geometric solid) [v CONED, CONING, CONES]
CONI <conus=n> [n]
CONK to hit on the head [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CONN to direct the steering of a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CONS <con=v> [v]
CONY a rabbit [n CONIES]
COOF a {dolt=n} [n -S]
COOK to prepare food by heating [v -ED, -ING, -S] : COOKABLE [adj]
COOL moderately cold [adj COOLER, COOLEST] / to make less warm [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COON a {raccoon=n} [n -S]
COOP to {confine=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COOS <coo=v> [v]
COOT an aquatic bird [n -S]
COPE to contend or strive [v COPED, COPING, COPES]
COPS <cop=v> [v]
COPY to {imitate=v} [v COPIED, COPYING, COPIES]
CORD to fasten with a cord (a thin rope) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CORE to remove the core (the central part) of [v CORED, CORING, CORES]
CORF a wagon used in a mine [n CORVES]
CORK to stop up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CORM a stem of certain plants [n -S] : CORMOID, CORMOUS, CORMLIKE [adj]
CORN to preserve with salt [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CORY a former monetary unit of Guinea [n CORY]
COSH to {bludgeon=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
COSS {kos=n} [n COSS]
COST to estimate a price for production of [v COST, COSTED, COSTING, COSTS]
COSY {cozy=adj} [adj COSIER, COSIEST] / {cozy=v} [v COSIED, COSYING, COSIES]
COTE to pass by [v COTED, COTING, COTES]
COTS <cot=n> [n]
COUP to {overturn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COVE to curve over or inward [v COVED, COVING, COVES]
COWL to cover with a hood [v -ED, -ING, -S]
COWS <cow=n> [n]
COWY suggestive of a cow [adj COWIER, COWIEST]
COXA the hip or hip joint [n COXAE] : COXAL [adj]
COYS <coy=v> [v]
COZY snug and comfortable [adj COZIER, COZIEST] : COZILY [adv] / to attempt to get on friendly terms [v COZIED, COZYING, COZIES]
CRAB to {complain=v} [v CRABBED, CRABBING, CRABS]
CRAG a large jagged rock [n -S] : CRAGGED [adj]
CRAM to fill or pack tightly [v CRAMMED, CRAMMING, CRAMS]
CRAP to throw a 2, 3, or 12 in a dice game [v CRAPPED, CRAPPING, CRAPS]
CRAW the stomach of an animal [n -S]
CREW to serve aboard a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CRIB to confine closely [v CRIBBED, CRIBBING, CRIBS]
CRIS {kris=n} [n -ES]
CROC a crocodile [n -S]
CROP to cut off short [v CROPPED, CROPPING, CROPS]
CROW to {boast=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CRUD to {curd=v} [v CRUDDED, CRUDDING, CRUDS]
CRUS a part of the leg [n CRURA]
CRUX a basic or decisive point [n CRUXES or CRUCES]
CUBE to form into a cube (a regular solid) [v CUBED, CUBING, CUBES]
CUBS <cub=n> [n]
CUDS <cud=n> [n]
CUED <cue=v> [v]
CUES <cue=v> [v]
CUFF to furnish with a cuff (a part of a sleeve) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CUIF {coof=n} [n -S]
CUKE a {cucumber=n} [n -S]
CULL to select from others [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CULM to form a hollow stem [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CULT a religious society [n -S] : CULTISH [adj]
CUNT the female pudendum -- usually considered obscene [n -S]
CUPS <cup=v> [v]
CURB to {restrain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CURBABLE [adj]
CURD to {curdle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CURE to restore to health [v CURED, CURING, CURES]
CURF an incision made by a cutting tool [n -S]
CURL to form into ringlets [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CURN grain [n -S]
CURR to {purr=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
CURS <cur=n> [n]
CURT {abrupt=adj} [adj CURTER, CURTEST]
CUSK a marine food fish [n -S]
CUSP a pointed end [n -S] : CUSPATE, CUSPATED, CUSPED [adj]
CUSS to {curse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
CUTE pleasingly attractive [adj CUTER, CUTEST] : CUTELY [adv]
CUTS <cut=v> [v]
CWMS <cwm=n> [n]
CYAN a blue color [n -S]
CYMA a curved molding [n -MAS or -MAE]
CYME a flower cluster [n -S]
CYST a {sac=n} [n -S]
CZAR an emperor or king [n -S]
DABS <dab=v> [v]
DACE a freshwater fish [n -S]
DADA an artistic and literary movement [n -S]
DADO to set into a groove [v -ED, -ING, -ES or -S]
DADS <dad=n> [n]
DAFF to thrust aside [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAFT {insane=adj} [adj DAFTER, DAFTEST] : DAFTLY [adv]
DAGO an Italian or Spaniard -- a derogatory term [n -ES or -S]
DAGS <dag=n> [n]
DAHL {dal=n} [n -S]
DAHS <dah=n> [n]
DAIS a raised platform [n -ISES]
DAKS <dak=n> [n]
DALE a {valley=n} [n -S]
DALS <dal=n> [n]
DAME a {matron=n} [n -S]
DAMN to {curse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAMP {moist=adj} [adj DAMPER, DAMPEST] / to lessen in intensity [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAMS <dam=v> [v]
DANG to {damn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DANK unpleasantly damp [adj DANKER, DANKEST] : DANKLY [adv]
DAPS <dap=v> [v]
DARB something considered extraordinary [n -S]
DARE to have the necessary courage [v DARED or DURST, DARING, DARES]
DARK having little or no light [adj DARKER, DARKEST] / to {darken=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DARN to mend with interlacing stitches [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DART to move suddenly or swiftly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DASH to strike violently [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
DATA <datum=n> [n]
DATE to determine or record the date of [v DATED, DATING, DATES] : DATEABLE [adj]
DATO {datto=n} [n DATOS]
DAUB to {smear=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAUT to {fondle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAVY a safety lamp [n -VIES]
DAWK {dak=n} [n -S]
DAWN to begin to grow light in the morning [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAWS <daw=v> [v]
DAWT to {daut=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DAYS <day=n> [n]
DAZE to {stun=v} [v DAZED, DAZING, DAZES] : DAZEDLY [adv]
DEAD deprived of life [adj DEADER, DEADEST] / the period of least intensity [n -S]
DEAF lacking the sense of hearing [adj DEAFER, DEAFEST]
DEAL to trade or do business [v DEALT, DEALING, DEALS]
DEAN to serve as dean (the head of a faculty) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DEAR greatly loved [adj DEARER, DEAREST] / a loved one [n -S]
DEBS <deb=n> [n]
DEBT something that is owed [n -S] : DEBTLESS [adj]
DECK to {adorn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DECO a decorative style [n DECOS]
DEED to transfer by deed (a legal document) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DEEM to hold as an opinion [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DEEP extending far down from a surface [adj DEEPER, DEEPEST] / a place or thing of great depth [n -S]
DEER a ruminant mammal [n -S] : DEERLIKE [adj]
DEES <dee=n> [n]
DEET an insect repellent [n -S]
DEFI a challenge [n -S]
DEFT {skillful=adj} [adj DEFTER, DEFTEST] : DEFTLY [adv]
DEFY to resist openly and boldly [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
DEIL the devil [n -S]
DEKE to feint in hockey [v DEKED, DEKING, DEKES]
DELE to {delete=v} [v DELED, DELEING, DELES]
DELF {delft=n} [n -S]
DELI a delicatessen [n DELIS]
DELL a small, wooded valley [n -S]
DELS <del=n> [n]
DEME a Greek district [n -S]
DEMO a demonstration [n DEMOS]
DEMY a size of paper [n -MIES]
DENE a {valley=n} [n -S]
DENS <den=v> [v]
DENT to make a depression in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DENY to declare to be untrue [v -NIED, -NYING, -NIES]
DERE {dire=adj} [adj]
DERM {derma=n} [n -S]
DESK a writing table [n -S]
DEVA a Hindu god [n -S]
DEVS <dev=n> [n]
DEWS <dew=v> [v]
DEWY moist with dew [adj DEWIER, DEWIEST]
DEXY {dexie=n} [n DEXIES]
DEYS <dey=n> [n]
DHAK an Asian tree [n -S]
DHAL {dal=n} [n -S]
DHOW an Arabian sailing vessel [n -S]
DIAL to manipulate a calibrated disk [v DIALED, DIALING, DIALS or DIALLED, DIALLING, DIALS]
DIBS <dib=v> [v]
DICE to cut into small cubes [v DICED, DICING, DICES]
DICK to waste time -- an offensive term [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DIDO a mischievous act [n -DOS or -DOES]
DIDY a diaper [n -DIES]
DIED <die=v> [v]
DIEL involving a full day [adj]
DIES <die=v> [v]
DIET to regulate one's daily sustenance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DIGS <dig=v> [v]
DIKE to furnish with an embankment [v DIKED, DIKING, DIKES]
DILL an annual herb [n -S]
DIME a coin of the United States [n -S]
DIMS <dim=v> [v]
DINE to eat dinner [v DINED, DINING, DINES]
DING to {ring=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DINK to {adorn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DINS <din=v> [v]
DINT to {dent=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DIOL a chemical compound [n -S]
DIPS <dip=v> [v]
DIPT <dip=v> [v]
DIRE disastrous [adj DIRER, DIREST]
DIRK to stab with a small knife [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DIRL to {tremble=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DIRT earth or soil [n -S]
DISC to {disk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DISH to put into a dish (a concave vessel) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
DISK to break up land with a type of farm implement [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DISS to {dis=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
DITA a Philippine tree [n -S]
DITE a small amount [n -S]
DITS <dit=n> [n]
DITZ a ditsy person [n -ES]
DIVA a distinguished female operatic singer [n -S]
DIVE to plunge headfirst into water [v DIVED or DOVE, DIVING, DIVES]
DJIN {jinni=n} [n -S]
DOAT to {dote=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOBY {dobie=n} [n -BIES]
DOCK to bring into a dock (a wharf) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOCS <doc=n> [n]
DODO an extinct flightless bird [n -DOES or -DOS]
DOER one that does something [n -S]
DOES <do=v> [v]
DOFF to take off [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOGE the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa [n -S]
DOGS <dog=v> [v]
DOGY {dogie=n} [n -GIES]
DOIT a former Dutch coin [n -S]
DOJO a school that teaches judo or karate [n -JOS]
DOLE to distribute in small portions [v DOLED, DOLING, DOLES]
DOLL to dress stylishly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOLS <dol=n> [n]
DOLT a stupid person [n -S] : DOLTISH [adj]
DOME to cover with a dome (a rounded roof) [v DOMED, DOMING, DOMES]
DOMS <dom=n> [n]
DONA a Spanish lady [n -S]
DONE <do=v> [v]
DONG a deep sound like that of a large bell [n -S]
DONS <don=v> [v]
DOOM to destine to an unhappy fate [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOOR a movable barrier at an entranceway [n -S]
DOPA a drug to treat Parkinson's disease [n -S]
DOPE to give a narcotic to [v DOPED, DOPING, DOPES]
DOPY {dopey=adj} [adj DOPIER, DOPIEST]
DORE gilded [adj]
DORK a stupid or foolish person [n -S]
DORM a dormitory [n -S]
DORP a {village=n} [n -S]
DORR {dor=n} [n -S]
DORS <dor=n> [n]
DORY a flat-bottomed boat [n -RIES]
DOSE to give a specified quantity of medicine to [v DOSED, DOSING, DOSES]
DOSS to sleep in any convenient place [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
DOST <do=v> [v]
DOTE to show excessive affection [v DOTED, DOTING, DOTES]
DOTH <do=v> [v]
DOTS <dot=v> [v]
DOTY stained by decay [adj DOTIER, DOTIEST]
DOUM an African palm tree [n -S]
DOUR {sullen=adj} [adj DOURER, DOUREST]
DOUX very sweet -- used of champagne [adj]
DOVE a bird of the pigeon family [n -S]
DOWN to cause to fall [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DOWS <dow=v> [v]
DOXY a {doctrine=n} [n DOXIES]
DOZE to sleep lightly [v DOZED, DOZING, DOZES]
DOZY {drowsy=adj} [adj DOZIER, DOZIEST]
DRAB cheerless [adj DRABBER, DRABBEST] / to consort with prostitutes [v DRABBED, DRABBING, DRABS]
DRAG to pull along the ground [v DRAGGED, DRAGGING, DRAGS]
DRAM to {tipple=v} [v DRAMMED, DRAMMING, DRAMS]
DRAT to {damn=v} [v DRATTED, DRATTING, DRATS]
DRAW to move by pulling [v DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING, DRAWS] : DRAWABLE [adj]
DRAY to transport by dray (a low, strong cart) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DREE to {suffer=v} [v DREED, DREEING, DREES]
DREG the sediment of liquors [n -S] : DREGGISH [adj]
DREK {dreck=n} [n -S]
DREW <draw=v> [v]
DRIB to {drip=v} [v DRIBBED, DRIBBING, DRIBS]
DRIP to fall in drops [v DRIPPED or DRIPT, DRIPPING, DRIPS]
DROP to fall in drops (globules) [v DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING, DROPS]
DRUB to beat severely [v DRUBBED, DRUBBING, DRUBS]
DRUG to affect with a drug (a medicinal substance) [v DRUGGED, DRUGGING, DRUGS]
DRUM to beat a drum (a percussion instrument) [v DRUMMED, DRUMMING, DRUMS]
DRYS <dry=n> [n]
DUAD a pair [n -S]
DUAL a linguistic form [n -S]
DUBS <dub=v> [v]
DUCE a {leader=n} [n DUCES or DUCI]
DUCI <duce=n> [n]
DUCK to lower quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUCT to convey through a duct (a tubular passage) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUDE to dress up in flashy clothes [v DUDED, DUDING, DUDES]
DUDS <dud=n> [n]
DUEL to fight formally [v DUELED, DUELING, DUELS or DUELLED, DUELLING, DUELS]
DUES <due=n> [n]
DUET to perform a duet (a musical composition for two) [v DUETTED, DUETTING, DUETS]
DUFF a thick pudding [n -S]
DUGS <dug=n> [n]
DUIT {doit=n} [n -S]
DUKE to {fight=v} [v DUKED, DUKING, DUKES]
DULL mentally slow [adj DULLER, DULLEST] / to make less sharp [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DULY rightfully [adv]
DUMA a Russian council [n -S]
DUMB incapable of speech [adj DUMBER, DUMBEST] : DUMBLY [adv] / to make {silent=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUMP to let fall heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUNE a hill of sand [n -S] : DUNELIKE [adj]
DUNG to fertilize with manure [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUNK to dip into liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUNS <dun=v> [v]
DUNT to strike with a heavy blow [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUOS <duo=n> [n]
DUPE to {deceive=v} [v DUPED, DUPING, DUPES] : DUPABLE [adj]
DUPS <dup=v> [v]
DURA {durra=n} [n -S]
DURE to {endure=v} [v DURED, DURING, DURES]
DURN to {damn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DURO a Spanish silver dollar [n -ROS]
DURR {durra=n} [n -S]
DUSK to become {dark=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUST to make free of dust (minute particles of matter) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
DUTY a moral or legal obligation [n -TIES]
DYAD a pair of units [n -S]
DYED <dye=v> [v]
DYER one that {dyes=v} [n -S]
DYES <dye=v> [v]
DYKE to {dike=v} [v DYKED, DYKING, DYKES]
DYNE a unit of force [n -S]
EACH being one of two or more distinct individuals [adj]
EARL a British nobleman [n -S]
EARN to gain or deserve for one's labor or service [v -ED, -ING, -S]
EARS <ear=v> [v]
EASE to give rest or relief to [v EASED, EASING, EASES]
EAST a cardinal point of the compass [n -S]
EASY not difficult [adj EASIER, EASIEST] / a communications code word for the letter E [n EASIES]
EATH {easy=adj} [adj]
EATS <eat=v> [v]
EAUX <eau=n> [n]
EAVE the lower projecting edge of a roof [n -S] : EAVED [adj]
EBBS <ebb=v> [v]
EBON {ebony=n} [n -S]
ECHE to {increase=v} [v ECHED, ECHING, ECHES]
ECHO a repetition of sound by reflection of sound waves [n ECHOES or ECHOS] / to produce an echo [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
ECRU a yellowish brown color [n -S]
ECUS <ecu=n> [n]
EDDO a tropical plant [n -DOES]
EDDY to move against the main current [v -DIED, -DYING, -DIES]
EDGE to provide with an edge (a bounding or dividing line) [v EDGED, EDGING, EDGES]
EDGY tense, nervous, or irritable [adj EDGIER, EDGIEST]
EDHS <edh=n> [n]
EDIT to correct and prepare for publication [v -ED, -ING, -S] : EDITABLE [adj]
EELS <eel=n> [n]
EELY resembling an {eel=n} [adj EELIER, EELIEST]
EERY {eerie=adj} [adj -RIER, -RIEST]
EFFS <eff=n> [n]
EFTS <eft=n> [n]
EGAD used as a mild oath [interj]
EGAL {equal=adj} [adj]
EGER {eagre=n} [n -S]
EGGS <egg=v> [v]
EGGY containing eggs [adj]
EGIS {aegis=n} [n EGISES]
EGOS <ego=n> [n]
EIDE <eidos=n> [n]
EKED <eke=v> [v]
EKES <eke=v> [v]
ELAN enthusiasm [n -S]
ELDS <eld=n> [n]
ELHI pertaining to school grades 1 through 12 [adj]
ELKS <elk=n> [n]
ELLS <ell=n> [n]
ELMS <elm=n> [n]
ELMY abounding in {elms=n} [adj -MIER, -MIEST]
ELSE in a different place, time, or way [adv]
EMES <eme=n> [n]
EMEU {emu=n} [n -S]
EMFS <emf=n> [n]
EMIC relating to a type of linguistic analysis [adj]
EMIR an Arab chieftain or prince [n -S]
EMIT to send forth [v EMITTED, EMITTING, EMITS]
EMUS <emu=n> [n]
EMYD a freshwater tortoise [n -S]
ENDS <end=v> [v]
ENGS <eng=n> [n]
ENOL a chemical compound [n -S] : ENOLIC [adj]
ENOW {enough=n} [n -S]
ENVY to be envious of [v -VIED, -VYING, -VIES]
EONS <eon=n> [n]
EPEE a type of {sword=n} [n -S]
EPHA {ephah=n} [n -S]
EPIC a long narrative poem [n -S] : EPICAL [adj], EPICALLY [adv]
EPOS an epic poem [n -ES]
ERAS <era=n> [n]
ERGO therefore [conj]
ERGS <erg=n> [n]
ERNE a sea eagle [n -S]
ERNS <ern=n> [n]
EROS sexual desire [n -ES]
ERRS <err=v> [v]
ERST {formerly=adv} [adv]
ESES <es=n> [n]
ESPY to catch sight of [v -PIED, -PYING, -PIES]
ETAS <eta=n> [n]
ETCH to engrave with acid [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
ETHS <eth=n> [n]
ETIC relating to a type of linguistic analysis [adj]
ETNA a container for heating liquids [n -S]
ETUI a case for holding small articles [n -S]
EURO a large {kangaroo=n} [n EUROS]
EVEN flat and smooth [adj EVENER, EVENEST] / to make {even=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
EVER at all times [adv]
EVES <eve=n> [n]
EVIL morally bad [adj EVILER, EVILEST or EVILLER, EVILLEST] / something that is evil [n -S]
EWER a large {pitcher=n} [n -S]
EWES <ewe=n> [n]
EXAM an examination [n -S]
EXEC an executive officer [n -S]
EXES <ex=n> [n]
EXIT to go out [v -ED, -ING, -S]
EXON a sequence in the genetic code [n -S] : EXONIC [adj]
EXPO a public exhibition [n -POS]
EYAS a young hawk [n -ES]
EYED <eye=v> [v]
EYEN <eye=n> [n]
EYER one that eyes [n -S]
EYES <eye=n> [n]
EYNE <eye=n> [n]
EYRA a wild cat of tropical America [n -S]
EYRE a journey [n -S]
EYRY {aerie=n} [n -RIES]
FACE to oppose or meet defiantly [v FACED, FACING, FACES] : FACEABLE [adj]
FACT something known with certainty [n -S] : FACTFUL [adj]
FADE to lose color or brightness [v FADED, FADING, FADES] : FADEDLY [adv]
FADO a Portuguese folk song [n -DOS]
FADS <fad=n> [n]
FAGS <fag=v> [v]
FAIL to be unsuccessful in an attempt [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FAIN {glad=adj} [adj FAINER, FAINEST]
FAIR free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice [adj FAIRER, FAIREST] / to make {smooth=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FAKE to contrive and present as genuine [v FAKED, FAKING, FAKES]
FALL to descend under the force of gravity [v FELL, FALLEN, FALLING, FALLS]
FALX a sickle-shaped structure [n FALCES]
FAME to make {famous=adj} [v FAMED, FAMING, FAMES]
FANE a {temple=n} [n -S]
FANG a long, pointed tooth [n -S] : FANGED, FANGLESS, FANGLIKE [adj]
FANO a {fanon=n} [n FANOS]
FANS <fan=v> [v]
FARD to apply cosmetics to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FARE to get along [v FARED, FARING, FARES]
FARL a thin oatmeal cake [n -S]
FARM to manage and cultivate as a farm (a tract of land devoted to agriculture) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FARMABLE [adj]
FARO a card game [n FAROS]
FART to expel gas through the anus -- usually considered vulgar [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FASH to {annoy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FAST moving or able to move quickly [adj FASTER, FASTEST] / to abstain from eating [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FATE to {destine=v} [v FATED, FATING, FATES]
FATS <fat=v> [v]
FAUN a woodland deity of Roman mythology [n -S] : FAUNLIKE [adj]
FAUX not genuine; fake [adj]
