| acrobat | (noun) an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination | - |
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| amadavat | (noun) red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds | Synonyms: avadavat |
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| anastigmat | (noun) compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images | - |
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| aristocrat | (noun) a member of the aristocracy | Synonyms: blue blood, patrician |
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| at | (noun) 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos | - |
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| autocrat | (noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator | Synonyms: despot, tyrant |
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| automat | (noun) a cafeteria where food is served from machines | - |
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| (noun) a vending machine from which you can get food | - |
| avadavat | (noun) red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds | Synonyms: amadavat |
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| baccarat | (noun) a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine | Synonyms: chemin de fer |
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| backbeat | (noun) a loud steady beat | - |
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| backchat | (noun) light teasing repartee | Synonyms: banter, give-and-take, raillery |
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| backseat | (noun) a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) | - |
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| (noun) a secondary or inferior position or status | - |
| bacteriostat | (noun) a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth | - |
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| bareboat | (noun) a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions | - |
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| bat | (noun) (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit | Synonyms: at-bat |
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| (noun) nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate | Synonyms: chiropteran |
| (noun) a club used for hitting a ball in various games | - |
| (noun) the club used in playing cricket | Synonyms: cricket bat |
| (noun) a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash | Synonyms: squash racket, squash racquet |
| bayat | (noun) an oath of allegiance to an emir | - |
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| bearcat | (noun) arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair | Synonyms: Arctictis bintourong, binturong |
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| beat | (noun) the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing | - |
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| (noun) a stroke or blow | - |
| (noun) a regular rate of repetition | - |
| (noun) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | Synonyms: musical rhythm, rhythm |
| (noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: cadence, measure, meter, metre |
| (noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | Synonyms: heartbeat, pulsation, pulse |
| (noun) the sound of stroke or blow | - |
| (noun) a regular route for a sentry or policeman | Synonyms: round |
| (noun) a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior | Synonyms: beatnik |
| (noun) a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations | - |
| bleat | (noun) the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) | - |
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| bloat | (noun) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas | - |
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| bluecoat | (noun) a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor) | - |
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| bluethroat | (noun) songbird of northern Europe and Asia | Synonyms: Erithacus svecicus |
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| boat | (noun) a small vessel for travel on water | - |
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| (noun) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce | Synonyms: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat |
| bobcat | (noun) small lynx of North America | Synonyms: bay lynx, Lynx rufus |
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| bobfloat | (noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | Synonyms: bob, bobber, cork |
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| bogmat | (noun) having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America | Synonyms: mud midget, Wolffiella gladiata |
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| brat | (noun) a very troublesome child | Synonyms: holy terror, little terror, terror |
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| (noun) a small pork sausage | Synonyms: bratwurst |
| brickbat | (noun) blunt criticism | - |
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| (noun) a fragment of brick used as a weapon | - |
| buckwheat | (noun) grain ground into flour | - |
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| (noun) a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour | Synonyms: Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum |
| bullbat | (noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker | Synonyms: mosquito hawk, nighthawk |
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| bumboat | (noun) a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor | - |
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| bureaucrat | (noun) an official of a bureaucracy | Synonyms: administrative official |
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| butat | (noun) 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia | Synonyms: butut |
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| butterfat | (noun) the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made | - |
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| carat | (noun) a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg | - |
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| (noun) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold | Synonyms: karat, kt |
| cat | (noun) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats | Synonyms: true cat |
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| (noun) any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild | Synonyms: big cat |
| (noun) a whip with nine knotted cords | Synonyms: cat-o'-nine-tails |
| (noun) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | Synonyms: Caterpillar |
| (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat |
| (noun) a spiteful woman gossip | - |
| (noun) an informal term for a youth or man | Synonyms: bozo, guy, hombre, sod |
| catboat | (noun) a sailboat with a single mast set far forward | - |
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| caveat | (noun) a warning against certain acts | Synonyms: caution |
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| (noun) (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing | - |
| chat | (noun) songbirds having a chattering call | Synonyms: Old World chat |
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| (noun) birds having a chattering call | Synonyms: New World chat |
| (noun) an informal conversation | Synonyms: confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze |
| cheat | (noun) a deception for profit to yourself | Synonyms: cheating |
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| (noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | Synonyms: fraud, rig, swindle |
| (noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | Synonyms: beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster |
| (noun) weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous | Synonyms: bearded darnel, darnel, Lolium temulentum, tare |
| (noun) weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat | Synonyms: Bromus secalinus, chess |
| chitchat | (noun) light informal conversation for social occasions | Synonyms: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle |
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| cleat | (noun) a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached | - |
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| (noun) a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured | - |
| (noun) a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping | - |
| coat | (noun) growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal | Synonyms: pelage |
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| (noun) an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors | - |
| (noun) a thin layer covering something | Synonyms: coating |
| coelostat | (noun) optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror | - |
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| combat | (noun) an engagement fought between two military forces | Synonyms: armed combat |
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| (noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | Synonyms: fight, fighting, scrap |
| commissariat | (noun) a stock or supply of foods | Synonyms: provender, provisions, viands, victuals |
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| concordat | (noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | Synonyms: compact, covenant |
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| copycat | (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: ape, aper, emulator, imitator |
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| countryseat | (noun) an estate in the country | - |