FAVA the edible seed of a climbing vine [n -S]
FAVE a {favorite=n} [n -S]
FAWN to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FAYS <fay=v> [v]
FAZE to disturb the composure of [v FAZED, FAZING, FAZES]
FEAL {loyal=adj} [adj]
FEAR to be afraid of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FEAT {skillful=adj} [adj FEATER, FEATEST] / a notable act or achievement [n -S]
FECK value [n -S]
FEDS <fed=n> [n]
FEED to give food to [v FED, FEEDING, FEEDS] : FEEDABLE [adj]
FEEL to perceive through the sense of touch [v FELT, FEELING, FEELS]
FEES <fee=v> [v]
FEET <foot=n> [n]
FEHS <feh=n> [n]
FELL {cruel=adj} [adj FELLER, FELLEST] / to cause to fall [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FELT to mat together [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FEME a {wife=n} [n -S]
FEMS <fem=n> [n]
FEND to ward off [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FENS <fen=n> [n]
FEOD a {fief=n} [n -S]
FERE a companion [n -S]
FERN a flowerless vascular plant [n -S] : FERNLESS, FERNLIKE [adj]
FESS to {confess=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FETA a Greek cheese [n -S]
FETE to honor with a celebration [v FETED, FETING, FETES]
FETS <fet=v> [v]
FEUD to engage in a feud (a bitter, continuous hostility) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FEUS <feu=v> [v]
FIAR the holder of a type of absolute ownership of land under Scottish law [n -S]
FIAT an authoritative order [n -S]
FIBS <fib=v> [v]
FICE a {feist=n} [n -S]
FICO something of little worth [n -COES]
FIDO a defective coin [n -DOS]
FIDS <fid=n> [n]
FIEF a feudal estate [n -S]
FIFE to play a fife (a high-pitched flute) [v FIFED, FIFING, FIFES]
FIGS <fig=v> [v]
FILA <filum=n> [n]
FILE to arrange in order for future reference [v FILED, FILING, FILES] : FILEABLE [adj]
FILL to put as much as can be held into [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FILM to make a motion picture [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FILMABLE [adj]
FILO {phyllo=n} [n FILOS]
FILS <fil=n> [n]
FIND to come upon after a search [v FOUND, FINDING, FINDS] : FINDABLE [adj]
FINE of excellent quality [adj FINER, FINEST] / to subject to a fine (a monetary penalty) [v FINED, FINING, FINES]
FINK to inform to the police [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FINO a very dry sherry [n -NOS]
FINS <fin=v> [v]
FIRE to project by discharging from a gun [v FIRED, FIRING, FIRES] : FIREABLE [adj]
FIRM unyielding to pressure [adj FIRMER, FIRMEST] / to make {firm=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FIRN {neve=n} [n -S]
FIRS <fir=n> [n]
FISC a state or royal treasury [n -S]
FISH to catch or try to catch fish (cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FIST to strike with the fist (the hand closed tightly) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FITS <fit=v> [v]
FIVE a number [n -S]
FIXT <fix=v> [v]
FIZZ to make a hissing or sputtering sound [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FLAB flabby body tissue [n -S]
FLAG to mark with a flag (a piece of cloth used as a symbol) [v FLAGGED, FLAGGING, FLAGS]
FLAK antiaircraft fire [n FLAK]
FLAM to {deceive=v} [v FLAMMED, FLAMMING, FLAMS]
FLAN a type of {custard=n} [n -S or -ES]
FLAP to wave up and down [v FLAPPED, FLAPPING, FLAPS]
FLAT having a smooth or even surface [adj FLATTER, FLATTEST] / to {flatten=v} [v FLATTED, FLATTING, FLATS]
FLAW to produce a flaw (an imperfection) in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FLAX an annual herb [n -ES]
FLAY to strip off the skin of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FLEA a parasitic insect [n -S]
FLED <flee=v> [v]
FLEE to run away [v FLED, FLEEING, FLEES]
FLEW a fishing net [n -S]
FLEX to {bend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FLEY to {frighten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FLIC a Parisian policeman [n -S]
FLIP {flippant=adj} [adj FLIPPER, FLIPPEST] / to throw with a brisk motion [v FLIPPED, FLIPPING, FLIPS]
FLIT to move lightly and swiftly [v FLITTED, FLITTING, FLITS]
FLOC to aggregate into floccules [v FLOCCED, FLOCCING, FLOCS]
FLOE a large mass of floating ice [n -S]
FLOG to beat with a whip or rod [v FLOGGED, FLOGGING, FLOGS]
FLOP to fall heavily and noisily [v FLOPPED, FLOPPING, FLOPS]
FLOW to move steadily and smoothly along [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FLUB to {bungle=v} [v FLUBBED, FLUBBING, FLUBS]
FLUE an enclosed passageway for directing a current [n -S] : FLUED [adj]
FLUS <flu=n> [n]
FLUX to {melt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FOAL to give birth to a horse [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOAM to form foam (a light, bubbly, gas and liquid mass) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FOAMABLE [adj]
FOBS <fob=v> [v]
FOCI <focus=n> [n]
FOES <foe=n> [n]
FOGS <fog=v> [v]
FOGY an old-fashioned person [n -GIES] : FOGYISH [adj]
FOHN {foehn=n} [n -S]
FOIL to prevent the success of [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FOILABLE [adj]
FOIN to thrust with a pointed weapon [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOLD to lay one part over another part of [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FOLDABLE [adj]
FOLK a people or tribe [n -S]
FOND having an affection [adj FONDER, FONDEST] / to display affection [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FONS <fon=n> [n]
FONT a receptacle for the water used in baptism [n -S] : FONTAL [adj]
FOOD a substance taken into the body to maintain life and growth [n -S] : FOODLESS [adj]
FOOL to {deceive=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOOT the terminal part of the leg on which the body stands and moves [n FEET] / to {walk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOPS <fop=v> [v]
FORA <forum=n> [n]
FORB an herb other than grass [n -S]
FORD to cross by wading [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FORDABLE [adj]
FORE the front part of something [n -S]
FORK to work with a fork (a pronged implement) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FORKEDLY [adv]
FORM to {produce=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FORMABLE [adj]
FORT a fortified enclosure or structure [n -S]
FOSS {fosse=n} [n -ES]
FOUL offensive to the senses [adj FOULER, FOULEST] / to make {foul=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOUR a number [n -S]
FOWL to hunt birds [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FOXY {crafty=adj} [adj FOXIER, FOXIEST]
FOYS <foy=n> [n]
FOZY too {ripe=adj} [adj -ZIER, -ZIEST]
FRAE {from=prep} [prep]
FRAG to injure with a type of grenade [v FRAGGED, FRAGGING, FRAGS]
FRAP to bind firmly [v FRAPPED, FRAPPING, FRAPS]
FRAT a college fraternity [n -S]
FRAY to wear off by rubbing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FREE not subject to restriction or control [adj FREER, FREEST] / to make {free=adj} [v FREED, FREEING, FREES]
FRET to {worry=v} [v FRETTED, FRETTING, FRETS]
FRIG to copulate -- usually considered vulgar [v FRIGGED, FRIGGING, FRIGS]
FRIT to fuse into a vitreous substance [v FRITTED, FRITTING, FRITS]
FRIZ to {frizz=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FROE a cleaving tool [n -S]
FROG to hunt frogs (web-footed, tailless amphibians) [v FROGGED, FROGGING, FROGS]
FROM starting at [prep]
FROW {froe=n} [n -S]
FRUG to perform a type of vigorous dance [v FRUGGED, FRUGGING, FRUGS]
FUBS <fub=v> [v]
FUCI <fucus=n> [n]
FUCK to copulate -- usually considered obscene [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FUDS <fud=n> [n]
FUEL to provide with fuel (material used to produce energy) [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]
FUGS <fug=v> [v]
FUGU a toxin-containing fish [n -S]
FUJI a silk fabric [n -S]
FULL filled completely [adj FULLER, FULLEST] / to shrink and thicken, as cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FUME to give off fumes (gaseous exhalations) [v FUMED, FUMING, FUMES]
FUMY producing or full of fumes [adj FUMIER, FUMIEST]
FUND to provide money for [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FUNK to shrink back in fear [v -ED, -ING, -S]
FUNS <fun=v> [v]
FURL to roll up [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FURLABLE [adj]
FURS <fur=v> [v]
FURY violent anger [n -RIES]
FUSE to equip with a fuse (a detonating device) [v FUSED, FUSING, FUSES]
FUSS to be overly concerned with small details [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FUTZ to spend time aimlessly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FUZE to {fuse=v} [v FUZED, FUZING, FUZES]
FUZZ to become {fuzzy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
FYCE {feist=n} [n -S]
FYKE a bag-shaped fishnet [n -S]
GABS <gab=v> [v]
GABY a {dolt=n} [n -BIES]
GADI {gaddi=n} [n -S]
GADS <gad=v> [v]
GAED <gae=v> [v]
GAEN <gae=v> [v]
GAES <gae=v> [v]
GAFF to catch a fish with a sharp hook [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAGA {crazy=adj} [adj]
GAGE to pledge as security [v GAGED, GAGING, GAGES]
GAGS <gag=v> [v]
GAIN to {acquire=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : GAINABLE [adj]
GAIT to train a horse to move in a particular way [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GALA a celebration [n -S]
GALE a strong wind [n -S]
GALL to vex or irritate [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GALS <gal=n> [n]
GAMA a pasture grass [n -S]
GAMB a leg [n -S]
GAME {plucky=adj} [adj GAMER, GAMEST] / to {gamble=v} [v GAMED, GAMING, GAMES]
GAMP a large umbrella [n -S]
GAMS <gam=v> [v]
GAMY {plucky=adj} [adj GAMIER, GAMIEST]
GANE <gae=v> [v]
GANG to form into a gang (a group) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAOL to {jail=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAPE to stare with open mouth [v GAPED, GAPING, GAPES]
GAPS <gap=v> [v]
GAPY infested with gapeworms [adj]
GARB to {clothe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GARS <gar=v> [v]
GASH {knowing=adj} [adj GASHER, GASHEST] / to make a long deep cut in [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
GASP to breathe convulsively [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAST to {scare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GATE to supply with a gate (a movable barrier) [v GATED, GATING, GATES]
GATS <gat=n> [n]
GAUD a showy ornament [n -S]
GAUM to {smear=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAUN <gae=v> [v]
GAUR a wild ox [n -S]
GAVE <give=v> [v]
GAWK to stare stupidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAWP to stare stupidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GAYS <gay=n> [n]
GAZE to look intently [v GAZED, GAZING, GAZES]
GEAR to provide with gears (toothed machine parts) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GECK to {mock=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GEDS <ged=n> [n]
GEED <gee=v> [v]
GEEK a carnival performer [n -S]
GEES <gee=v> [v]
GEEZ {jeez=interj} [interj]
GELD to {castrate=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GELS <gel=v> [v]
GELT {money=n} [n -S]
GEMS <gem=v> [v]
GENE a hereditary unit [n -S]
GENS a type of {clan=n} [n GENTES]
GENT a gentleman [n -S]
GENU the knee [n GENUA]
GERM a microorganism that causes disease [n -S]
GEST a {feat=n} [n -S]
GETA a Japanese wooden clog [n -S]
GETS <get=v> [v]
GEUM a perennial herb [n -S]
GHAT a passage leading down to a river [n -S]
GHEE a kind of liquid butter made in India [n -S]
GHIS <ghi=n> [n]
GIBE to {jeer=v} [v GIBED, GIBING, GIBES] : GIBINGLY [adv]
GIBS <gib=v> [v]
GIDS <gid=n> [n]
GIED <gie=v> [v]
GIEN <gie=v> [v]
GIES <gie=v> [v]
GIFT to present with a gift (something given without charge) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GIGA a {gigue=n} [n GIGHE]
GIGS <gig=v> [v]
GILD to cover with a thin layer of gold [v GILDED or GILT, GILDING, GILDS]
GILL to catch fish with a type of net [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GILT the gold with which something is gilded [n -S]
GIMP to {limp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GINK a fellow [n -S]
GINS <gin=v> [v]
GIPS <gip=v> [v]
GIRD to {surround=v} [v GIRDED or GIRT, GIRDING, GIRDS]
GIRL a female {child=n} [n -S]
GIRN to {snarl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GIRO an {autogiro=n} [n -ROS]
GIRT to {gird=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GIST the main point of a matter [n -S]
GITS <git=n> [n]
GIVE to transfer freely to another's possession [v GAVE, GIVEN, GIVING, GIVES] : GIVEABLE [adj]
GLAD feeling pleasure [adj GLADDER, GLADDEST] / to {gladden=v} [v GLADDED, GLADDING, GLADS]
GLED {glede=n} [n -S]
GLEE an unaccompanied song [n -S]
GLEG {alert=adj} [adj] : GLEGLY [adv]
GLEN a small {valley=n} [n -S] : GLENLIKE [adj]
GLEY a clay soil layer [n GLEYS] : GLEYED [adj]
GLIA supporting tissue that binds nerve tissue [n -S]
GLIB {fluent=adj} [adj GLIBBER, GLIBBEST] : GLIBLY [adv]
GLIM a light or lamp [n -S]
GLOB a rounded mass [n -S]
GLOM to {steal=v} [v GLOMMED, GLOMMING, GLOMS]
GLOP to cover with glop (a messy mass or mixture) [v GLOPPED, GLOPPING, GLOPS]
GLOW to emit light and heat [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GLUE to fasten with glue (an adhesive substance) [v GLUED, GLUING or GLUEING, GLUES]
GLUG to make a gurgling sound [v GLUGGED, GLUGGING, GLUGS]
GLUM being in low spirits [adj GLUMMER, GLUMMEST] : GLUMLY [adv]
GLUT to feed or fill to excess [v GLUTTED, GLUTTING, GLUTS]
GNAR to {snarl=v} [v GNARRED, GNARRING, GNARS]
GNAT a small winged insect [n -S]
GNAW to wear away by persistent biting [v GNAWED, GNAWN, GNAWING, GNAWS] : GNAWABLE [adj]
GNUS <gnu=n> [n]
GOAD to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GOAL to score a goal (a point-scoring play in some games) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GOAS <goa=n> [n]
GOAT a horned mammal [n -S]
GOBO a device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds [n -BOS or -BOES]
GOBS <gob=v> [v]
GOBY a small fish [n GOBIES]
GODS <god=v> [v]
GOER one that {goes=v} [n -S]
GOES <go=v> [v]
GOGO a discotheque [n -GOS]
GOLD {golden=adj} [adj GOLDER, GOLDEST] / a precious metallic element [n -S]
GOLF to play golf (a type of ball game) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GONE departed [adj]
GONG to make the sound of a gong (a disk-shaped percussion instrument) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GOOD having positive or desirable qualities [adj BETTER, BEST] / something that is good [n -S]
GOOF to {blunder=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GOOK {goo=n} [n -S] : GOOKY [adj]
GOON a hired thug [n -S]
GOOP goo, gunk [n -S]
GOOS <goo=n> [n]
GORE to pierce with a horn or tusk [v GORED, GORING, GORES]
GORP a snack for quick energy [n -S]
GORY {bloody=adj} [adj GORIER, GORIEST]
GOSH used as an exclamation of surprise [interj]
GOUT a metabolic disease [n -S]
GOWD {gold=n} [n -S]
GOWK a fool [n -S]
GOWN to dress in a gown (a long, loose outer garment) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GOYS <goy=n> [n]
GRAB to grasp suddenly [v GRABBED, GRABBING, GRABS]
GRAD a graduate [n -S]
GRAM a unit of mass and weight [n -S]
GRAN a grandmother [n -S]
GRAT <greet=v> [v]
GRAY of a color between white and black [adj GRAYER, GRAYEST] / to make {gray=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GREE to {agree=v} [v GREED, GREEING, GREES]
GREW <grow=v> [v]
GREY {gray=adj} [adj GREYER, GREYEST] / to {gray=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GRID a {grating=n} [n -S]
GRIG a lively person [n -S]
GRIM stern and unrelenting [adj GRIMMER, GRIMMEST]
GRIN to smile broadly [v GRINNED, GRINNING, GRINS]
GRIP to {grasp=v} [v GRIPPED or GRIPT, GRIPPING, GRIPS]
GRIT to press the teeth together [v GRITTED, GRITTING, GRITS]
GROG a mixture of liquor and water [n -S]
GROT a {grotto=n} [n -S]
GROW to cultivate [v GREW, GROWN, GROWING, GROWS] : GROWABLE [adj]
GRUB to {dig=v} [v GRUBBED, GRUBBING, GRUBS]
GRUE a shudder of fear [n -S]
GRUM {morose=adj} [adj GRUMMER, GRUMMEST]
GUAN a large bird [n -S]
GUAR a drought-tolerant legume [n -S]
GUCK a messy substance [n -S]
GUDE {good=n} [n -S]
GUFF foolish talk [n -S]
GUID {good=n} [n -S]
GULF to swallow up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GULL to {deceive=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GULP to swallow rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GULS <gul=n> [n]
GUMS <gum=v> [v]
GUNK filthy, sticky, or greasy matter [n -S] : GUNKY [adj]
GUNS <gun=v> [v]
GURU a Hindu spiritual teacher [n -S]
GUSH to flow forth forcefully [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
GUST to blow in gusts (sudden blasts of wind) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
GUTS <gut=v> [v]
GUVS <guv=n> [n]
GUYS <guy=v> [v]
GYBE to shift from side to side while sailing [v GYBED, GYBING, GYBES]
GYMS <gym=n> [n]
GYPS <gyp=v> [v]
GYRE to move in a circle or spiral [v GYRED, GYRING, GYRES]
GYRI <gyrus=n> [n]
GYRO a gyroscope [n -ROS]
GYVE to {shackle=v} [v GYVED, GYVING, GYVES]
HAAF a deep-sea fishing ground [n -S]
HAAR a fog [n -S]
HABU a poisonous snake [n -S]
HACK to cut or chop roughly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HADE to {incline=v} [v HADED, HADING, HADES]
HADJ a pilgrimage to Mecca [n -ES]
HAED <hae=v> [v]
HAEM {heme=n} [n -S]
HAEN <hae=v> [v]
HAES <hae=v> [v]
HAET a small amount [n -S]
HAFT to supply with a handle [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAGS <hag=v> [v]
HAHA a fence set in a ditch [n -S]
HAHS <hah=n> [n]
HAIK an outer garment worn by Arabs [n HAIKS or HAIKA]
HAIL to {welcome=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAIR a threadlike growth [n -S]
HAJI {hadji=n} [n -S]
HAJJ {hadj=n} [n -ES]
HAKE a marine fish [n -S]
HALE {healthy=adj} [adj HALER, HALEST] / to compel to go [v HALED, HALING, HALES]
HALF one of two equal parts [n HALVES]
HALL a large room for assembly [n -S]
HALM {haulm=n} [n -S]
HALO to form a halo (a ring of light) [v -ED, -ING, -ES or -S]
HALT to {stop=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAME a part of a horse collar [n -S]
HAMS <ham=v> [v]
HAND to present with the hand (the end of the forearm) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HANG to attach from above only [v HUNG or HANGED, HANGING, HANGS] : HANGABLE [adj]
HANK to fasten a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HANT to {haunt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAPS <hap=v> [v]
HARD firm and unyielding [adj HARDER, HARDEST]
HARE to {run=v} [v HARED, HARING, HARES]
HARK to listen to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HARL a {herl=n} [n -S]
HARM to {injure=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HARP to play on a harp (a type of stringed musical instrument) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HART a male {deer=n} [n -S]
HASH to {mince=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
HASP to fasten with a clasp [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAST <have=v> [v]
HATE to {despise=v} [v HATED, HATING, HATES]
HATH <have=v> [v]
HATS <hat=v> [v]
HAUL to pull with force [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAUT {haute=adj} [adj]
HAVE a wealthy person [n -S] / to be in possession of [v past 2d person sing. HAD, HADDEST or HADST, present participle HAVING, present 2d person sing. HAVE or HAST, 3d person sing. HAS or HATH]
HAWK to {peddle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HAWS <haw=v> [v]
HAYS <hay=v> [v]
HAZE to subject to a humiliating initiation [v HAZED, HAZING, HAZES]
HAZY {unclear=adj} [adj HAZIER, HAZIEST]
HEAD to be chief of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEAL to make sound or whole [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HEALABLE [adj]
HEAP to pile up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEAR to perceive by the ear [v HEARD, HEARING, HEARS] : HEARABLE [adj]
HEAT to make {hot=adj} [v HEATED or HET, HEATING, HEATS] : HEATABLE [adj]
HEBE a Jew -- an offensive term [n -S]
HECK hell [n -S]
HEED to pay attention to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEEL to supply with a heel (the raised part of a shoe) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEFT to lift up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEHS <heh=n> [n]
HEIL to {salute=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HEIR to {inherit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HELD <hold=v> [v]
HELL to behave raucously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HELM to steer a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HELO a helicopter [n HELOS]
HELP to give assistance to [v HELPED or HOLP, HELPED or HOLPEN, HELPING, HELPS] : HELPABLE [adj]
HEME a component of hemoglobin [n -S]
HEMP a tall herb [n -S]
HEMS <hem=v> [v]
HENS <hen=n> [n]
HENT to {grasp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HERB a flowering plant with a nonwoody stem [n -S]
HERD to bring together in a herd (a group of animals) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HERE this place [n -S]
HERL a feathered fishing lure [n -S]
HERM a type of {statue=n} [n -S]
HERN a {heron=n} [n -S]
HERO a {hoagie=n} [n -ROES or -ROS]
HERS the possessive case of the pronoun she [pron]
HEST a command [n -S]
HETH a Hebrew letter [n -S]
HETS <het=n> [n]
HEWN <hew=v> [v]
HEWS <hew=v> [v]
HICK a rural person [n -S] : HICKISH [adj]
HIDE to {conceal=v} [v HID, HIDDEN, HIDING, HIDES] / to {flog=v} [v HIDED, HIDING, HIDES]
HIED <hie=v> [v]
HIES <hie=v> [v]
HIGH reaching far upward [adj HIGHER, HIGHEST] / a high level [n -S]
HIKE to walk a long distance [v HIKED, HIKING, HIKES]
HILA <hilum=n> [n]
HILI <hilus=n> [n]
HILL to form into a hill (a rounded elevation) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HILT to provide with a hilt (a handle for a weapon) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HIND a female red deer [n -S]
HINS <hin=n> [n]
HINT to suggest indirectly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HIPS <hip=v> [v]
HIRE to engage the services of for payment [v HIRED, HIRING, HIRES] : HIREABLE [adj]
HISN {his=pron} [pron]
HISS to make a sibilant sound [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
HIST to {hoist=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HITS <hit=v> [v]
HIVE to cause to enter a hive (a bee's nest) [v HIVED, HIVING, HIVES]
HOAR a white coating [n -S]
HOAX to {deceive=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
HOBO to live like a hobo (a vagrant or tramp) [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES]
HOBS <hob=v> [v]
HOCK to {pawn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HODS <hod=n> [n]
HOED <hoe=v> [v]
HOER one that {hoes=v} [n -S]
HOES <hoe=v> [v]
HOGG a young sheep [n -S]
HOGS <hog=v> [v]
HOKE to give false value to [v HOKED, HOKING, HOKES]
HOLD to maintain possession of [v HELD, HOLDEN, HOLDING, HOLDS] : HOLDABLE [adj]
HOLE to make a hole (a cavity in a solid) [v HOLED, HOLING, HOLES]
HOLK to {howk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOLM an island in a river [n -S]
HOLP <help=v> [v]
HOLS a vacation [n]
HOLT a {grove=n} [n -S]
HOLY having a divine nature or origin [adj -LIER, -LIEST] / a holy place [n -LIES]
HOME to return to one's home (place of residence) [v HOMED, HOMING, HOMES]
HOMO a member of the genus that includes modern man [n HOMINES or HOMOS]
HOMY {homey=adj} [adj HOMIER, HOMIEST]
HONE to {sharpen=v} [v HONED, HONING, HONES]
HONG a Chinese factory [n -S]
HONK to emit a cry like that of a goose [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HONS <hon=n> [n]
HOOD to furnish with a hood (a covering for the head) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOOF the hard covering on the feet of certain animals [n HOOVES or HOOFS] / to {dance=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOOK to catch with a hook (a bent piece of metal) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOOP to fasten with a hoop (a circular band of metal) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOOT to cry like an owl [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOPE to have a desire or expectation [v HOPED, HOPING, HOPES]
HOPS <hop=v> [v]
HORA an Israeli dance [n -S]
HORN to form a horn (a hard, bonelike projection of the head) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOSE stockings or socks [n HOSEN] / to spray with water [v HOSED, HOSING, HOSES]
HOST to entertain socially [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOTS <hot=v> [v]
HOUR a period of sixty minutes [n -S]
HOVE <heave=v> [v]
HOWE a {valley=n} [n -S]
HOWF a place frequently visited [n -S]
HOWK to {dig=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOWL to cry like a dog [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HOWS <how=n> [n]
HOYA a flowering plant [n -S]
HOYS <hoy=n> [n]
HUBS <hub=n> [n]
HUCK a durable fabric [n -S]
HUED <hue=n> [adj]
HUES <hue=n> [n]
HUFF to breathe heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HUGE very large [adj HUGER, HUGEST] : HUGELY [adv]
HUGS <hug=v> [v]
HUIC used to encourage hunting hounds [interj]
HULA a Hawaiian dance [n -S]
HULK to appear impressively large [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HULL to remove the shell from a seed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HUMP to arch into a hump (a rounded protuberance) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HUMS <hum=v> [v]
HUNG <hang=v> [v]
HUNH used to ask for a repetition of an utterance [interj]
HUNK a large piece [n -S]
HUNS <hun=n> [n]
HUNT to pursue for food or sport [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HUNTABLE [adj], HUNTEDLY [adv]
HURL to throw with great force [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HURT to {injure=v} [v HURT, HURTING, HURTS]
HUSH to {quiet=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] : HUSHEDLY [adv]
HUSK to remove the husk (the outer covering) from [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HUTS <hut=v> [v]
HWAN a monetary unit of South Korea [n HWAN]
HYLA a tree frog [n -S]
HYMN to sing a hymn (a song of praise to God) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HYPE to promote extravagantly [v HYPED, HYPING, HYPES]
HYPO to inject with a hypodermic needle [v -ED, -ING, -S]
HYPS <hyp=n> [n]
HYTE {insane=adj} [adj]
IAMB a type of metrical foot [n -S]
IBEX a wild goat [n IBEXES or IBICES]
IBIS a wading bird [n IBISES]
ICED <ice=v> [v]
ICES <ice=v> [v]
ICHS <ich=n> [n]
ICKY repulsive [adj ICKIER, ICKIEST] : ICKILY [adv]
ICON a representation [n -S or -ES] : ICONIC, ICONICAL [adj]
IDEA a conception existing in the mind [n -S] : IDEALESS [adj]
IDEM the same [adj]
IDES a certain day in the ancient Roman calendar [n IDES]
IDLE {inactive=adj} [adj IDLER, IDLEST] / to pass time idly [v IDLED, IDLING, IDLES]
IDLY in an idle manner [adv]
IDOL an object of worship [n -S]
IDYL a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity [n -S]
IFFY full of uncertainty [adj IFFIER, IFFIEST]
IGLU {igloo=n} [n -S]
IKAT a fabric of tie-dyed yarns [n -S]
IKON {icon=n} [n -S]
ILEA <ileum=n> [n]
ILEX a {holly=n} [n -ES]
ILIA <ilium=n> [n]
ILKA {each=adj} [adj]
ILKS <ilk=n> [n]
ILLS <ill=n> [n]
ILLY {badly=adv} [adv]
IMAM a Muslim priest [n -S]
IMID {imide=n} [n -S]
IMMY a type of playing marble [n -MIES]
IMPI a body of warriors [n -S]
IMPS <imp=v> [v]
INBY {inward=adv} [adv]
INCH to move very slowly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
INFO information [n -FOS]
INIA <inion=n> [n]
INKS <ink=v> [v]
INKY resembling ink [adj INKIER, INKIEST]
INLY {inwardly=adv} [adv]
INNS <inn=v> [v]
INRO a Japanese ornamental container [n INRO]
INTI a monetary unit of Peru [n -S]
INTO to the inside of [prep]
IONS <ion=n> [n]
IOTA a Greek letter [n -S]
IRED <ire=v> [v]
IRES <ire=v> [v]
IRID a plant of the iris family [n -S]
IRIS a part of the eye [n IRISES or IRIDES] / to give the form of a rainbow to [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
IRKS <irk=v> [v]
IRON to furnish with iron (a metallic element) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ISBA a Russian log hut [n -S]
ISLE to place on an isle (a small island) [v ISLED, ISLING, ISLES]
ISMS <ism=n> [n]
ITCH to have an uneasy or tingling skin sensation [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
ITEM to {itemize=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
IWIS certainly [adv]
IXIA a flowering plant [n -S]
IZAR an outer garment worn by Muslim women [n -S]
JABS <jab=v> [v]
JACK to raise with a type of lever [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JADE to {weary=v} [v JADED, JADING, JADES] : JADEDLY [adv]
JAGG to {jag=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JAGS <jag=v> [v]
JAIL to put in jail (a place of confinement) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JAKE all right; fine [adj]
JAMB to {jam=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JAMS <jam=v> [v]
JANE a girl or woman [n -S]
JAPE to {mock=v} [v JAPED, JAPING, JAPES]
JARL a Scandinavian nobleman [n -S]
JARS <jar=v> [v]
JATO a takeoff aided by jet propulsion [n -TOS]
JAUK to {dawdle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JAUP to {splash=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JAVA {coffee=n} [n -S]
JAWS <jaw=v> [v]
JAYS <jay=n> [n]
JAZZ to {enliven=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
JEAN a durable cotton fabric [n -S]
JEED <jee=v> [v]
JEEP to travel by a small type of motor vehicle [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JEER to {mock=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JEES <jee=v> [v]
JEEZ used as a mild oath [interj]
JEFE a {chief=n} [n -S]
JEHU a fast driver [n -S]
JELL to {congeal=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JEON a monetary unit of South Korea [n JEON]
JERK to move with a sharp, sudden motion [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JESS to fasten straps around the legs of a hawk [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
JEST to {joke=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JETE a ballet leap [n -S]
JETS <jet=v> [v]
JEUX <jeu=n> [n]
JEWS <jew=v> [v]
JIAO {chiao=n} [n JIAO]
JIBB to shift from side to side while sailing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JIBE to {gibe=v} [v JIBED, JIBING, JIBES] : JIBINGLY [adv]
JIBS <jib=v> [v]
JIFF {jiffy=n} [n -S]
JIGS <jig=v> [v]
JILL a unit of liquid measure [n -S]
JILT to reject a lover [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JIMP {natty=adj} [adj JIMPER, JIMPEST] : JIMPLY [adv]
JINK to move quickly out of the way [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JINN a supernatural being in Muslim mythology [n -S]
JINS <jin=n> [n]
JINX to bring bad luck to [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
JISM semen -- an offensive term [n -S]
JIVE to play jazz or swing music [v JIVED, JIVING, JIVES]
JOBS <job=v> [v]
JOCK an athletic supporter [n -S]
JOES <joe=n> [n]
JOEY a young kangaroo [n -EYS]
JOGS <jog=v> [v]
JOHN a toilet [n -S]
JOIN to {unite=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : JOINABLE [adj]
JOKE to say something amusing [v JOKED, JOKING, JOKES]
JOKY {jokey=adj} [adj JOKIER, JOKIEST]
JOLE {jowl=n} [n -S]
JOLT to jar or shake roughly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JOSH to {tease=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
JOSS a Chinese idol [n -ES]
JOTA a Spanish dance [n -S]
JOTS <jot=v> [v]
JOUK to {dodge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JOWL the fleshy part under the lower jaw [n -S] : JOWLED [adj]
JOWS <jow=v> [v]
JOYS <joy=v> [v]
JUBA a lively dance [n -S]
JUBE a platform in a church [n -S]
JUDO a form of jujitsu [n -DOS]
JUGA <jugum=n> [n]
JUGS <jug=v> [v]
JUJU an object regarded as having magical power [n -S]
JUKE to fake out of position [v JUKED, JUKING, JUKES]
JUMP to spring off the ground [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JUNK to discard as trash [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JUPE a woman's jacket [n -S]
JURA <jus=n> [n]
JURY to select material for exhibition [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]
JUST acting in conformity with what is morally good [adj JUSTER, JUSTEST] / to {joust=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
JUTE a strong, coarse fiber [n -S]
JUTS <jut=v> [v]
KAAS {kas=n} [n KAAS]
KABS <kab=n> [n]
KADI {cadi=n} [n -S]
KAES <kae=n> [n]
KAFS <kaf=n> [n]
KAGU a flightless bird [n -S]
KAIF {kef=n} [n -S]
KAIL {kale=n} [n -S]
KAIN a tax paid in produce or livestock [n -S]
KAKA a parrot [n -S]
KAKI a Japanese tree [n -S]
KALE a variety of cabbage [n -S]
KAME a mound of detrital material [n -S]
KAMI a sacred power or force [n KAMI]
KANA the Japanese syllabic script [n -S]
KANE {kain=n} [n -S]
KAON a type of {meson=n} [n -S]
KAPA a coarse cloth [n -S]
KAPH a Hebrew letter [n -S]
KARN {cairn=n} [n -S]
KART a small motor vehicle [n -S]
KATA an exercise of set movements [n -S]
KATS <kat=n> [n]
KAVA a tropical shrub [n -S]
KAYO to knock out [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES]
KAYS <kay=n> [n]
KBAR a {kilobar=n} [n -S]
KEAS <kea=n> [n]
KECK to {retch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KEEF {kef=n} [n -S]
KEEK to {peep=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KEEL to {capsize=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KEEN enthusiastic [adj KEENER, KEENEST] / to wail loudly over the dead [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KEEP to continue to possess [v KEPT, KEEPING, KEEPS] : KEEPABLE [adj]
KEET a young guinea fowl [n -S]
KEFS <kef=n> [n]
KEGS <keg=n> [n]
KEIR {kier=n} [n -S]
KELP to burn a type of seaweed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KEMP a champion [n -S]
KENO a game of chance [n -NOS]
KENS <ken=v> [v]
KENT <ken=v> [v]
KEPI a type of cap [n -S]
KEPS <kep=v> [v]
KEPT <keep=v> [v]
KERB to provide with curbing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KERF to make an incision with a cutting tool [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KERN to be formed with a projecting typeface [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KETO of or pertaining to ketone [adj]
KEYS <key=v> [v]
KHAF {kaph=n} [n -S]
KHAN an Asian ruler [n -S]
KHAT {kat=n} [n -S]
KHET {heth=n} [n -S]
KHIS <khi=n> [n]
KIBE a sore caused by exposure to cold [n -S]
KICK to strike out with the foot or feet [v -ED, -ING, -S] : KICKABLE [adj]
KIDS <kid=v> [v]
KIEF {kef=n} [n -S]
KIER a vat for boiling and dyeing fabrics [n -S]
KIFS <kif=n> [n]
KIKE a Jew -- usually taken to be offensive [n -S]
KILL to cause to die [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KILN to bake in a type of oven [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KILO a kilogram or kilometer [n KILOS]
KILT to make creases or pleats in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KINA a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea [n -S]
KIND having a gentle, giving nature [adj KINDER, KINDEST] / a class of similar or related objects or individuals [n -S]
KINE a type of television tube [n -S]
KING to reign as king (a male monarch) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KINK to form a tight curl or bend in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KINO a gum resin [n -NOS]
KINS <kin=n> [n]
KIPS <kip=v> [v]
KIRK a church [n -S]
KIRN to {churn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KIRS <kir=n> [n]
KISS to touch with the lips as a sign of affection [v -ED, -ING, -ES] : KISSABLE [adj], KISSABLY [adv]
KIST a chest, box, or coffin [n -S]
KITE to obtain money or credit fraudulently [v KITED, KITING, KITES]
KITH one's friends and neighbors [n -S]
KITS <kit=v> [v]
KIVA an underground ceremonial chamber [n -S]
KIWI a flightless bird [n -S]
KNAP to strike sharply [v KNAPPED, KNAPPING, KNAPS]
KNAR a bump on a tree [n -S] : KNARRED, KNARRY [adj]
KNEE to strike with the knee (a joint of the leg) [v KNEED, KNEEING, KNEES]
KNEW <know=v> [v]
KNIT to make a fabric or garment by joining loops of yarn [v KNITTED, KNITTING, KNITS]
KNOB a rounded protuberance [n -S] : KNOBBED, KNOBLIKE [adj]
KNOP a {knob=n} [n -S] : KNOPPED [adj]
KNOT to tie in a knot (a closed loop) [v KNOTTED, KNOTTING, KNOTS]
KNOW to have a true understanding of [v KNEW, KNOWN, KNOWING, KNOWS] : KNOWABLE [adj]
KNUR a bump on a tree [n -S]
KOAN a paradox meditated on by Buddhist monks [n -S]
KOAS <koa=n> [n]
KOBO a monetary unit of Nigeria [n KOBO]
KOBS <kob=n> [n]
KOEL an Australian bird [n -S]
KOHL a type of eye makeup [n -S]
KOLA {cola=n} [n -S]
KOLO a European folk dance [n -LOS]
KONK {conk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
KOOK an eccentric person [n -S]
KOPH a Hebrew letter [n -S]
KOPS <kop=n> [n]
KORE an ancient Greek statue of a young woman [n -RAI]
KORS <kor=n> [n]
KOSS {kos=n} [n KOSS]
KOTO a musical instrument [n -TOS]
KRIS a short sword [n -ES]
KUDO award; honor [n -DOS]
KUDU a large {antelope=n} [n -S]
KUES <kue=n> [n]
KURU a disease of the nervous system [n -S]
KVAS {kvass=n} [n -ES]
KYAK a kayak (an Eskimo canoe) [n -S]
KYAR {coir=n} [n -S]
KYAT a monetary unit of Myanmar [n -S]
KYTE the stomach [n -S]
LABS <lab=n> [n]
LACE to fasten by means of a lace (a cord for drawing together two edges) [v LACED, LACING, LACES]
LACK to be without [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LACS <lac=n> [n]
LACY resembling {lacework=n} [adj LACIER, LACIEST]
LADE to load with a cargo [v LADED, LADEN, LADING, LADES]
LADS <lad=n> [n]
LADY a woman of refinement and gentle manners [n -DIES]
LAGS <lag=v> [v]
LAIC a {layman=n} [n -S] : LAICAL [adj], LAICALLY [adv]
LAID <lay=v> [v]
LAIN <lie=v> [v]
LAIR to live in a lair (a wild animal's resting or dwelling place) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LAKE a sizable inland body of water [n -S] : LAKELIKE [adj]
LAKH the sum of one hundred thousand [n -S]
LAKY of the color of blood [adj LAKIER, LAKIEST]
LALL to articulate the letter R as L [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LAMA a Buddhist monk [n -S]
LAMB to give birth to a lamb (a young sheep) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LAME physically disabled [adj LAMER, LAMEST] / to make {lame=adj} [v LAMED, LAMING, LAMES]
LAMP to look at [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LAMS <lam=v> [v]
LAND to set down upon land (solid ground) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LANE a narrow passageway [n -S]
LANG {long=adj} [adj]
LANK long and slender [adj LANKER, LANKEST] : LANKLY [adv]
LAPS <lap=v> [v]
LARD to coat with lard (the melted fat of hogs) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LARI a monetary unit of Maldives [n -S]
LARK to behave playfully [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LARS <lar=n> [n]
LASE to function as a laser [v LASED, LASING, LASES]
LASH to strike with a whip [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
LASS a young woman [n -ES]
LAST to continue in existence [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LATE coming or occurring after the expected time [adj LATER, LATEST]
LATH to cover with laths (thin strips of wood) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LATI <lat=n> [n]
LATS <lat=n> [n]
LAUD to {praise=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LAVA molten rock that issues from a volcano [n -S]
LAVE to {wash=v} [v LAVED, LAVING, LAVES]
LAVS <lav=n> [n]
LAWN an area of grass-covered land [n -S] : LAWNY [adj]
LAWS <law=v> [v]
LAYS <lay=v> [v]
LAZE to pass time lazily [v LAZED, LAZING, LAZES]
LAZY disinclined toward work or exertion [adj LAZIER, LAZIEST] / to move or lie lazily [v LAZIED, LAZYING, LAZIES]
LEAD to cover with lead (a heavy metallic element) [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to show the way to by going in advance [v LED, LEADING, LEADS]
LEAF a usually green, flattened organ of vascular plants [n LEAVES] / to turn pages rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LEAK to permit the escape of something through a breach or flaw [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LEAL {loyal=adj} [adj] : LEALLY [adv]