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| crabmeat | (noun) the edible flesh of any of various crabs | Synonyms: crab |
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| cravat | (noun) neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front | - |
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| cryostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures | - |
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| cumquat | (noun) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp | Synonyms: kumquat, kumquat tree |
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| cushat | (noun) Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck | Synonyms: Columba palumbus, ringdove, wood pigeon |
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| cutthroat | (noun) someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat | - |
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| deadbeat | (noun) someone who fails to meet a financial obligation | Synonyms: defaulter |
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| defeat | (noun) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | Synonyms: licking |
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| (noun) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | Synonyms: frustration |
| democrat | (noun) an advocate of democratic principles | - |
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| dichromat | (noun) a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy | - |
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| diddlysquat | (noun) a small worthless amount | Synonyms: diddley, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddly, diddlyshit, doodly-squat, jack, shit, squat |
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| dingbat | (noun) a silly empty-headed person | - |
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| diplomat | (noun) an official engaged in international negotiations | Synonyms: diplomatist |
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| (noun) a person who deals tactfully with others | - |
| doormat | (noun) a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering | Synonyms: welcome mat |
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| (noun) a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | Synonyms: weakling, wuss |
| downbeat | (noun) the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) | - |
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| drumbeat | (noun) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause | - |
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| (noun) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown | - |
| (noun) the sound made by beating a drum | Synonyms: rataplan, rub-a-dub |
| ducat | (noun) formerly a gold coin of various European countries | - |
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| eclat | (noun) brilliant or conspicuous success or effect | - |
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| (noun) ceremonial elegance and splendor | Synonyms: pomp |
| (noun) enthusiastic approval | Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, plaudits |
| escheat | (noun) a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs | - |
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| (noun) the property that reverts to the state | - |
| expat | (noun) a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country | Synonyms: exile, expatriate |
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| fat | (noun) excess bodily weight | Synonyms: avoirdupois, blubber, fatness |
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| (noun) a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs | Synonyms: adipose tissue, fatty tissue |
| (noun) a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) | - |
| feat | (noun) a notable achievement | Synonyms: effort, exploit |
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| ferryboat | (noun) a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule | Synonyms: ferry |
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| fiat | (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | Synonyms: decree, edict, order, rescript |
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| fireboat | (noun) a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront | - |
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| firebrat | (noun) lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces | Synonyms: Thermobia domestica |
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| flat | (noun) a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | Synonyms: apartment |
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| (noun) scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting | - |
| (noun) a deflated pneumatic tire | Synonyms: flat tire |
| (noun) freight car without permanent sides or roof | Synonyms: flatbed, flatcar |
| (noun) a shallow box in which seedlings are started | - |
| (noun) a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named | - |
| (noun) a level tract of land | - |
| flatboat | (noun) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | Synonyms: barge, hoy, lighter |
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| float | (noun) an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy | Synonyms: air bladder, swim bladder |
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| (noun) something that floats on the surface of water | - |
| (noun) a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco | Synonyms: plasterer's float |
| (noun) an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade | - |
| (noun) a drink with ice cream floating in it | Synonyms: ice-cream float, ice-cream soda |
| (noun) the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public | - |
| (noun) the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment | - |
| flyswat | (noun) an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects | Synonyms: flyswatter, swatter |
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| forcemeat | (noun) mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs | Synonyms: farce |
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| format | (noun) the general appearance of a publication | - |
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| (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, formatting |
| frat | (noun) a social club for male undergraduates | Synonyms: fraternity |
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| gat | (noun) a gangster's pistol | Synonyms: rod |
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| ghat | (noun) stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water | - |
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| gloat | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloating |
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| gnat | (noun) any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies | - |
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| (noun) (British usage) mosquito | - |
| goat | (noun) any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns | Synonyms: caprine animal |
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| (noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks | Synonyms: butt, laughingstock, stooge |
| great | (noun) a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field | - |
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| greatcoat | (noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter | Synonyms: overcoat, topcoat |
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| groat | (noun) a former English silver coin worth four pennies | Synonyms: fourpence |
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| gunboat | (noun) a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols | - |
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| habitat | (noun) the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs | Synonyms: home ground |
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| haemostat | (noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | Synonyms: hemostat |
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| hat | (noun) an informal term for a person's role | - |
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| (noun) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim | Synonyms: chapeau, lid |
| heartbeat | (noun) an animating or vital unifying force | - |
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| (noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | Synonyms: beat, pulsation, pulse |
| (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | Synonyms: blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
| heat | (noun) utility to warm a building | Synonyms: heating, heating plant, heating system |
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| (noun) the presence of heat | Synonyms: high temperature, hotness |
| (noun) the trait of being intensely emotional | Synonyms: passion, warmth |
| (noun) the sensation caused by heat energy | Synonyms: warmth |
| (noun) a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race | - |
| (noun) a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature | Synonyms: heat energy |
| (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | Synonyms: estrus, oestrus, rut |
| hellcat | (noun) a malicious woman with a fierce temper | Synonyms: harpy, vixen |
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| hemostat | (noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | Synonyms: haemostat |
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| horsemeat | (noun) the flesh of horses as food | Synonyms: horseflesh |
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| houseboat | (noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling | - |
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