LEAN having little fat [adj LEANER, LEANEST] : LEANLY [adv] / to deviate from a vertical position [v LEANED or LEANT, LEANING, LEANS]
LEAP to spring off the ground [v LEAPED or LEAPT or LEPT, LEAPING, LEAPS]
LEAR {learning=n} [n -S]
LEAS <lea=n> [n]
LECH to engage in {lechery=n} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
LEEK an herb used in cookery [n -S]
LEER to look with a sideways glance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LEES <lee=n> [n]
LEET a former English court for petty offenses [n -S]
LEFT pertaining to the side of the body to the north when one faces east [adj LEFTER, LEFTEST] / the left side or hand [n -S]
LEGS <leg=v> [v]
LEHR a type of {oven=n} [n -S]
LEIS <lei=n> [n]
LEKE <lek=n> [n]
LEKS <lek=n> [n]
LEKU <lek=n> [n]
LEND to give the temporary use of [v LENT, LENDING, LENDS] : LENDABLE [adj]
LENO a style of weaving [n -NOS]
LENS a piece of transparent material used in changing the convergence of light rays [n -ES] : LENSLESS [adj] / to make a film of [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
LENT <lend=v> [v]
LEPT <leap=v> [v]
LESS not as great in quantity or degree [adj LESSER, LEAST]
LEST for fear that [conj]
LETS <let=v> [v]
LEUD a feudal vassal [n -S or -ES]
LEVA <lev=n> [n]
LEVO turning toward the left [adj]
LEVY to impose or collect by legal authority [v LEVIED, LEVYING, LEVIES]
LEWD {obscene=adj} [adj LEWDER, LEWDEST] : LEWDLY [adv]
LEYS <ley=n> [n]
LIAR one that speaks falsely [n -S]
LIBS <lib=n> [n]
LICE <louse=n> [n]
LICH a {corpse=n} [n -ES]
LICK to pass the tongue over the surface of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LIDO a fashionable beach resort [n -DOS]
LIDS <lid=v> [v]
LIED a German song [n LIEDER]
LIEF {willing=adj} [adj LIEFER, LIEFEST] : LIEFLY [adv]
LIEN a legal right to hold or sell a debtor's property [n -S]
LIER one that lies or reclines [n -S]
LIES <lie=v> [v]
LIEU place; stead [n -S]
LIFE the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter [n LIVES]
LIFT to move to a higher position [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LIFTABLE [adj]
LIKE possessing the same or almost the same characteristics [adj LIKER, LIKEST] / to find pleasant [v LIKED, LIKING, LIKES]
LILT to sing or speak rhythmically [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LILY a flowering plant [n LILIES] : LILYLIKE [adj]
LIMA the edible seed of a tropical American plant [n -S]
LIMB to cut off the arms or legs of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LIME to treat with lime (a calcium compound) [v LIMED, LIMING, LIMES]
LIMN to depict by painting or drawing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LIMO a limousine [n LIMOS]
LIMP lacking rigidity [adj LIMPER, LIMPEST] / to walk lamely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LIMY resembling or containing lime [adj LIMIER, LIMIEST]
LINE to mark with lines (slender, continuous marks) [v LINED, LINING, LINES]
LING a heath plant [n -S]
LINK to {connect=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LINKABLE [adj]
LINN a waterfall [n -S]
LINO {linoleum=n} [n -NOS]
LINS <lin=n> [n]
LINT an accumulation of bits of fiber [n -S]
LINY resembling a line [adj LINIER, LINIEST]
LION a large, carnivorous feline mammal [n -S]
LIPS <lip=v> [v]
LIRA a monetary unit of Italy [n LIRE or LIRAS] / a monetary unit of Malta [n LIRI] / a former monetary unit of Israel [n LIROTH or LIROT]
LIRE <lira=n> [n]
LIRI <lira=n> [n]
LISP to pronounce the letters S and Z imperfectly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LIST to write down in a particular order [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LISTABLE [adj]
LITE lower in calories or having less of some ingredient [adj]
LITS <lit=n> [n]
LITU <litas=n> [n]
LIVE having {life=n} [adj LIVER, LIVEST] / to function as an animal or plant [v LIVED, LIVING, LIVES]
LOAD to place in or on a means of conveyance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOAF a shaped mass of bread [n LOAVES] / to pass time idly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOAM to cover with loam (a type of soil) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOAN to {lend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LOANABLE [adj]
LOBE a rounded, projecting anatomical part [n -S] : LOBED [adj]
LOBO the timber wolf [n -BOS]
LOBS <lob=v> [v]
LOCA <locus=n> [n]
LOCH a {lake=n} [n -S]
LOCI <locus=n> [n]
LOCK to secure by means of a mechanical fastening device [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LOCKABLE [adj]
LOCO {locoweed=n} [n -COS or -COES] / to poison with locoweed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LODE a deposit of ore [n -S]
LOFT to store in a loft (an upper room) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOGE a small compartment [n -S]
LOGO an identifying symbol [n LOGOS]
LOGS <log=v> [v]
LOGY {sluggish=adj} [adj -GIER, -GIEST]
LOIN a part of the side and back between the ribs and the hipbone [n -S]
LOLL to {lounge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LONE having no companions [adj]
LONG extending for a considerable distance [adj LONGER, LONGEST] / to desire strongly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOOF the palm of the hand [n -S]
LOOK to use one's eyes in seeing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOOM to appear in an enlarged and indistinct form [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOON a diving waterfowl [n -S]
LOOP to form loops (circular or oval openings) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOOS <loo=v> [v]
LOOT to {plunder=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOPE to run with a steady, easy gait [v LOPED, LOPING, LOPES]
LOPS <lop=v> [v]
LORD to invest with the power of a lord (a person having dominion over others) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LORE traditional knowledge or belief [n -S]
LORN abandoned [adj]
LORY a small parrot [n -RIES]
LOSE to come to be without and be unable to find [v LOST, LOSING, LOSES] : LOSABLE [adj]
LOSS the act of one that {loses=v} [n -ES]
LOST not to be found or recovered [adj]
LOTA {lotah=n} [n -S]
LOTH {loath=adj} [adj]
LOTI a monetary unit of Lesotho [n MALOTI]
LOTS <lot=v> [v]
LOUD strongly audible [adj LOUDER, LOUDEST]
LOUP to {leap=v} [v LOUPED, LOUPEN, LOUPING, LOUPS]
LOUR to {lower=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOUT to bow in respect [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LOVE to feel great affection for [v LOVED, LOVING, LOVES]
LOWE to {blaze=v} [v LOWED, LOWING, LOWES]
LOWN {peaceful=adj} [adj]
LOWS <low=v> [v]
LUAU a Hawaiian feast [n -S]
LUBE a lubricant [n -S]
LUCE a freshwater fish [n -S]
LUCK to succeed by chance or good fortune [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUDE a methaqualone pill [n -S]
LUES {syphilis=n} [n LUES]
LUFF to steer a sailing vessel nearer into the wind [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUGE to race on a luge (a small sled) [v LUGED, LUGEING, LUGES]
LUGS <lug=v> [v]
LULL to cause to sleep or rest [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LULU something remarkable [n -S]
LUMP to make into lumps (shapeless masses) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUMS <lum=n> [n]
LUNA an alchemical designation for silver [n -S]
LUNE a crescent-shaped figure [n -S]
LUNG a respiratory organ [n -S]
LUNK a {lunkhead=n} [n -S]
LUNT to emit smoke [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUNY {loony=adj} [adj -NIER, -NIEST] / a {loony=n} [n -NIES]
LURE to attract with something desirable [v LURED, LURING, LURES]
LURK to wait in concealment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUSH abounding in vegetation [adj LUSHER, LUSHEST] : LUSHLY [adv] / to drink to excess [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
LUST to have an intense desire [v -ED, -ING, -S]
LUTE to play a lute (a stringed musical instrument) [v LUTED, LUTING, LUTES]
LUTZ a jump in figure skating [n -ES]
LUVS <luv=n> [n]
LUXE {luxury=n} [n -S]
LWEI a monetary unit of Angola [n -S]
LYES <lye=n> [n]
LYNX a short-tailed wildcat [n -ES]
LYRE an ancient harp-like instrument [n -S]
LYSE to cause to undergo lysis [v LYSED, LYSING, LYSES]
MAAR a volcanic crater [n -S]
MABE a cultured pearl [n -S]
MACE to attack with a clublike weapon [v MACED, MACING, MACES]
MACH a number indicating the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound [n -S]
MACK {mac=n} [n -S]
MACS <mac=n> [n]
MADE <make=v> [v]
MADS <mad=v> [v]
MAES <mae=n> [n]
MAGE a {magician=n} [n -S]
MAGI <magus=n> [n]
MAGS <mag=n> [n]
MAID a {maiden=n} [n -S] : MAIDISH [adj]
MAIL to send by a governmental postal system. [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MAILABLE [adj]
MAIM to injure so as to cause lasting damage [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MAIN the principal part [n -S]
MAIR {more=n} [n -S]
MAKE to cause to exist [v MADE, MAKING, MAKES] : MAKABLE, MAKEABLE [adj]
MAKO a large shark [n -KOS]
MALE an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female [n -S]
MALL to {maul=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MALM a soft, friable limestone [n -S]
MALT to treat or combine with malt (germinated grain) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MAMA mother [n -S]
MANA a supernatural force in certain Pacific island religions [n -S]
MANE the long hair growing on and about the neck of some animals [n -S] : MANED, MANELESS [adj]
MANO a stone used for grinding foods [n -NOS]
MANS <man=v> [v]
MANY consisting of or amounting to a large number [adj MORE, MOST]
MAPS <map=v> [v]
MARC the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed [n -S]
MARE a dark area on the surface of the moon or Mars [n -RIA] / a mature female horse [n -S]
MARK to make a visible impression on [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MARL to fertilize with marl (an earthy deposit containing lime, clay, and sand) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MARS <mar=v> [v]
MART to {market=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MASH to reduce to a pulpy mass [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MASK to cover with a mask (a covering used to disguise the face) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MASKABLE [adj]
MASS to assemble in a mass (a body of coherent matter) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MAST to provide with a mast (a long pole on a ship that supports the sails and rigging) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MATE to join as mates (partners in a union) [v MATED, MATING, MATES]
MATH mathematics [n -S]
MATS <mat=v> [v]
MATT to {matte=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MAUD a Scottish gray and black plaid [n -S]
MAUL to injure by beating [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MAUN must -- MAUN is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v]
MAUT malt [n -S]
MAWN <maw=v> [v]
MAWS <maw=v> [v]
MAXI a long skirt or coat [n -S]
MAYA the power to produce illusions, in Hindu philosophy [n -S] : MAYAN [adj]
MAYO mayonnaise [n -YOS]
MAYS <may=v> [v]
MAZE to {bewilder=v} [v MAZED, MAZING, MAZES] : MAZEDLY [adv]
MAZY full of confusing turns and passages [adj MAZIER, MAZIEST]
MEAD an alcoholic beverage [n -S]
MEAL the food served and eaten in one sitting [n -S]
MEAN inferior in grade, quality, or character [adj MEANER, MEANEST] / to {intend=v} [v MEANT, MEANING, MEANS]
MEAT animal flesh used as food [n -S] : MEATED [adj]
MEED a deserved reward [n -S]
MEEK lacking in spirit and courage [adj MEEKER, MEEKEST] : MEEKLY [adv]
MEET to come into the company or presence of [v MET, MEETING, MEETS]
MELD to {blend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MELL to {mix=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MELS <mel=n> [n]
MELT to change from a solid to a liquid state by heat [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MELTABLE [adj]
MEMO a note designating something to be remembered [n MEMOS]
MEMS <mem=n> [n]
MEND to {repair=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MENDABLE [adj]
MENO less -- used as a musical direction [adv]
MENU a list of the dishes available in a restaurant [n -S]
MEOU {meow=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MEOW to make the crying sound of a cat [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MERE being nothing more than [adj MERER, MEREST] : MERELY [adv] / a pond or lake [n -S]
MERK a former coin of Scotland [n -S]
MERL {merle=n} [n -S]
MESA a land formation having a flat top and steep sides [n -S]
MESH to {entangle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MESS to make dirty or untidy [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
META pertaining to positions in a benzene ring separated by one carbon atom [adj]
METE to distribute by measure [v METED, METING, METES]
METH a stimulant drug [n -S]
MEWL to {whimper=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MEWS <mew=v> [v]
MEZE a Greek or Middle Eastern appetizer [n -S]
MHOS <mho=n> [n]
MIBS <mib=n> [n]
MICA a mineral [n -S]
MICE <mouse=n> [n]
MICK an Irishman -- an offensive term [n -S]
MIDI a skirt or coat that extends to the middle of the calf [n -S]
MIDS <mid=n> [n]
MIEN {demeanor=n} [n -S]
MIFF to {annoy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MIGG {mig=n} [n -S]
MIGS <mig=n> [n]
MIKE to amplify or record by use of a microphone [v MIKED, MIKING, MIKES]
MILD not harsh or rough [adj MILDER, MILDEST]
MILE a unit of distance [n -S]
MILK to draw milk (a whitish, nutritious liquid) from the udder of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MILL to grind by mechanical means [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MILLABLE [adj]
MILO a cereal grass [n -LOS]
MILS <mil=n> [n]
MILT to impregnate with milt (fish sperm) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MIME to {mimic=v} [v MIMED, MIMING, MIMES]
MINA an ancient unit of weight and value [n -NAS or -NAE]
MIND to {heed=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MINE to dig into for valuable materials [v MINED, MINING, MINES]
MINI something distinctively smaller than others of its kind [n -S]
MINK a carnivorous mammal [n -S]
MINT to produce by stamping metal, as coins [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MINX a pert girl [n -ES] : MINXISH [adj]
MIRE to cause to stick in swampy ground [v MIRED, MIRING, MIRES]
MIRI <mir=n> [n]
MIRK {murk=adj} [adj MIRKER, MIRKEST] / {murk=n} [n -S]
MIRS <mir=n> [n]
MIRY {swampy=adj} [adj MIRIER, MIRIEST]
MISE an agreement or settlement [n -S]
MISO a type of food paste [n -SOS]
MISS to fail to make contact with [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MIST to become {blurry=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MITE a small {arachnid=n} [n -S]
MITT a type of baseball glove [n -S]
MITY infested with mites [adj MITIER, MITIEST]
MIXT <mix=v> [v]
MOAN to utter a low, mournful sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOAS <moa=n> [n]
MOAT to surround with a moat (a water-filled trench) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOBS <mob=v> [v]
MOCK to {ridicule=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MOCKABLE [adj]
MOCS <moc=n> [n]
MODE a method of doing or acting [n -S]
MODI <modus=n> [n]
MODS <mod=n> [n]
MOGS <mog=v> [v]
MOIL to work hard [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOJO a magic charm [n -JOS or -JOES]
MOKE a {donkey=n} [n -S]
MOLA a marine fish [n -S]
MOLD to work into a particular shape [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MOLDABLE [adj]
MOLE the quantity of a compound that has a weight equal to the compound's molecular weight [n -S]
MOLL a gangster's girlfriend [n -S]
MOLS <mol=n> [n]
MOLT to cast off an outer covering [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOLY a wild garlic [n -LIES]
MOME a fool [n -S]
MOMI <momus=n> [n]
MOMS <mom=n> [n]
MONK a man who is a member of a secluded religious order [n -S]
MONO an infectious disease [n MONOS]
MONS a protuberance of the body [n MONTES]
MONY {many=adj} [adj]
MOOD a person's emotional state at a particular moment [n -S]
MOOL soft soil [n -S]
MOON to spend time idly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOOR to secure a vessel by means of cables [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOOS <moo=v> [v]
MOOT to bring up for discussion [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOPE to act in a dejected or gloomy manner [v MOPED, MOPING, MOPES]
MOPS <mop=v> [v]
MOPY {mopey=adj} [adj MOPIER, MOPIEST]
MORA a unit of metrical time in prosody [n -RAE or -RAS]
MORE a greater amount [n -S]
MORN {morning=n} [n -S]
MORS <mor=n> [n]
MORT a note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the killing of an animal [n -S]
MOSK {mosque=n} [n -S]
MOSS to cover with moss (a growth of small, leafy-stemmed plants) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MOST the greatest amount [n -S]
MOTE a small {particle=n} [n -S] / {may=v} [v past tense MOSTE]
MOTH a winged insect [n -S]
MOTS <mot=n> [n]
MOTT {motte=n} [n -S]
MOUE a pouting grimace [n -S]
MOVE to change from one position to another [v MOVED, MOVING, MOVES]
MOWN <mow=v> [v]
MOWS <mow=v> [v]
MOXA a Chinese plant [n -S]
MOZO a manual laborer [n -ZOS]
MUCH a great amount [n -ES]
MUCK to fertilize with manure [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUDS <mud=v> [v]
MUFF to {bungle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUGG to make funny faces [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUGS <mug=v> [v]
MULE to strike from dies belonging to two different issues, as a coin [v MULED, MULING, MULES]
MULL to {ponder=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUMM to {mum=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUMP to {beg=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUMS <mum=v> [v]
MUMU {muumuu=n} [n -S]
MUNI a security issued by a state or local government [n -S]
MUNS <mun=n> [n]
MUON a subatomic particle [n -S] : MUONIC [adj]
MURA a Japanese village [n -S]
MURE to {immure=v} [v MURED, MURING, MURES]
MURK {dark=adj} [adj MURKER, MURKEST] : MURKLY [adv] / {darkness=n} [n -S]
MURR {murre=n} [n -S]
MUSE to {ponder=v} [v MUSED, MUSING, MUSES]
MUSH to travel over snow with a dog sled [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MUSK a strongly odorous substance secreted by certain animals [n -S]
MUSS to {mess=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
MUST to become {musty=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MUTE characterized by an absence of speech [adj MUTER, MUTEST] : MUTELY [adv] / to deaden the sound of [v MUTED, MUTING, MUTES] : MUTEDLY [adv]
MUTS <mut=n> [n]
MUTT a mongrel dog [n -S]
MYNA an Asian bird [n -S]
MYTH a type of traditional story [n -S]
NAAN {nan=n} [n -S]
NABE a neighborhood movie theater [n -S]
NABS <nab=v> [v]
NADA {nothing=n} [n -S]
NAGS <nag=v> [v]
NAIF a naive person [n -S]
NAIL to fasten with a nail (a slender piece of metal) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NAME to give a title to [v NAMED, NAMING, NAMES] : NAMABLE, NAMEABLE [adj]
NANA a grandmother [n -S]
NANS <nan=n> [n]
NAOI <naos=n> [n]
NAOS an ancient temple [n NAOI]
NAPE the back of the neck [n -S]
NAPS <nap=v> [v]
NARC an undercover drug agent [n -S]
NARD a fragrant ointment [n -S] : NARDINE [adj]
NARK to spy or inform [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NARY not one [adj]
NAVE the main part of a church [n -S]
NAVY a nation's warships [n -VIES]
NAYS <nay=n> [n]
NAZI a type of {fascist=n} [n -S]
NEAP a tide of lowest range [n -S]
NEAR situated within a short distance [adj NEARER, NEAREST] / to {approach=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NEAT being in a state of cleanliness and order [adj NEATER, NEATEST] / a {bovine=n} [n -S]
NEBS <neb=n> [n]
NECK to kiss and caress in lovemaking [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NEED to have an urgent or essential use for [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NEEM an East Indian tree [n -S]
NEEP a {turnip=n} [n -S]
NEIF {nieve=n} [n -S]
NEMA a {nematode=n} [n -S]
NENE a Hawaiian goose [n NENE]
NEON a gaseous element [n -S] : NEONED [adj]
NERD a socially inept person [n -S] : NERDISH [adj]
NESS a {headland=n} [n -ES]
NEST to build a nest (a structure for holding bird eggs) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NETS <net=v> [v]
NETT to {net=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NEUK {nook=n} [n -S]
NEUM {neume=n} [n -S]
NEVE a granular snow [n -S]
NEVI <nevus=n> [n]
NEWS a report of recent events [n]
NEWT a small salamander [n -S]
NEXT coming immediately after; adjoining [adj]
NIBS <nib=v> [v]
NICE pleasing to the senses [adj NICER, NICEST] : NICELY [adv]
NICK to make a shallow cut in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NIDE to {nest=v} [v NIDED, NIDING, NIDES]
NIDI <nidus=n> [n]
NIGH {near=adj} [adj NIGHER, NIGHEST] / to {approach=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NILL to be unwilling [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NILS <nil=n> [n]
NIMS <nim=v> [v]
NINE a number [n -S]
NIPA a palm tree [n -S]
NIPS <nip=v> [v]
NISI not yet final [adj]
NITE {night=n} [n -S]
NITS <nit=n> [n]
NIXE <nix=n> [n]
NIXY an undeliverable piece of mail [n NIXIES]
NOBS <nob=n> [n]
NOCK to notch a bow or arrow [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NODE a swollen enlargement [n -S]
NODI <nodus=n> [n]
NODS <nod=v> [v]
NOEL a Christmas carol [n -S]
NOES <no=n> [n]
NOGG a strong ale [n -S]
NOGS <nog=v> [v]
NOIL a kind of short fiber [n -S] : NOILY [adj]
NOIR a bleak type of crime fiction [n -S] : NOIRISH [adj]
NOLO a type of legal plea [n -LOS]
NOMA a severe inflammation of the mouth [n -S]
NOME a province of modern Greece [n -S]
NOMS <nom=n> [n]
NONA a virus disease [n -S]
NONE one of seven canonical daily periods for prayer and devotion [n -S]
NOOK a corner, as in a room [n -S] : NOOKLIKE [adj]
NOON {midday=n} [n -S]
NOPE no [adv]
NORI dried seaweed pressed into sheets [n -S]
NORM a standard regarded as typical for a specific group [n -S]
NOSE to sniff with the nose (the organ of smell) [v NOSED, NOSING, NOSES]
NOSH to eat snacks between meals [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
NOSY unduly curious [adj NOSIER, NOSIEST]
NOTA <notum=n> [n]
NOTE to write down [v NOTED, NOTING, NOTES]
NOUN a word used to denote the name of something [n -S] : NOUNAL, NOUNLESS [adj], NOUNALLY [adv]
NOUS mind, reason, or intellect [n -ES]
NOVA a type of star [n -VAS or -VAE] : NOVALIKE [adj]
NOWS <now=n> [n]
NOWT {naught=n} [n -S]
NUBS <nub=n> [n]
NUDE being without clothing or covering [adj NUDER, NUDEST] : NUDELY [adv] / a nude figure [n -S]
NUKE to attack with nuclear weapons [v NUKED, NUKING, NUKES]
NULL to reduce to nothing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NUMB lacking sensation [adj NUMBER, NUMBEST] / to make {numb=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NUNS <nun=n> [n]
NURD {nerd=n} [n -S]
NURL to {knurl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
NUTS <nut=v> [v]
OAFS <oaf=n> [n]
OAKS <oak=n> [n]
OARS <oar=v> [v]
OAST a type of kiln [n -S]
OATH a formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge [n -S]
OATS <oat=n> [n]
OBES <obe=n> [n]
OBEY to follow the commands or guidance of [v -ED, -ING, -S] : OBEYABLE [adj]
OBIA {obeah=n} [n -S]
OBIS <obi=n> [n]
OBIT an {obituary=n} [n -S]
OBOE a woodwind instrument [n -S]
OBOL a coin of ancient Greece [n -S]
OCAS <oca=n> [n]
ODDS <odd=n> [n]
ODEA <odeum=n> [n]
ODES <ode=n> [n]
ODIC pertaining to an {ode=n} [adj]
ODOR the property of a substance that affects the sense of smell [n -S] : ODORED, ODORFUL [adj]
ODYL an {od=n} [n -S]
OFAY a white person -- usually taken to be offensive [n -S]
OFFS <off=v> [v]
OGAM {ogham=n} [n -S]
OGEE an S-shaped molding [n -S]
OGLE to stare at [v OGLED, OGLING, OGLES]
OGRE a {monster=n} [n -S]
OHED <oh=v> [v]
OHIA {lehua=n} [n -S]
OHMS <ohm=n> [n]
OILS <oil=v> [v]
OILY covered or soaked with oil [adj OILIER, OILIEST]
OINK to utter the natural grunt of a hog [v -ED, -ING, -S]
OKAS <oka=n> [n]
OKAY to {approve=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
OKEH {approval=n} [n -S]
OKES <oke=n> [n]
OKRA a tall annual herb [n -S]
OLDS <old=n> [n]
OLDY {oldie=n} [n OLDIES]
OLEA <oleum=n> [n]
OLEO margarine [n OLEOS]
OLES <ole=n> [n]
OLIO a miscellaneous collection [n OLIOS]
OLLA a wide-mouthed pot or jar [n -S]
OMEN to be an omen (a prophetic sign) of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
OMER a Hebrew unit of dry measure [n -S]
OMIT to leave out [v OMITTED, OMITTING, OMITS]
ONCE one single time [n]
ONES <one=n> [n]
ONLY with nothing or no one else [adv]
ONTO to a position upon [prep]
ONUS a burden or responsibility [n -ES]
ONYX a variety of quartz [n -ES]
OOHS <ooh=v> [v]
OOPS used to express mild apology, surprise, or dismay [interj]
OOTS <oot=n> [n]
OOZE to flow or leak out slowly [v OOZED, OOZING, OOZES]
OOZY containing or resembling soft mud or slime [adj OOZIER, OOZIEST] : OOZILY [adv]
OPAH a marine fish [n -S]
OPAL a mineral [n -S]
OPED <ope=v> [v]
OPEN affording unobstructed access, passage, or view [adj OPENER, OPENEST] / to cause to become open [v -ED, -ING, -S] : OPENABLE [adj]
OPES <ope=v> [v]
OPTS <opt=v> [v]
OPUS a literary of musical work [n OPERA or OPUSES]
ORAD toward the mouth [adv]
ORAL an examination requiring spoken answers [n -S]
ORBS <orb=v> [v]
ORBY resembling a circle or sphere [adj ORBIER, ORBIEST]
ORCA {orc=n} [n -S]
ORCS <orc=n> [n]
ORDO a calendar of religious directions [n -DINES or -DOS]
ORES <ore=n> [n]
ORGY a party marked by unrestrained sexual indulgence [n -GIES]
ORLE a heraldic border [n -S]
ORRA occasional [adj]
ORTS <ort=n> [n]
ORYX an African antelope [n -ES]
ORZO rice-shaped pasta [n -ZOS]
OSAR <os=n> [n]
OSES <ose=n> [n]
OSSA <os=n> [n]
OTIC pertaining to the ear [adj]
OTTO {attar=n} [n -TOS]
OUCH to ornament with ouches (settings for precious stones) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
OUDS <oud=n> [n]
OUPH {ouphe=n} [n -S]
OURS a possessive form of the pronoun we [pron]
OUST to expel or remove from a position or place [v -ED, -ING, -S]
OUTS <out=v> [v]
OUZO a Greek liqueur [n -ZOS]
OVAL an oval (egg-shaped) figure or object [n -S]
OVEN an enclosed compartment in which substances are heated [n -S] : OVENLIKE [adj]
OVER to leap above and to the other side of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
OVUM the female reproductive cell of animals [n OVA]
OWED <owe=v> [v]
OWES <owe=v> [v]
OWLS <owl=n> [n]
OWNS <own=v> [v]
OWSE {ox=n} [n OWSEN]
OXEN <ox=n> [n]
OXES <ox=n> [n]
OXID {oxide=n} [n -S]
OXIM {oxime=n} [n -S]
OYER a type of legal writ [n -S]
OYES {oyez=n} [n OYESSES]
OYEZ a cry used to introduce the opening of a court of law [n OYESSES]
PACA a large {rodent=n} [n -S]
PACE to walk with a regular step [v PACED, PACING, PACES]
PACK to put into a receptacle for transportation or storage [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PACKABLE [adj]
PACS <pac=n> [n]
PACT an agreement [n -S]
PADI {paddy=n} [n -S]
PADS <pad=v> [v]
PAGE to summon by calling out the name of [v PAGED, PAGING, PAGES]
PAID <pay=v> [v]
PAIK to beat or strike [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PAIL a watertight cylindrical container [n -S]
PAIN to cause pain (suffering or distress) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PAIR to arrange in sets of two [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PALE lacking intensity of color [adj PALER, PALEST] / to make or become pale [v PALED, PALING, PALES]
PALL to become {insipid=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PALM to touch with the palm (inner surface) of the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PALP a {palpus=n} [n -S]
PALS <pal=v> [v]
PALY somewhat pale [adj PALIER, PALIEST]
PAMS <pam=n> [n]
PANE a sheet of glass for a window [n -S] : PANED [adj]
PANG to cause to have spasms of pain [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PANS <pan=v> [v]
PANT to breathe quickly and with difficulty [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PAPA a father [n -S]
PAPS <pap=n> [n]
PARA a monetary unit of Yugoslavia [n -S]
PARD a {leopard=n} [n -S]
PARE to cut off the outer covering of [v PARED, PARING, PARES]
PARK to leave a vehicle in a location for a time [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PARR a young salmon [n -S]
PARS <par=v> [v]
PART to divide or break into separate pieces [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PASE a movement of a matador's cape [n -S]
PASH to strike violently [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PASS to go by [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PAST time gone by [n -S]
PATE the top of the head [n -S] : PATED [adj]
PATH a trodden way or track [n -S]
PATS <pat=v> [v]
PATY {formee=adj} [adj]
PAVE to cover with material that forms a firm, level surface [v PAVED, PAVING, PAVES]
PAWL a hinged mechanical part [n -S]
PAWN to give as security for something borrowed [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PAWNABLE [adj]
PAWS <paw=v> [v]
PAYS <pay=v> [v]
PEAG {wampum=n} [n -S]
PEAK to reach a maximum [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEAL to ring out [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEAN {paean=n} [n -S]
PEAR a fleshy fruit [n -S]
PEAS <pea=n> [n]
PEAT a substance composed of partially decayed vegetable matter [n -S]
PECH to {pant=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PECK to strike with the beak or something pointed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PECS pectoral muscles [n]
PEDS <ped=n> [n]
PEED <pee=v> [v]
PEEK to look furtively or quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEEL to strip off an outer covering of [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PEELABLE [adj]
PEEN to beat with the non-flat end of a hammerhead [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEEP to utter a short, shrill cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEER to look narrowly or searchingly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEES <pee=v> [v]
PEGS <peg=v> [v]
PEHS <peh=n> [n]
PEIN to {peen=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEKE a small, long-haired dog [n -S]
PELE a medieval fortified tower [n -S]
PELF money or wealth [n -S]
PELT to strike repeatedly with blows or missiles [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PEND to remain undecided or unsettled [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PENS <pen=v> [v]
PENT confined [adj]
PEON an unskilled laborer [n -S or -ES]
PEPO a fruit having a fleshy interior and a hard rind [n -POS]
PEPS <pep=v> [v]
PERI a supernatural being of Persian mythology [n -S]
PERK to carry oneself jauntily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PERM to give hair a permanent wave [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PERT {impudent=adj} [adj PERTER, PERTEST] : PERTLY [adv]
PESO a monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking countries [n -SOS]
PEST an annoying person or thing [n -S]
PETS <pet=v> [v]
PEWS <pew=n> [n]
PFFT used to express a sudden ending [interj]
PFUI {phooey=interj} [interj]
PHAT susceptible of easy and rapid typesetting [adj]
PHEW used to express relief, fatigue, or disgust [interj]
PHIS <phi=n> [n]
PHIZ a face or facial expression [n -ES]
PHON a unit of loudness [n -S]
PHOT a unit of illumination [n -S]
PHUT a dull, abrupt sound [n -S]
PIAL pertaining to a {pia=n} [adj]
PIAN a tropical disease [n -S] : PIANIC [adj]
PIAS <pia=n> [n]
PICA a craving for unnatural food [n -S]
PICE a former coin of India and Pakistan [n PICE]
PICK to {select=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PICS <pic=n> [n]
PIED <pi=v> [v]
PIER a structure extending from land out over water [n -S]
PIES <pi=v> [v]
PIGS <pig=v> [v]
PIKA a small {mammal=n} [n -S]
PIKE to pierce with a pike (a long spear) [v PIKED, PIKING, PIKES]
PIKI thin blue cornmeal bread [n -S]
PILE to lay one upon the other [v PILED, PILING, PILES]
PILI a Philippine tree [n -S]
PILL to dose with pills (small, rounded masses of medicine) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PILY divided into a number of wedge-shaped heraldic designs [adj]
PIMA a strong, high-grade cotton [n -S]
PIMP to solicit clients for a prostitute [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PINA a pineapple [n -S]
PINE to yearn intensely [v PINED, PINING, PINES]
PING to produce a brief, high-pitched sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PINK of a pale reddish hue [adj PINKER, PINKEST] / to cut a saw-toothed edge on cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PINS <pin=v> [v]
PINT a liquid and dry measure of capacity [n -S]
PINY suggestive of or covered with pine trees [adj PINIER, PINIEST]
PION a subatomic particle [n -S] : PIONIC [adj]
PIPE to convey by means of a pipe (a hollow cylinder) [v PIPED, PIPING, PIPES]
PIPS <pip=v> [v]
PIPY {shrill=adj} [adj PIPIER, PIPIEST]
PIRN a spinning-wheel bobbin [n -S]
PISH to express contempt [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PISO the Philippine peso [n -SOS]
PISS to urinate -- sometimes considered vulgar [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PITA a strong fiber [n -S]
PITH to sever the spinal cord of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PITS <pit=v> [v]
PITY to feel pity (sorrow aroused by another's misfortune) [v PITIED, PITYING, PITIES]
PIXY a playfully mischievous fairy or elf [n PIXIES] : PIXYISH [adj]
PLAN to formulate a plan (a method for achieving an end) [v PLANNED, PLANNING, PLANS]
PLAT to {plait=v} [v PLATTED, PLATTING, PLATS]
PLAY to engage in amusement or sport [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PLAYABLE [adj]
PLEA an {entreaty=n} [n -S]
PLEB a {commoner=n} [n -S]
PLED <plead=v> [v]
PLEW a beaver skin [n -S]
PLIE a movement in ballet [n -S]
PLOD to walk heavily [v PLODDED, PLODDING, PLODS]
PLOP to drop or fall heavily [v PLOPPED, PLOPPING, PLOPS]
PLOT to plan secretly [v PLOTTED, PLOTTING, PLOTS]
PLOW to turn up land with a plow (a farm implement) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PLOWABLE [adj]
PLOY to move from a line into column [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PLUG to seal or close with a plug (a piece of material used to fill a hole) [v PLUGGED, PLUGGING, PLUGS]
PLUM a fleshy fruit [n -S]
PLUS an additional quantity [n PLUSES or PLUSSES]
POCK to mark with pocks (pustules caused by an eruptive disease) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POCO a little -- used as a musical direction [adv]
PODS <pod=v> [v]
POEM a composition in verse [n -S]
POET one who writes poems [n -S]
POGY a marine fish [n -GIES]
POIS <poi=n> [n]
POKE to push or prod [v POKED, POKING, POKES]
POKY {slow=adj} [adj POKIER, POKIEST] / a jail [n POKIES]
POLE to propel with a pole (a long, thin piece of wood or metal) [v POLED, POLING, POLES]
POLL to question for the purpose of surveying public opinion [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POLO a game played on horseback [n -LOS]
POLS <pol=n> [n]
POLY a type of white blood cell [n POLYS]
POME a fleshy fruit with a core [n -S]
POMP stately or splendid display [n -S]
POMS <pom=n> [n]
POND to collect into a pond (a small body of water) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PONE a corn bread [n -S]
PONG to {stink=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PONS a band of nerve fibers in the brain [n PONTES]
PONY to prepare lessons with the aid of a literal translation [v -NIED, -NYING, -NIES]
POOD a Russian unit of weight [n -S]
POOF a male homosexual -- an offensive term [n -S] : POOFY [adj]
POOH to express contempt for [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POOL to combine in a common fund [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POON an East Indian tree [n -S]
POOP to tire out [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POOR lacking the means of support [adj POORER, POOREST]
POPE the head of the Roman Catholic Church [n -S] : POPELESS, POPELIKE [adj]
POPS <pop=v> [v]
PORE to gaze intently [v PORED, PORING, PORES]
PORK the flesh of swine used as food [n -S]
PORN pornography [n -S]
PORT to shift to the left side [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POSE to assume a fixed position [v POSED, POSING, POSES]
POSH stylish or elegant [adj POSHER, POSHEST] : POSHLY [adv]
POST to affix in a public place [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POSY a flower or bouquet [n -SIES]
POTS <pot=v> [v]
POUF a loose roll of hair [n -S] : POUFED [adj]
POUR to cause to flow [v -ED, -ING, -S] : POURABLE [adj]
POUT to protrude the lips in ill humor [v -ED, -ING, -S]
POWS <pow=n> [n]
PRAM a flat-bottomed boat [n -S]
PRAO {prau=n} [n PRAOS]
PRAT the {buttocks=n} [n -S]
PRAU a swift Malaysian sailing vessel [n -S]
PRAY to address prayers to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PREE to test by tasting [v PREED, PREEING, PREES]
PREP to attend a preparatory school [v PREPPED, PREPPING, PREPS]
PREX {prexy=n} [n -ES]
PREY to seize and devour animals for food [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PREZ a president [n -ES]
PRIG to {steal=v} [v PRIGGED, PRIGGING, PRIGS]
PRIM formally precise or proper [adj PRIMMER, PRIMMEST] / to give a prim expression to [v PRIMMED, PRIMMING, PRIMS]
PROA {prau=n} [n -S]
PROD to jab with something pointed [v PRODDED, PRODDING, PRODS]
PROF a professor [n -S]
PROG to prowl about for food or plunder [v PROGGED, PROGGING, PROGS]
PROM a formal dance [n -S]
PROP to keep from falling [v PROPPED, PROPPING, PROPS]
PROS <pro=n> [n]
PROW {brave=adj} [adj PROWER, PROWEST] / the forward part of a ship [n -S]
PSIS <psi=n> [n]
PSST used to attract someone's attention [interj]
PUBS <pub=n> [n]
PUCE a dark red color [n -S]
PUCK a rubber disk used in ice hockey [n -S]
PUDS <pud=n> [n]
PUFF to blow in short gusts [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PUGH used to express disgust [interj]
PUGS <pug=v> [v]
PUJA a Hindu prayer ritual [n -S]
PUKE to {vomit=v} [v PUKED, PUKING, PUKES]
PULA a monetary unit of Botswana [n PULA]
PULE to {whine=v} [v PULED, PULING, PULES]
PULI a long-haired sheepdog [n -LIK or -LIS]
PULL to exert force in order to cause motion toward the force [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PULP to reduce to pulp (a soft, moist mass of matter) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PULS <pul=n> [n]
PUMA a {cougar=n} [n -S]
PUMP to cause to flow by means of a pump (a device for moving fluids) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PUNA a cold, arid plateau [n -S]
PUNG a box-shaped sleigh [n -S]
PUNK of inferior quality [adj PUNKER, PUNKEST] / dry, decayed wood used as tinder [n -S]
PUNS <pun=v> [v]
PUNT to propel through water with a pole [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PUNY of inferior size, strength, or significance [adj PUNIER, PUNIEST]
PUPA an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [n -PAS or -PAE] : PUPAL [adj]
PUPS <pup=v> [v]
PURE free from anything different, inferior, or contaminating [adj PURER, PUREST]
PURI {poori=n} [n -S]
PURL to knit with a particular stitch [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PURR to utter a low, vibrant sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PURS <pur=v> [v]
PUSH to exert force in order to cause motion away from the force [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PUSS a cat [n -ES]
PUTS <put=v> [v]
PUTT to hit with a light stroke in golf [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PUTZ to waste time [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PYAS <pya=n> [n]
PYES <pye=n> [n]
PYIC pertaining to {pus=n} [adj]
PYIN a protein compound contained in pus [n -S]
PYRE a pile of combustible material [n -S]
QAID {caid=n} [n -S]
QATS <qat=n> [n]
QOPH {koph=n} [n -S]
QUAD to space out by means of quadrats [v QUADDED, QUADDING, QUADS]
QUAG a {quagmire=n} [n -S]
QUAI {quay=n} [n -S]
QUAY a wharf [n QUAYS] : QUAYLIKE [adj]
QUEY a young cow [n QUEYS]
QUID a portion of something to be chewed [n -S]
QUIN a quintuplet [n -S]
QUIP to make witty remarks [v QUIPPED, QUIPPING, QUIPS]
QUIT to end one's engagement in or occupation with [v QUITTED, QUITTING, QUITS]
QUIZ to test the knowledge of by asking questions [v QUIZZED, QUIZZING, QUIZZES]
QUOD a prison [n -S]
RACE to compete in a contest of speed [v RACED, RACING, RACES]
RACK to place in a type of framework [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RACY bordering on impropriety or indecency [adj RACIER, RACIEST]
RADS <rad=v> [v]
RAFF {riffraff=n} [n -S]
RAFT to transport on a raft (a type of buoyant structure) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAGA a Hindu musical form [n -S]
RAGE to act or speak with violent anger [v RAGED, RAGING, RAGES]
RAGI an East Indian cereal grass [n -S]
RAGS <rag=v> [v]
RAIA {rayah=n} [n -S]
RAID to make a sudden assault on [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAIL to scold in abusive or insolent language [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAIN to fall like rain (drops of water condensed from atmospheric vapor) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAJA {rajah=n} [n -S]
RAKE to gather with a toothed implement [v RAKED, RAKING, RAKES]
RAKI a Turkish liqueur [n -S]
RALE an abnormal respiratory sound [n -S]
RAMI <ramus=n> [n]
RAMP to rise or stand on the hind legs [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAMS <ram=v> [v]
RAND a strip of leather at the heel of a shoe [n -S]
RANG <ring=v> [v]
RANI the wife of a rajah [n -S]
RANK strong and disagreeable in odor or taste [adj RANKER, RANKEST] / to determine the relative position of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RANT to speak in a loud or vehement manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RAPE to force to submit to sexual intercourse [v RAPED, RAPING, RAPES]
RAPS <rap=v> [v]
RAPT deeply engrossed [adj] : RAPTLY [adv]
RARE occurring infrequently [adj RARER, RAREST] / to be enthusiastic [v RARED, RARING, RARES]
RASE to {raze=v} [v RASED, RASING, RASES]
RASH acting without due caution or forethought [adj RASHER, RASHEST] / a skin eruption [n -ES] : RASHLIKE [adj]
RASP to rub with something rough [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RATE to estimate the value of [v RATED, RATING, RATES]
RATH {rathe=adj} [adj]
RATO a rocket-assisted airplane takeoff [n -TOS]
RATS <rat=v> [v]
RAVE to speak irrationally or incoherently [v RAVED, RAVING, RAVES]
RAWS <raw=n> [n]
RAYA {rayah=n} [n -S]
RAYS <ray=v> [v]
RAZE to tear down or demolish [v RAZED, RAZING, RAZES]
RAZZ to {deride=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
READ to look at so as to take in the meaning of, as something written or printed [v READ, READING, READS] : READABLE [adj], READABLY [adv]
REAL having actual existence [adj REALER, REALEST] / a former monetary unit of Spain [n -S or -ES] / a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil [n REIS]
REAM to enlarge with a reamer [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REAP to cut for harvest [v -ED, -ING, -S] : REAPABLE [adj]
REAR to lift upright [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REBS <reb=n> [n]
RECK to be concerned about [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RECS <rec=n> [n]
REDD to put in order [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REDE to {advise=v} [v REDED, REDING, REDES]
REDO something that is done again [n -DOS] / <do=v> [v -DID, -DONE, -DOING, -DOES]
REDS <red=v> [v]
REED to fasten with reeds (the stalks of tall grasses) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REEF to reduce the area of a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] : REEFABLE [adj]
REEK to give off a strong, unpleasant odor [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REEL to wind on a type of rotary device [v -ED, -ING, -S] : REELABLE [adj]
REES <ree=n> [n]
REFS <ref=v> [v]
REFT <reave=v> [v]
REGS <reg=n> [n]
REIF {robbery=n} [n -S]
REIN to {restrain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
REIS <rei=n> [n]
RELY to place trust or confidence [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES]
REMS <rem=n> [n]
REND to tear apart forcibly [v RENT or RENDED, RENDING, RENDS]
RENT to obtain temporary use of in return for compensation [v -ED, -ING, -S] : RENTABLE [adj]
REPO something repossessed [n -POS]
REPP {rep=n} [n -S]
REPS <rep=n> [n]
RESH a Hebrew letter [n -ES]
REST to refresh oneself by ceasing work or activity [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RETE an anatomical mesh or network [n -TIA]
RETS <ret=v> [v]
REVS <rev=v> [v]
RHEA a flightless bird [n -S]
RHOS <rho=n> [n]
RHUS any of a genus of shrubs and trees [n -ES]
RIAL a monetary unit of Iran [n -S]
RIAS <ria=n> [n]
RIBS <rib=v> [v]
RICE to press through a ricer [v RICED, RICING, RICES]
RICH having {wealth=n} [adj RICHER, RICHEST]
RICK to pile hay in stacks [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RIDE to sit on, control, and be conveyed by an animal or machine [v RODE, RIDDEN, RIDING, RIDES]
RIDS <rid=v> [v]
RIEL a monetary unit of Cambodia [n -S]
RIFE {abundant=adj} [adj RIFER, RIFEST] : RIFELY [adv]
RIFF to {riffle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RIFS <rif=v> [v]
RIFT to form rifts (clefts) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RIGS <rig=v> [v]
RILE to {anger=v} [v RILED, RILING, RILES]
RILL to flow like a rill (a small brook) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RIME to {rhyme=v} [v RIMED, RIMING, RIMES]
RIMS <rim=v> [v]
RIMY {frosty=adj} [adj RIMIER, RIMIEST]
RIND a thick and firm outer covering [n -S] : RINDED [adj]
RING to form a ring (a circular band) around [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to give forth a clear, resonant sound [v RANG, RUNG, RINGING, RINGS]
RINK a surface of ice for skating [n -S]
RINS <rin=v> [v]
RIOT to take part in a violent public disturbance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RIPE fully developed [adj RIPER, RIPEST] : RIPELY [adv] / to {cleanse=v} [v RIPED, RIPING, RIPES]
RIPS <rip=v> [v]
RISE to move upward [v ROSE, RISEN, RISING, RISES]
RISK to expose to a risk (a chance of injury or loss) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RITE a ceremonial act or procedure [n -S]
RITZ pretentious display [n -ES]
RIVE to tear apart [v RIVED, RIVEN, RIVING, RIVES]
ROAD an open way for public passage [n -S]
ROAM to move about without purpose or plan [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROAN an animal having a coat sprinkled with white or gray [n -S]
ROAR to utter a loud, deep sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROBE to cover with a robe (a long, loose outer garment) [v ROBED, ROBING, ROBES]
ROBS <rob=v> [v]
ROCK to move back and forth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROCS <roc=n> [n]
RODE <ride=v> [v]
RODS <rod=v> [v]
ROES <roe=n> [n]
ROIL to make {muddy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROLE a part played by an actor [n -S]
ROLF to practice a system of muscle massage [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROLL to move along by repeatedly turning over [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROMP to play boisterously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROMS <rom=n> [n]
ROOD a {crucifix=n} [n -S]
ROOF to provide with a roof (the external upper covering of a building) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROOK to {swindle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROOM to occupy a room (a walled space within a building) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROOT to put forth a root (an underground portion of a plant) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROPE to bind with a rope (a thick line of twisted fibers) [v ROPED, ROPING, ROPES] : ROPABLE [adj]
ROPY resembling a rope or ropes [adj ROPIER, ROPIEST]
ROSE to make the color of a rose (a reddish flower) [v ROSED, ROSING, ROSES]
ROSY rose-colored [adj ROSIER, ROSIEST]
ROTA a {roster=n} [n -S]
ROTE mechanical routine [n -S]
ROTI an unleavened bread [n -S]
ROTL a unit of weight in Muslim countries [n ROTLS or ARTAL]
ROTO a type of printing process [n -TOS]
ROTS <rot=v> [v]
ROUE a lecherous man [n -S]
ROUP to {auction=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROUT to defeat overwhelmingly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ROUX a mixture of butter and flour [n ROUX]
ROVE to {roam=v} [v ROVED, ROVING, ROVES]
ROWS <row=v> [v]
RUBE a {rustic=n} [n -S]
RUBS <rub=v> [v]
RUBY of a deep-red color [adj -BIER, -BIEST] / to tint with the color of a ruby (a deep-red precious stone) [v -BIED, -BYING, -BIES]
RUCK to wrinkle or crease [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RUDD a freshwater fish [n -S]
RUDE discourteous or impolite [adj RUDER, RUDEST] : RUDELY [adv]
RUED <rue=v> [v]
RUER one that {rues=v} [n -S]
RUES <rue=v> [v]
RUFF to {trump=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RUGA an anatomical fold or wrinkle [n -GAE] : RUGAL, RUGATE [adj]
RUGS <rug=v> [v]
RUIN to {destroy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : RUINABLE [adj]
RULE to exercise control over [v RULED, RULING, RULES] : RULABLE [adj]
RULY orderly [adj RULIER, RULIEST]
RUMP the lower and back part of the trunk [n -S] : RUMPLESS [adj]
RUMS <rum=n> [n]
RUNE a letter of an ancient alphabet [n -S] : RUNELIKE [adj]
RUNG a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder [n -S] : RUNGLESS [adj]
RUNS <run=v> [v]
RUNT a small person or animal [n -S] : RUNTISH [adj]
RUSE a deception [n -S]
RUSH to move swiftly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
RUSK a sweetened biscuit [n -S]
RUST to form rust (a reddish coating that forms on iron) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : RUSTABLE [adj]
RUTH compassion [n -S]
RUTS <rut=v> [v]
RYAS <rya=n> [n]
RYES <rye=n> [n]
RYKE to {reach=v} [v RYKED, RYKING, RYKES]
RYND an iron support [n -S]
RYOT a tenant farmer in India [n -S]
SABE to {savvy=v} [v SABED, SABEING, SABES]
SABS <sab=v> [v]
SACK to put into a sack (a large bag) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SACS <sac=n> [n]
SADE a Hebrew letter [n -S]
SADI {sade=n} [n -S]
SAFE free from danger [adj SAFER, SAFEST] : SAFELY [adv] / a metal receptacle for storing valuables [n -S]
SAGA a medieval Scandinavian narrative [n -S]
SAGE {wise=adj} [adj SAGER, SAGEST] : SAGELY [adv] / an aromatic herb used as seasoning [n -S]
SAGO a tropical tree [n -GOS]
SAGS <sag=v> [v]
SAGY flavored with sage [adj SAGIER, SAGIEST]
SAID {sayyid=n} [n -S]
SAIL to move across the surface of water by the action of wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SAILABLE [adj]
SAIN to make the sign of the cross on [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SAKE benefit, interest, or advantage [n -S]
SAKI a Japanese liquor [n -S]
SALE the act or an instance of selling [n -S]
SALL shall -- SALL is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v]
SALP {salpa=n} [n -S]
SALS <sal=n> [n]
SALT {salty=adj} [adj SALTER, SALTEST] / to treat with salt (a crystalline compound used as a seasoning and preservative) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SAME resembling in every relevant respect [adj]
SAMP coarsely ground corn [n -S]
SAND to cover with sand (a loose, granular rock material) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SANE mentally sound [adj SANER, SANEST] : SANELY [adv] / to {sain=v} [v SANED, SANING, SANES]
SANG <sing=v> [v]
SANK <sink=v> [v]
SANS without [prep]
SAPS <sap=v> [v]
SARD a variety of quartz [n -S]
SARI an outer garment worn by Hindu women [n -S]
SARK a {shirt=n} [n -S]
SASH to furnish with a frame in which glass is set [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
SASS to talk impudently to [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
SATE to {satiate=v} [v SATED, SATING, SATES]
SATI {suttee=n} [n -S]
SAUL {soul=n} [n -S]
SAVE to rescue from danger, injury, or loss [v SAVED, SAVING, SAVES] : SAVEABLE [adj]
SAWN <saw=v> [v]
SAWS <saw=v> [v]
SAYS <say=v> [v]
SCAB to become covered with a scab (a crust that forms over a healing wound) [v SCABBED, SCABBING, SCABS]
SCAD a marine fish [n -S]
SCAG {heroin=n} [n -S]
SCAM to cheat or swindle [v SCAMMED, SCAMMING, SCAMS]
SCAN to examine closely [v SCANNED, SCANNING, SCANS]
SCAR to form a scar (a mark left by the healing of injured tissue) [v SCARRED, SCARRING, SCARS]
SCAT to leave hastily [v SCATTED, SCATTING, SCATS]
SCOP an Old English poet [n -S]
SCOT a tax [n -S]
SCOW to transport by scow (a flat-bottomed boat) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SCRY to engage in crystal gazing [v SCRIED, SCRYING, SCRIES]
SCUD to run or move swiftly [v SCUDDED, SCUDDING, SCUDS]
SCUM to remove the scum (impure or extraneous matter) from [v SCUMMED, SCUMMING, SCUMS]
SCUP a marine food fish [n -S]
SCUT a short tail, as of a rabbit [n -S]
SEAL to close or make secure against access, leakage, or passage [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SEALABLE [adj]
SEAM to join with a seam (a line formed by sewing two pieces of fabric together) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEAR {sere=adj} [adj SEARER, SEAREST] / to burn the surface of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEAS <sea=n> [n]
SEAT to place on a seat (something on which one sits) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SECS <sec=n> [n]
SECT a group of people united by common beliefs or interests [n -S]
SEED to plant seeds (propagative plant structures) in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEEK to go in search of [v SOUGHT, SEEKING, SEEKS]
SEEL to stitch closed the eyes of, as a falcon during training [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEEM to give the impression of being [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEEN <see=v> [v]
SEEP to pass slowly through small openings [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SEER a {prophet=n} [n -S]
SEES <see=v> [v]
SEGO a perennial herb [n -GOS]
SEGS <seg=n> [n]
SEIF a long, narrow sand dune [n -S]
SEIS <sei=n> [n]
SELF the total, essential, or particular being of one person [n SELVES] / to {inbreed=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SELL to give up to another for money or other valuable consideration [v SOLD, SELLING, SELLS] : SELLABLE [adj]
SELS <sel=n> [n]
SEME a type of ornamental pattern [n -S]
SEMI a freight trailer [n -S]
SEND to {scend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to cause to go [v SENT, SENDING, SENDS] : SENDABLE [adj]
SENE a monetary unit of Western Samoa [n SENE]
SENT <send=v> [v]
SEPT a {clan=n} [n -S]
SERA <serum=n> [n]
SERE withered; dry [adj SERER, SEREST] / to {sear=v} [v SERED, SERING, SERES]
SERF a feudal slave [n -S]
SERS <ser=n> [n]
SETA a coarse, stiff hair [n -TAE] : SETAL [adj]
SETS <set=v> [v]
SETT the burrow of a badger [n -S]
SEWN <sew=v> [v]
SEWS <sew=v> [v]
SEXT one of seven canonical daily periods for prayer and devotion [n -S]
SEXY arousing sexual desire [adj SEXIER, SEXIEST]
SHAD a food fish [n -S]
SHAG to make {shaggy=adj} [v SHAGGED, SHAGGING, SHAGS]
SHAH an Iranian ruler [n -S]
SHAM to {feign=v} [v SHAMMED, SHAMMING, SHAMS]
SHAT <shit=v> [v]
SHAW to {show=v} [v SHAWED, SHAWN, SHAWING, SHAWS]
SHAY a {chaise=n} [n SHAYS]
SHEA an African tree [n -S]
SHED to house in a shed (a small, low structure) [v SHEDDED, SHEDDING, SHEDS]
SHES <she=n> [n]
SHEW to {show=v} [v SHEWED, SHEWN, SHEWING, SHEWS]
SHIM to fill out or level by inserting a thin wedge [v SHIMMED, SHIMMING, SHIMS]
SHIN to climb by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs [v SHINNED, SHINNING, SHINS]
SHIP to transport by ship (a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water) [v SHIPPED, SHIPPING, SHIPS]
SHIT to defecate -- usually considered vulgar [v SHITTED or SHAT, SHITTING, SHITS]
SHIV a {knife=n} [n -S]
SHMO {schmo=n} [n SHMOES]
SHOD <shoe=v> [v]
SHOE a covering for the foot [n SHOES or SHOON] / to provide with shoes [v SHOD or SHOED, SHODDEN, SHOEING, SHOES]
SHOG to move along [v SHOGGED, SHOGGING, SHOGS]
SHOO to drive away [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SHOP to examine goods with intent to buy [v SHOPPED, SHOPPING, SHOPS]
SHOT to load with shot (small lead or steel pellets) [v SHOTTED, SHOTTING, SHOTS]
SHOW to cause or permit to be seen [v SHOWED, SHOWN, SHOWING, SHOWS] : SHOWABLE [adj]
SHRI {sri=n} [n -S]
SHUL a synagogue [n SHULN or SHULS]
SHUN to {avoid=v} [v SHUNNED, SHUNNING, SHUNS]
SHUT to {close=v} [v SHUT, SHUTTING, SHUTS]
SIAL a type of rock formation [n -S] : SIALIC [adj]
SIBB {sib=n} [n -S]
SIBS <sib=n> [n]
SICE {syce=n} [n -S]
SICK affected with disease or ill health [adj SICKER, SICKEST] / to {sic=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SICS <sic=v> [v]
SIDE to agree with or support [v SIDED, SIDING, SIDES]
SIFT to {sieve=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SIGH to let out a sigh (a deep, audible breath) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SIGN to write one's name on [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SIKE {syke=n} [n -S]
SILD a young herring [n -S]
SILK to cover with silk (a soft, lustrous fabric) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SILL the horizontal piece that bears the upright portion of a frame [n -S]
SILO to store in a silo (a tall, cylindrical structure) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SILT to fill with silt (a sedimentary material) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SIMA an igneous rock [n -S]
SIMP a foolish person [n -S]
SIMS <sim=n> [n]
SINE a trigonometric function of an angle [n -S]
SING to utter with musical inflections of the voice [v SANG, SUNG, SINGING, SINGS] : SINGABLE [adj]
SINH a hyperbolic function of an angle [n -S]
SINK to move to a lower level [v SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] : SINKABLE [adj]
SINS <sin=v> [v]
SIPE to {seep=v} [v SIPED, SIPING, SIPES]
SIPS <sip=v> [v]
SIRE to {beget=v} [v SIRED, SIRING, SIRES]
SIRS <sir=n> [n]
SITE to place in position for operation [v SITED, SITING, SITES]
SITH {since=adv} [adv]
SITS <sit=v> [v]
SIZE to arrange according to size (physical proportions) [v SIZED, SIZING, SIZES]
SIZY {viscid=adj} [adj SIZIER, SIZIEST]
SKAG {heroin=n} [n -S]
SKAS <ska=n> [n]
SKAT a card game [n -S]
SKEE to {ski=v} [v SKEED, SKEEING, SKEES]
SKEG a timber that connects the keel and sternpost of a ship [n -S]
SKEP a {beehive=n} [n -S]
SKEW to turn aside [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SKID to slide sideways as a result of a loss of traction [v SKIDDED, SKIDDING, SKIDS]
SKIM to remove floating matter from the surface of [v SKIMMED, SKIMMING, SKIMS]
SKIN to strip or deprive of skin (the membranous tissue covering the body of an animal) [v SKINNED, SKINNING, SKINS]
SKIP to move with light springing steps [v SKIPPED, SKIPPING, SKIPS]
SKIS <ski=v> [v]
SKIT a short dramatic scene [n -S]
SKUA a predatory seabird [n -S]
SLAB to cover with slabs (broad, flat pieces of solid material) [v SLABBED, SLABBING, SLABS]
SLAG to convert into slag (the fused residue of a smelted ore) [v SLAGGED, SLAGGING, SLAGS]
SLAM to shut forcibly and noisily [v SLAMMED, SLAMMING, SLAMS]
SLAP to strike with the open hand [v SLAPPED, SLAPPING, SLAPS]
SLAT to provide with slats (narrow strips of wood or metal) [v SLATTED, SLATTING, SLATS]
SLAW {coleslaw=n} [n -S]
SLAY to amuse overwhelmingly [v SLAYED, SLAIN, SLAYING, SLAYS] / to kill violently [v SLEW, SLAIN, SLAYING, SLAYS]
SLED to convey on a sled (a vehicle for carrying people or loads over snow or ice) [v SLEDDED, SLEDDING, SLEDS]
SLEW to {slue=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SLID <slide=v> [v]
SLIM {slender=adj} [adj SLIMMER, SLIMMEST] / to make {slim=adj} [v SLIMMED, SLIMMING, SLIMS]
SLIP to slide suddenly and accidentally [v SLIPPED or SLIPT, SLIPPING, SLIPS]
SLIT to make a slit (a long, narrow cut) in [v SLITTED, SLITTING, SLITS]
SLOB a slovenly or boorish person [n -S]
SLOE a plumlike fruit [n -S]
SLOG to {plod=v} [v SLOGGED, SLOGGING, SLOGS]
SLOP to spill or splash [v SLOPPED, SLOPPING, SLOPS]
SLOT to cut a long, narrow opening in [v SLOTTED, SLOTTING, SLOTS]
SLOW moving with little speed [adj SLOWER, SLOWEST] / to lessen the speed of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SLUB to draw out and twist slightly [v SLUBBED, SLUBBING, SLUBS]
SLUE to cause to move sideways [v SLUED, SLUING, SLUES]
SLUG to strike heavily [v SLUGGED, SLUGGING, SLUGS]
SLUM to visit slums (squalid urban areas) [v SLUMMED, SLUMMING, SLUMS]
SLUR to pass over lightly or carelessly [v SLURRED, SLURRING, SLURS]
SLUT a slovenly woman [n -S] : SLUTTISH [adj]
SMEW a Eurasian duck [n -S]
SMIT <smite=v> [v]
SMOG an atmospheric mixture of smoke and fog [n -S] : SMOGLESS [adj]
SMUG highly self-satisfied [adj SMUGGER, SMUGGEST]
SMUT to {soil=v} [v SMUTTED, SMUTTING, SMUTS]
SNAG to catch on a snag (a jagged protuberance) [v SNAGGED, SNAGGING, SNAGS]
SNAP to make a sharp cracking sound [v SNAPPED, SNAPPING, SNAPS]
SNAW to {snow=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SNED to {prune=v} [v SNEDDED, SNEDDING, SNEDS]
SNIB to {latch=v} [v SNIBBED, SNIBBING, SNIBS]
SNIP to cut with a short, quick stroke [v SNIPPED, SNIPPING, SNIPS]
SNIT a state of agitation [n -S]
SNOB one who tends to avoid or rebuff those regarded as inferior [n -S]
SNOG to {kiss=v} [v SNOGGED, SNOGGING, SNOGS]
SNOT nasal mucus [n -S]
SNOW to fall as snow (precipitation in the form of ice crystals) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SNUB to treat with contempt or neglect [v SNUBBED, SNUBBING, SNUBS]
SNUG warmly comfortable [adj SNUGGER, SNUGGEST] / to make {snug=adj} [v SNUGGED, SNUGGING, SNUGS]
SNYE a side channel in a river or creek [n -S]
SOAK to saturate thoroughly in liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOAP to treat with soap (a cleansing agent) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOAR to fly at a great height [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOBS <sob=v> [v]
SOCK a knitted or woven covering for the foot [n SOCKS or SOX] / to strike forcefully [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SODA a type of chemical compound [n -S] : SODALESS [adj]
SODS <sod=v> [v]
SOFA a long, upholstered seat [n -S]
SOFT yielding readily to pressure [adj SOFTER, SOFTEST] / a soft object or part [n -S]
SOIL to make {dirty=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOJA the {soybean=n} [n -S]
SOKE a feudal right to administer justice within a certain territory [n -S]
SOLA <solum=n> [n]
SOLD <sell=v> [v]
SOLE to furnish with a sole (the bottom surface of a shoe or boot) [v SOLED, SOLING, SOLES]
SOLI <solo=n> [n]
SOLO a musical composition for a single voice or instrument [n -LOS or -LI] / to perform alone [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOLS <sol=n> [n]
SOMA the body of an organism [n -MATA or -MAS] : SOMATIC [adj]
SOME being an unspecified number or part [adj]
SONE a unit of loudness [n -S]
SONG a musical composition written or adapted for singing [n -S]
SONS <son=n> [n]
SOOK {souk=n} [n -S]
SOON in the near future [adv SOONER, SOONEST]
SOOT to cover with soot (a black substance produced by combustion) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOPH a sophomore [n -S]
SOPS <sop=v> [v]
SORA a marsh bird [n -S]
SORB to take up and hold by absorption or adsorption [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SORBABLE [adj]
SORD a flight of mallards [n -S]
SORE painfully sensitive to the touch [adj SORER, SOREST] / a sore area on the body [n -S]
SORI <sorus=n> [n]
SORN to force oneself on others for food and lodging [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SORT to arrange according to kind, class, or size [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SORTABLE [adj], SORTABLY [adv]
SOTH {sooth=n} [n -S]
SOTS <sot=n> [n]
SOUK a marketplace in northern Africa and the Middle East [n -S]
SOUL the spiritual aspect of human beings [n -S] : SOULED, SOULLESS, SOULLIKE [adj]
SOUP to increase the power or efficiency of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOUR sharp or biting to the taste [adj SOURER, SOUREST] / to make or become sour [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SOUS <sou=n> [n]
SOWN <sow=v> [v]
SOWS <sow=v> [v]
SOYA {soy=n} [n -S]
SOYS <soy=n> [n]
SPAE to {foretell=v} [v SPAED, SPAEING, SPAES]
SPAN to extend over or across [v SPANNED, SPANNING, SPANS]
SPAR to provide with spars (stout poles used to support rigging) [v SPARRED, SPARRING, SPARS]
SPAS <spa=n> [n]
SPAT to strike lightly [v SPATTED, SPATTING, SPATS]
SPAY to remove the ovaries of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SPAZ a clumsy, foolish, or incompetent person [n SPAZZES]
SPEC to write specifications for [v SPECCED, SPECCING, SPECS]
SPED <speed=v> [v]
SPEW to {vomit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SPIC a Spanish-American person -- an offensive term [n -S]
SPIK {spic=n} [n -S]
SPIN to draw out and twist into threads [v SPUN, SPINNING, SPINS]
SPIT to impale on a spit (a pointed rod on which meat is turned) [v SPITTED, SPITTING, SPITS]
SPIV a petty criminal [n -S]
SPOT to mark with spots (small, roundish discolorations) [v SPOTTED, SPOTTING, SPOTS]
SPRY {nimble=adj} [adj SPRYER, SPRYEST or SPRIER, SPRIEST] : SPRYLY [adv]
SPUD to remove with a spade-like tool [v SPUDDED, SPUDDING, SPUDS]
SPUE to {spew=v} [v SPUED, SPUING, SPUES]
SPUN <spin=v> [v]
SPUR to urge on with a spur (a horseman's goad) [v SPURRED, SPURRING, SPURS]
SRIS <sri=n> [n]
STAB to pierce with a pointed weapon [v STABBED, STABBING, STABS]
STAG to attend a social function without a female companion [v STAGGED, STAGGING, STAGS]
STAR to shine as a star (a natural luminous body visible in the sky) [v STARRED, STARRING, STARS]
STAT a statistic [n -S]
STAW <steal=v> [v]
STAY to continue in a place or condition [v STAYED or STAID, STAYING, STAYS]
STEM to remove stems (ascending axes of a plant) from [v STEMMED, STEMMING, STEMS]
STEP to move by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place [v STEPPED, STEPPING, STEPS]
STET to cancel a previously made printing correction [v STETTED, STETTING, STETS]
STEW to cook by boiling slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
STEY {steep=adj} [adj]
STIR to pass an implement through in circular motions [v STIRRED, STIRRING, STIRS]
STOA an ancient Greek covered walkway [n STOAE, STOAI, or STOAS]
STOB to {stab=v} [v STOBBED, STOBBING, STOBS]
STOP to discontinue the progress or motion of [v STOPPED or STOPT, STOPPING, STOPS]
STOW to {pack=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : STOWABLE [adj]
STUB to strike accidentally against a projecting object [v STUBBED, STUBBING, STUBS]
STUD to set thickly with small projections [v STUDDED, STUDDING, STUDS]
STUM to increase the fermentation of by adding grape juice [v STUMMED, STUMMING, STUMS]
STUN to render senseless or incapable of action [v STUNNED, STUNNING, STUNS]
STYE an inflamed swelling of the eyelid [n -S]
SUBA {subah=n} [n -S]
SUBS <sub=v> [v]
SUCH of that kind [adj]
SUCK to draw in by establishing a partial vacuum [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SUDD a floating mass of vegetation [n -S]
SUDS to wash in soapy water [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
SUED <sue=v> [v]
SUER one that {sues=v} [n -S]
SUES <sue=v> [v]
SUET the hard, fatty tissue around the kidneys of cattle and sheep [n -S] : SUETY [adj]
SUGH to {sough=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SUIT to be appropriate to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SULK to be sulky [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SULU a Melanesian skirt [n -S]
SUMO a Japanese form of wrestling [n -MOS]
SUMP a low area serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids [n -S]
SUMS <sum=v> [v]
SUNG <sing=v> [v]
SUNK <sink=v> [v]
SUNN an East Indian shrub [n -S]
SUNS <sun=v> [v]
SUPE an actor without a speaking part [n -S]
SUPS <sup=v> [v]
SUQS <suq=n> [n]
SURA a chapter of the Koran [n -S]
SURD a voiceless speech sound [n -S]
SURE free from doubt [adj SURER, SUREST]
SURF to ride breaking waves on a long, narrow board [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SURFABLE [adj]
SUSS to figure out [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
SWAB to clean with a large mop [v SWABBED, SWABBING, SWABS]
SWAG to {sway=v} [v SWAGGED, SWAGGING, SWAGS]
SWAM <swim=v> [v]
SWAN to {swear=v} [v SWANNED, SWANNING, SWANS]
SWAP to {trade=v} [v SWAPPED, SWAPPING, SWAPS]
SWAT to hit sharply [v SWATTED, SWATTING, SWATS]
SWAY to move slowly back and forth [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SWAYABLE [adj]
SWIG to drink deeply or rapidly [v SWIGGED, SWIGGING, SWIGS]
SWIM to propel oneself in water by natural means [v SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING, SWIMS]
SWOB to {swab=v} [v SWOBBED, SWOBBING, SWOBS]
SWOP to {swap=v} [v SWOPPED, SWOPPING, SWOPS]
SWOT to {swat=v} [v SWOTTED, SWOTTING, SWOTS]
SWUM <swim=v> [v]
SYBO the {cibol=n} [n -BOES]
SYCE a male servant in India [n -S]
SYKE a small stream [n -S]
SYLI a former monetary unit of Guinea [n -S]
SYNC to cause to operate in unison [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SYNE {since=adv} [adv]
SYPH {syphilis=n} [n -S]
TABS <tab=v> [v]
TABU to {taboo=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TACE {tasse=n} [n -S]
TACH a device for indicating speed of rotation [n -S]
TACK to fasten with tacks (short, sharp-pointed nails) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TACO a tortilla folded around a filling [n -COS]
TACT skill in dealing with delicate situations [n -S]
TADS <tad=n> [n]
TAEL a Chinese unit of weight [n -S]
TAGS <tag=v> [v]
TAHR a goatlike mammal [n -S]
TAIL to provide with a tail (a hindmost part) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TAIN a thin plate [n -S]
TAKA a monetary unit of Bangladesh [n TAKA]
TAKE to get possession of [v TOOK, TAKEN, TAKING, TAKES] : TAKABLE, TAKEABLE [adj]
TALA a traditional rhythmic pattern of music in India [n -S]
TALC to treat with talc (a soft mineral with a soapy texture) [v TALCKED, TALCKING, TALCS or TALCED, TALCING, TALCS] : TALCKY, TALCOSE, TALCOUS [adj]
TALE a story [n -S]
TALI <talus=n> [n]
TALK to communicate by speaking [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TALL having great height [adj TALLER, TALLEST]
TAME gentle or docile [adj TAMER, TAMEST] / to make {tame=adj} [v TAMED, TAMING, TAMES]
TAMP to pack down by tapping [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TAMS <tam=n> [n]
TANG to provide with a pungent flavor [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TANK to store in a tank (a container usually for liquids) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TANS <tan=v> [v]
TAOS <tao=n> [n]
TAPA a cloth made from tree bark [n -S]
TAPE to fasten with tape (a long, narrow strip or band) [v TAPED, TAPING, TAPES]
TAPS <tap=v> [v]
TARE to determine the weight of a container holding goods [v TARED, TARING, TARES]
TARN a small mountain lake [n -S]
TARO a tropical plant [n -ROS]
TARP a protective canvas covering [n -S]
TARS <tar=v> [v]
TART having a sharp, sour taste [adj TARTER, TARTEST] / to dress up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TASK to assign a job to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TASS a drinking cup [n -ES]
TATE a tuft of hair [n -S]
TATS <tat=v> [v]
TAUS <tau=n> [n]
TAUT fully stretched, so as not to be slack [adj TAUTER, TAUTEST] / to {tangle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TAVS <tav=n> [n]
TAWS <taw=v> [v]
TAXA <taxon=n> [n]
TAXI to travel in a taxicab [v TAXIED, TAXIING or TAXYING, TAXIS or TAXIES]
TEAK an East Indian tree [n -S]
TEAL a river duck [n -S]
TEAM to form a team (a group of persons associated in a joint action) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TEAR to emit tears (drops of saline liquid secreted by a gland of the eye) [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to pull apart or into pieces [v TORE, TORN, TEARING, TEARS] : TEARABLE [adj]
TEAS <tea=n> [n]
TEAT a mammary gland [n -S] : TEATED [adj]
TEDS <ted=v> [v]
TEED <tee=v> [v]
TEEL {sesame=n} [n -S]
TEEM to be full to overflowing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TEEN a {teenager=n} [n -S]
TEES <tee=v> [v]
TEFF a cereal grass [n -S]
TEGS <teg=n> [n]
TELA an anatomical tissue [n -LAE]
TELE a television set [n -S]
TELL to give a detailed account of [v TOLD, TELLING, TELLS] : TELLABLE [adj]
TELS <tel=n> [n]
TEMP a temporary worker [n -S] / to work in a temporary position [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TEND to be disposed or inclined [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TENS <ten=n> [n]
TENT to live in a tent (a type of portable shelter) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TEPA a chemical compound [n -S]
TERM to give a name to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TERN a {seabird=n} [n -S]
TEST to subject to an examination [v -ED, -ING, -S] : TESTABLE [adj]
TETH a Hebrew letter [n -S]
TETS <tet=n> [n]
TEWS <tew=v> [v]
TEXT the main body of a written or printed work [n -S]
THAE these; those [adj]
THAN used to introduce the second element of a comparison [conj]
THAT the one indicated [pron THOSE]
THAW to {melt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
THEE the objective case of the pronoun thou [pron]
THEM the objective case of the pronoun they [pron]
THEN that time [n -S]
THEW a well-developed muscle [n -S]
THEY the 3d person pl. pronoun in the nominative case [pron]
THIN having relatively little density or thickness [adj THINNER, THINNEST] / to make {thin=adj} [v THINNED, THINNING, THINS]
THIO containing sulfur [adj]
THIR {these=pron} [pron]
THIS the person or thing just mentioned [pron THESE]
THOU to address as "thou" (the 2d person sing. pronoun in the nominative case) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
THRO {through=prep} [prep]
THRU {through=prep} [prep]
THUD to make a dull, heavy sound [v THUDDED, THUDDING, THUDS]
THUG a brutal ruffian or assassin [n -S]
THUS in this manner [adv]
TICK to make a recurrent clicking sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TICS <tic=n> [n]
TIDE to flow like the tide (the rise and fall of the ocean's waters) [v TIDED, TIDING, TIDES]
TIDY neat and orderly [adj -DIER, -DIEST] / to make {tidy=adj} [v -DIED, -DYING, -DIES]
TIED <tie=v> [v]
TIER to arrange in tiers (rows placed one above another) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TIES <tie=v> [v]
TIFF to have a petty quarrel [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TIKE {tyke=n} [n -S]
TIKI a wood or stone image of a Polynesian god [n -S]
TILE to cover with tiles (thin slabs of baked clay) [v TILED, TILING, TILES]
TILL to prepare land for crops by plowing [v -ED, -ING, -S] : TILLABLE [adj]
TILS <til=n> [n]
TILT to cause to slant [v -ED, -ING, -S] : TILTABLE [adj]
TIME to determine the speed or duration of [v TIMED, TIMING, TIMES]
TINE to {lose=v} [v TINED, TINING, TINES]
TING to emit a high-pitched metallic sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TINS <tin=v> [v]
TINT to color slightly or delicately [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TINY very small [adj TINIER, TINIEST]
TIPI {tepee=n} [n -S]
TIPS <tip=v> [v]
TIRE to grow tired [v TIRED, TIRING, TIRES]
TIRL to make a vibrating sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TIRO {tyro=n} [n -ROS]
TITI an evergreen shrub or tree [n -S]
TITS <tit=n> [n]
TIVY with great speed [adv]
TOAD a tailless, jumping amphibian [n -S]
TOBY a type of drinking mug [n -BIES]
TODS <tod=n> [n]
TODY a West Indian bird [n TODIES]
TOEA a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea [n TOEA]
TOED <toe=v> [v]
TOES <toe=v> [v]
TOFF a {dandy=n} [n -S]
TOFT a {hillock=n} [n -S]
TOFU a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk [n -S]
TOGA an outer garment worn in ancient Rome [n -GAS or -GAE] : TOGAED [adj]
TOGS <tog=v> [v]
TOIL to work strenuously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOIT to {saunter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOKE to take a puff on a marijuana cigarette [v TOKED, TOKING, TOKES]
TOLA a unit of weight used in India [n -S]
TOLD <tell=v> [v]
TOLE to {allure=v} [v TOLED, TOLING, TOLES]
TOLL to collect or impose a toll (a fixed charge for a service or privilege) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOLU a fragrant resin [n -S]
TOMB to place in a tomb (a burial vault or chamber) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOME a large book [n -S]
TOMS <tom=v> [v]
TONE to give a particular tone (a sound of definite pitch and vibration) to [v TONED, TONING, TONES]
TONG to lift with a type of grasping device [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TONS <ton=n> [n]
TONY {stylish=adj} [adj TONIER, TONIEST]
TOOK <take=v> [v]
TOOL to form or finish with a tool (an implement used in manual work) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOOM {empty=adj} [adj]
TOON an East Indian tree [n -S]
TOOT to sound a horn or whistle in short blasts [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOPE to drink liquor to excess [v TOPED, TOPING, TOPES]
TOPH {tufa=n} [n -S]
TOPI a sun helmet [n -S]
TOPS <top=v> [v]
TORA {torah=n} [n -S]
TORC a metal collar or necklace [n -S]
TORE a {torus=n} [n -S]
TORI <torus=n> [n]
TORN <tear=v> [v]
TORO a bull [n -ROS]
TORR a unit of pressure [n TORR]
TORS <tor=n> [n]
TORT a civil wrong [n -S]
TORY a political conservative [n -RIES]
TOSH {nonsense=n} [n -ES]
TOSS to throw lightly [v TOSSED or TOST, TOSSING, TOSSES]
TOST <toss=v> [v]
TOTE to carry by hand [v TOTED, TOTING, TOTES]
TOTS <tot=v> [v]
TOUR to travel from place to place [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOUT to solicit brazenly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TOWN a center of population smaller than a city [n -S]
TOWS <tow=v> [v]
TOWY resembling coarse hemp or flax fiber [adj]
TOYO a smooth straw used in making hats [n -YOS]
TOYS <toy=v> [v]
TRAD traditional [adj]
TRAM to convey in a tramcar [v TRAMMED, TRAMMING, TRAMS]
TRAP to catch in a trap (a device for capturing and holding animals) [v TRAPPED or TRAPT, TRAPPING, TRAPS]
TRAY a flat, shallow receptacle [n TRAYS]
TREE to drive up a tree (a tall, woody plant) [v TREED, TREEING, TREES]
TREF unfit for use according to Jewish law [adj]
TREK to make a slow or arduous journey [v TREKKED, TREKKING, TREKS]
TRET an allowance formerly paid to purchasers for waste incurred in transit [n -S]
TREY a three in cards, dice, or dominoes [n TREYS]
TRIG {neat=adj} [adj TRIGGER, TRIGGEST] / to make {trig=adj} [v TRIGGED, TRIGGING, TRIGS]
TRIM neat and orderly [adj TRIMMER, TRIMMEST] / to make trim by cutting [v TRIMMED, TRIMMING, TRIMS]
TRIO a group of three [n TRIOS]
TRIP to {stumble=v} [v TRIPPED, TRIPPING, TRIPS]
TROD <tread=v> [v]
TROP too much [adv]
TROT to go at a gait between a walk and a run [v TROTTED, TROTTING, TROTS]
TROW to {suppose=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TROY a system of weights [n TROYS]
TRUE consistent with fact or reality [adj TRUER, TRUEST] / to bring to conformity with a standard or requirement [v TRUED, TRUING or TRUEING, TRUES]
TRUG a gardener's basket [n -S]
TSAR {czar=n} [n -S]
TSKS <tsk=v> [v]
TUBA a brass wind instrument [n -BAS or -BAE]
TUBE to provide with a tube (a long, hollow cylinder) [v TUBED, TUBING, TUBES]
TUBS <tub=v> [v]
TUCK to fold under [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TUFA a porous limestone [n -S]
TUFF a volcanic rock [n -S]
TUFT to form into tufts (clusters of flexible outgrowths attached at the base) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TUGS <tug=v> [v]
TUIS <tui=n> [n]
TULE a tall marsh plant [n -S]
TUMP to tip over, especially accidentally [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TUNA a marine food fish [n -S]
TUNE to put into the proper pitch [v TUNED, TUNING, TUNES]
TUNG a Chinese tree [n -S]
TUNS <tun=v> [v]
TUPS <tup=v> [v]
TURD a piece of dung -- an offensive term [n -S]
TURF a surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its roots [n TURFS or TURVES] / to cover with turf [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TURK a usually young dynamic person, eager for change [n -S]
TURN to move around a central point [v -ED, -ING, -S] : TURNABLE [adj]
TUSH to {tusk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
TUSK to gore with a tusk (a long, pointed tooth extending outside of the mouth) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
TUTS <tut=v> [v]
TUTU a short ballet skirt [n -S]
TWAE {two=n} [n -S]
TWAS <twa=n> [n]
TWAT the vulva -- usually considered vulgar [n -S]
TWEE affectedly cute or dainty [adj]
TWIG to {observe=v} [v TWIGGED, TWIGGING, TWIGS]
TWIN to bring together in close association [v TWINNED, TWINNING, TWINS]
TWIT to {ridicule=v} [v TWITTED, TWITTING, TWITS]
TWOS <two=n> [n]
TYEE a food fish [n -S]
TYER one that {ties=v} [n -S]
TYES <tye=n> [n]
TYKE a small {child=n} [n -S]
TYNE to {tine=v} [v TYNED, TYNING, TYNES]
TYPE to write with a typewriter [v TYPED, TYPING, TYPES] : TYPABLE, TYPEABLE [adj]
TYPO a typographical error [n -POS]
TYPP a unit of yarn size [n -S]
TYPY characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group [adj TYPIER, TYPIEST]
TYRE to furnish with a covering for a wheel [v TYRED, TYRING, TYRES]
TYRO a {beginner=n} [n -ROS] : TYRONIC [adj]
TZAR {czar=n} [n -S]
UDOS <udo=n> [n]
UGHS <ugh=n> [n]
UGLY displeasing to the sight [adj -LIER, -LIEST] : UGLILY [adv] / one that is ugly [n -LIES]
UKES <uke=n> [n]
ULAN {uhlan=n} [n -S]
ULNA a bone of the forearm [n -NAE or -NAS] : ULNAR [adj]
ULUS <ulu=n> [n]
ULVA an edible seaweed [n -S]
UMBO the rounded elevation at the center of a shield [n -BONES or -BOS] : UMBONAL, UMBONATE, UMBONIC [adj]
UMPS <ump=v> [v]
UNAI {unau=n} [n -S]
UNAU a two-toed sloth [n -S]
UNBE to cease to have being -- UNBE is the only accepted form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v]
UNCI <uncus=n> [n]
UNCO a stranger [n -COS]
UNDE {wavy=adj} [adj]
UNDO to bring to ruin [v -DID, -DONE, -DOING, -DOES]
UNDY {unde=adj} [adj]
UNIT a specific quantity used as a standard of measurement [n -S]
UNTO {to=prep} [prep]
UPAS an Asian tree [n -ES]
UPBY {upbye=adv} [adv]
UPDO an upswept hairdo [n -DOS]
UPON on [prep]
URBS <urb=n> [n]
URDS <urd=n> [n]
UREA a chemical compound [n -S] : UREAL [adj]
URGE to force forward [v URGED, URGING, URGES]
URIC pertaining to {urine=n} [adj]
URNS <urn=n> [n]
URSA a female bear [n -SAE]
URUS an extinct European ox [n -ES]
USED <use=v> [v]
USER one that {uses=v} [n -S]
USES <use=v> [v]
UTAS <uta=n> [n]
UVEA a layer of the eye [n -S] : UVEAL [adj]
VACS <vac=n> [n]
VAGI <vagus=n> [n]
VAIL to {lower=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VAIN filled with undue admiration for oneself [adj VAINER, VAINEST] : VAINLY [adv]
VAIR a fur used for lining and trimming medieval garments [n -S]
VALE a {valley=n} [n -S]
VAMP to repair or patch [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VANE a device for showing the direction of the wind [n -S] : VANED [adj]
VANG a rope on a ship [n -S]
VANS <van=v> [v]
VARA a Spanish unit of length [n -S]
VARS <var=n> [n]
VARY to become or make different [v VARIED, VARYING, VARIES]
VASA <vas=n> [n]
VASE a rounded, decorative container [n -S] : VASELIKE [adj]
VAST of great extent or size [adj VASTER, VASTEST] / a vast space [n -S]
VATS <vat=v> [v]
VATU a monetary unit of Vanuatu [n -S]
VAUS <vau=n> [n]
VAVS <vav=n> [n]
VAWS <vaw=n> [n]
VEAL to kill and prepare a calf for food [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VEEP a vice president [n -S]
VEER to change direction [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VEES <vee=n> [n]
VEIL to provide with a veil (a piece of sheer fabric worn over the face) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VEIN to fill with veins (tubular blood vessels) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VELA <velum=n> [n]
VELD {veldt=n} [n -S]
VENA a vein [n -NAE]
VEND to {sell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : VENDABLE [adj]
VENT to provide with a vent (an opening for the escape of gas or liquid) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VERA {very=adj} [adj]
VERB a word used to express an act, occurrence, or mode of being [n -S]
VERT the heraldic color green [n -S]
VERY {absolute=adj} [adj VERIER, VERIEST]
VEST to place in the control of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VETO to forbid or prevent authoritatively [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
VETS <vet=v> [v]
VEXT <vex=v> [v]
VIAL to put in a vial (a small container for liquids) [v VIALED, VIALING, VIALS or VIALLED, VIALLING, VIALS]
VIBE a vibration [n -S]
VICE to {vise=v} [v VICED, VICING, VICES]
VIDE see -- used to direct a reader to another item; VIDE is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v]
VIED <vie=v> [v]
VIER one that {vies=v} [n -S]
VIES <vie=v> [v]
VIEW to look at [v -ED, -ING, -S] : VIEWABLE [adj]
VIGA a ceiling beam in Spanish architecture [n -S]
VIGS <vig=n> [n]
VILE physically repulsive [adj VILER, VILEST] : VILELY [adv]
VILL a {village=n} [n -S]
VIMS <vim=n> [n]
VINA a stringed instrument of India [n -S]
VINE to grow like a vine (a climbing plant) [v VINED, VINING, VINES]
VINO wine [n -NOS]
VINY covered with vines [adj VINIER, VINIEST]
VIOL a stringed instrument [n -S]
VIRL a metal ring or cap put around a shaft to prevent splitting [n -S]
VISA to put an official endorsement on, as a passport [v -ED, -ING, -S]
VISE to hold in a vise (a clamping device) [v VISED, VISING, VISES] / to {visa=v} [v VISEED, VISEING, VISES]
VITA a brief, autobiographical sketch [n VITAE]
VIVA a shout or cry used to express approval [n -S]
VIVE used as an exclamation of approval [interj]
VOES <voe=n> [n]
VOID to make void (of no legal force or effect) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : VOIDABLE [adj]
VOLE to win all the tricks in a card game [v VOLED, VOLING, VOLES]
VOLT a unit of electromotive force [n -S]
VOTE to cast a vote (a formal expression of will or opinion) [v VOTED, VOTING, VOTES]
VOWS <vow=v> [v]
VROW {vrouw=n} [n -S]
VUGG {vug=n} [n -S]
VUGH {vug=n} [n -S]
VUGS <vug=n> [n]
WABS <wab=n> [n]
WACK a wacky person [n -S]
WADE to walk through water [v WADED, WADING, WADES]
WADI the bed of a usually dry watercourse [n -S]
WADS <wad=v> [v]
WADY {wadi=n} [n -DIES]
WAES <wae=n> [n]
WAFF to {wave=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAFT to carry lightly over air or water [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAGE to engage in or carry on [v WAGED, WAGING, WAGES]
WAGS <wag=v> [v]
WAIF to throw away [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAIL to utter a long, mournful cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAIN a large, open wagon [n -S]
WAIR to {spend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAIT to stay in expectation of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAKE to rouse from sleep [v WAKED, WOKE, WOKEN, WAKING, WAKES]
WALE to mark with welts [v WALED, WALING, WALES]
WALK to advance on foot [v -ED, -ING, -S] : WALKABLE [adj]
WALL to provide with a wall (an upright structure built to enclose an area) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WALY something visually pleasing [n WALIES]
WAME the belly [n -S]
WAND a slender rod [n -S]
WANE to decrease in size or extent [v WANED, WANING, WANES]
WANS <wan=v> [v]
WANT to have a desire for [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WANY waning in some parts [adj WANIER, WANIEST]
WAPS <wap=v> [v]
WARD to turn aside [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WARE to beware of [v WARED, WARING, WARES]
WARK to endure pain [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WARM moderately hot [adj WARMER, WARMEST] / to make {warm=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WARN to make aware of impending or possible danger [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WARP to turn or twist out of shape [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WARS <war=v> [v]
WART a protuberance on the skin [n -S] : WARTED [adj]
WARY {watchful=adj} [adj WARIER, WARIEST]
WASH to cleanse by immersing in or applying a liquid [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
WASP a stinging insect [n -S] : WASPISH, WASPLIKE [adj]
WAST {west=n} [n -S]
WATS <wat=n> [n]
WATT a unit of power [n -S]
WAUK to {wake=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAUL to cry like a cat [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAUR worse [adj]
WAVE to move freely back and forth or up and down [v WAVED, WAVING, WAVES]
WAVY having waves [adj WAVIER, WAVIEST] / {wavey=n} [n -VIES]
WAWL to {waul=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WAWS <waw=n> [n]
WAXY resembling wax [adj WAXIER, WAXIEST]
WAYS <way=n> [n]
WEAK lacking strength [adj WEAKER, WEAKEST]
WEAL a welt [n -S]
WEAN to withhold mother's milk from and substitute other nourishment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WEAR to have on one's person [v WORE, WORN, WEARING, WEARS]
WEBS <web=v> [v]
WEDS <wed=v> [v]
WEED to remove weeds (undesirable plants) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WEEK a period of seven days [n -S]
WEEL well [adj]
WEEN to {suppose=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WEEP to express sorrow by shedding tears [v WEPT, WEEPING, WEEPS]
WEER <wee=adj> [adj]
WEES <wee=n> [n]
WEET to {know=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WEFT a woven fabric or garment [n -S]
WEIR a fence placed in a stream to catch fish [n -S]
WEKA a flightless bird [n -S]
WELD to join by applying heat [v -ED, -ING, -S] : WELDABLE [adj]
WELL to rise to the surface and flow forth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WELT to mark with welts (ridges or lumps raised on the skin) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WEND to proceed along [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WENS <wen=n> [n]
WENT <go=v> [v]
WEPT <weep=v> [v]
WERE <be=v> [v]
WERT <be=v> [v]
WEST a cardinal point of the compass [n -S]
WETS <wet=v> [v]
WHAM to hit with a loud impact [v WHAMMED, WHAMMING, WHAMS]
WHAP to {whop=v} [v WHAPPED, WHAPPING, WHAPS]
WHAT the true nature of something [n -S]
WHEE used to express delight [interj]
WHEN the time in which something is done or occurs [n -S]
WHET to sharpen by friction [v WHETTED, WHETTING, WHETS]
WHEW a whistling sound [n -S]
WHEY the watery part of milk [n WHEYS] : WHEYEY, WHEYISH [adj]
WHID to move rapidly and quietly [v WHIDDED, WHIDDING, WHIDS]
WHIG one who interprets history as a continuing victory of progress over reactionary forces [n -S]
WHIM an impulsive idea [n -S]
WHIN {furze=n} [n -S]
WHIP to strike with a whip (an instrument for administering corporal punishment) [v WHIPPED or WHIPT, WHIPPING, WHIPS]
WHIR to move with a buzzing sound [v WHIRRED, WHIRRING, WHIRS]
WHIT a {particle=n} [n -S]
WHIZ to move with a buzzing or hissing sound [v WHIZZED, WHIZZING, WHIZZES]
WHOA used to command an animal to stop [interj]
WHOM the objective case of who [pron]
WHOP to strike forcibly [v WHOPPED, WHOPPING, WHOPS]
WHYS <why=n> [n]
WICH {wych=n} [n -ES]
WICK a bundle of loosely twisted fibers in a candle or oil lamp [n -S]
WIDE having great extent from side to side [adj WIDER, WIDEST] : WIDELY [adv] / a type of bowled ball in cricket [n -S]
WIFE a woman married to a man [n WIVES] / to {wive=v} [v WIFED, WIFING, WIFES]
WIGS <wig=v> [v]
WILD living in a natural state [adj WILDER, WILDEST] / an uninhabited or uncultivated area [n -S]
WILE to {entice=v} [v WILED, WILING, WILES]
WILL to decide upon [v -ED, -ING, -S] : WILLABLE [adj] / used as an auxiliary followed by a simple infinitive to express futurity, inclination, likelihood, or requirement [v past sing. 2d person WOULD, WOULDEST, or WOULDST]
WILT to become {limp=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WILY {crafty=adj} [adj WILIER, WILIEST]
WIMP a weak or ineffectual person [n -S]
WIND to pass around an object or fixed center [v WOUND or WINDED, WINDING, WINDS] : WINDABLE [adj]
WINE to provide with wine (the fermented juice of the grape) [v WINED, WINING, WINES]
WING to travel by means of wings (organs of flight) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WINK to close and open one eye quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WINO one who is habitually drunk on wine [n WINOES or WINOS]
WINS <win=v> [v]
WINY having the taste or qualities of wine [adj WINIER, WINIEST]
WIPE to rub lightly in order to clean or dry [v WIPED, WIPING, WIPES]
WIRE to fasten with wire (a slender rod, strand, or thread of ductile metal) [v WIRED, WIRING, WIRES] : WIRABLE [adj]
WIRY resembling wire [adj WIRIER, WIRIEST]
WISE having {wisdom=n} [adj WISER, WISEST] / to become aware or informed [v WISED, WISING, WISES]
WISH to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
WISP to twist into a wisp (a small bunch or bundle) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WISS to {wish=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
WIST to {know=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WITE to {blame=v} [v WITED, WITING, WITES]
WITH in the company of [prep]
WITS <wit=n> [n]
WIVE to marry a woman [v WIVED, WIVING, WIVES]
WOAD a blue dye [n -S] : WOADED [adj]
WOES <woe=n> [n]
WOGS <wog=n> [n]
WOKE <wake=v> [v]
WOKS <wok=n> [n]
WOLD an elevated tract of open land [n -S]
WOLF a carnivorous mammal [n WOLVES] / to devour voraciously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WOMB the {uterus=n} [n -S] : WOMBED [adj]
WONK an overly studious student [n -S]
WONS <won=v> [v]
WONT to make accustomed to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WOOD to furnish with wood (the hard, fibrous substance beneath the bark of a tree or shrub) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WOOF to utter a gruff barking sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WOOL the dense, soft hair forming the coat of certain mammals [n -S]
WOOS <woo=v> [v]
WOPS <wop=n> [n]
WORD to express in words (speech sounds that communicate meaning) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WORE <wear=v> [v]
WORK to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose [v WORKED or WROUGHT, WORKING, WORKS]
WORM to rid of worms (small, limbless invertebrates) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
WORN affected by wear or use [adj]
WORT a plant, herb, or vegetable [n -S]
WOST <wit=v> [v]
WOTS <wot=v> [v]
WOVE <weave=v> [v]
WOWS <wow=v> [v]
WRAP to enclose in something wound or folded about [v WRAPPED or WRAPT, WRAPPING, WRAPS]
WREN a small {songbird=n} [n -S]
WRIT a written legal order [n -S]
WUSS a {wimp=n} [n -ES]
WYCH a European elm [n -ES]
WYES <wye=n> [n]
WYLE to {beguile=v} [v WYLED, WYLING, WYLES]
WYND a narrow street [n -S]
WYNN the rune for W [n -S]
WYNS <wyn=n> [n]
WYTE to {wite=v} [v WYTED, WYTING, WYTES]
XYST {xystus=n} [n -S]
YACK to {yak=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAFF to {bark=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAGI a type of shortwave antenna [n -S]
YAKS <yak=v> [v]
YALD {yauld=adj} [adj]
YAMS <yam=n> [n]
YANG the masculine active principle in Chinese cosmology [n -S]
YANK to pull suddenly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAPS <yap=v> [v]
YARD to put in a yard (a tract of ground adjacent to a building) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YARE {nimble=adj} [adj YARER, YAREST] : YARELY [adv]
YARN to tell a long story [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAUD an old mare [n -S]
YAUP to {yawp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAWL to {yowl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAWN to open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation of air [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAWP to utter a loud, harsh cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YAWS <yaw=v> [v]
YAYS <yay=n> [n]
YEAH yes [adv]
YEAN to bear young [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YEAR a period of time consisting of 365 or 366 days [n -S]
YEAS <yea=n> [n]
YECH {yecch=n} [n -S]
YEGG a {burglar=n} [n -S]
YELD not giving milk [adj]
YELK {yolk=n} [n -S]
YELL to cry out loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YELP to utter a sharp, shrill cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YENS <yen=v> [v]
YERK to beat vigorously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YETI the abominable snowman [n -S]
YETT a gate [n -S]
YEUK to {itch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YEWS <yew=n> [n]
YIDS <yid=n> [n]
YILL {ale=n} [n -S]
YINS <yin=n> [n]
YIPE used to express fear or surprise [interj]
YIPS <yip=v> [v]
YIRD earth [n -S]
YIRR to {snarl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YLEM hypothetical matter from which the elements are derived [n -S]
YOBS <yob=n> [n]
YOCK to laugh boisterously [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YODH {yod=n} [n -S]
YODS <yod=n> [n]
YOGA a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines [n -S]
YOGH a Middle English letter [n -S]
YOGI a person who practices yoga [n -S]
YOKE to fit with a yoke (a wooden frame for joining together draft animals) [v YOKED, YOKING, YOKES]
YOKS <yok=n> [n]
YOLK the yellow portion of an egg [n -S] : YOLKED [adj]
YOND {yonder=adv} [adv]
YONI a symbol for the vulva in Hindu religion [n -S] : YONIC [adj]
YORE time past [n -S]
YOUR a possessive form of the pronoun you [adj]
YOWE a {ewe=n} [n -S]
YOWL to utter a loud, long, mournful cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YOWS <yow=v> [v]
YUAN a monetary unit of China [n -S]
YUCA {cassava=n} [n -S]
YUCH {yucch=interj} [interj]
YUCK to {yuk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
YUGA an age of time in Hinduism [n -S]
YUKS <yuk=v> [v]
YULE Christmas time [n -S]
YUPS <yup=n> [n]
YURT a portable tent [n YURTA or YURTS]
YWIS {iwis=adv} [adv]
ZAGS <zag=v> [v]
ZANY ludicrously comical [adj ZANIER, ZANIEST] : ZANILY [adv] / a zany person [n -NIES]
ZAPS <zap=v> [v]
ZARF a metal holder for a coffee cup [n -S]
ZEAL enthusiastic devotion [n -S]
ZEBU an Asian ox [n -S]
ZEDS <zed=n> [n]
ZEES <zee=n> [n]
ZEIN a simple protein [n -S]
ZEKS <zek=n> [n]
ZERK a grease fitting [n -S]
ZERO to aim at the exact center of a target [v -ED, -ING, -ES or -S]
ZEST to fill with zest (invigorating excitement) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ZETA a Greek letter [n -S]
ZIGS <zig=v> [v]
ZILL one of a pair of finger cymbals [n -S]
ZINC to coat with zinc (a metallic element) [v ZINCED, ZINCING, ZINCS or ZINCKED, ZINCKING, ZINCS]
ZING to move with a high-pitched humming sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ZINS <zin=n> [n]
ZIPS <zip=v> [v]
ZITI a tubular pasta [n -S]
ZITS <zit=n> [n]
ZOEA a larval form of certain crustaceans [n ZOEAE or ZOEAS] : ZOEAL [adj]
ZOIC pertaining to animals or animal life [adj]
ZONE to arrange in zones (areas distinguished from other adjacent areas) [v ZONED, ZONING, ZONES]
ZONK to {stupefy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ZOOM to move with a loud humming sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ZOON the whole product of one fertilized egg [n ZOA or ZOONS] : ZOONAL [adj]
ZOOS <zoo=n> [n]
ZORI a type of sandal [n ZORI or ZORIS]
ZYME an {enzyme=n} [n -S]