| accelerate | (verb) move faster | Synonyms: quicken, speed, speed up |
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| (verb) cause to move faster | Synonyms: speed, speed up |
| acknowledge | (verb) accept as legally binding and valid | - |
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| (verb) accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority | Synonyms: know, recognise, recognize |
| (verb) declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of | Synonyms: admit |
| (verb) express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for | Synonyms: recognise, recognize |
| (verb) report the receipt of | Synonyms: receipt |
| (verb) express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with | Synonyms: notice |
| addle | (verb) become rotten | - |
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| (verb) mix up or confuse | Synonyms: muddle, puddle |
| adolesce | (verb) become adolescent; pass through adolescence | - |
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| alert | (verb) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | Synonyms: alarm |
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| allege | (verb) report or maintain | Synonyms: aver, say |
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| allegorise | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
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| (verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
| allegorize | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
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| (verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
| alleviate | (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain | Synonyms: assuage, palliate, relieve |
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| (verb) make easier | Synonyms: ease, facilitate |
| amble | (verb) walk leisurely | Synonyms: mosey |
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| anele | (verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | Synonyms: anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil |
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| angle | (verb) present with a bias | Synonyms: slant, weight |
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| (verb) fish with a hook | - |
| (verb) seek indirectly | Synonyms: fish |
| (verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position | Synonyms: lean, slant, tilt, tip |
| (verb) move or proceed at an angle | - |
| article | (verb) bind by a contract; especially for a training period | - |
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| assemble | (verb) create by putting components or members together | Synonyms: piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together |
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| (verb) collect in one place | Synonyms: foregather, forgather, gather, meet |
| (verb) get people together | Synonyms: gather, get together |
| automobile | (verb) travel in an automobile | - |
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| babble | (verb) to talk foolishly | Synonyms: blather, blether, blither, smatter |
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| (verb) divulge confidential information or secrets | Synonyms: babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle |
| (verb) utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way | - |
| (verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | Synonyms: bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple |
| baffle | (verb) restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) | Synonyms: regulate |
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| (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
| (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | Synonyms: bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
| bale | (verb) make into a bale | - |
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| bamboozle | (verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | Synonyms: hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow |
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| battle | (verb) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle | Synonyms: combat |
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| bedazzle | (verb) to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light | Synonyms: daze, dazzle |
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| bedraggle | (verb) make wet and dirty, as from rain | Synonyms: draggle |
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| beetle | (verb) beat with a beetle | - |
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| (verb) fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle | - |
| (verb) be suspended over or hang over | Synonyms: overhang |
| befuddle | (verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | Synonyms: bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw |
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| (verb) make stupid with alcohol | Synonyms: fuddle |
| beguile | (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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| (verb) influence by slyness | Synonyms: hoodwink, juggle |
| beleaguer | (verb) surround so as to force to give up | Synonyms: besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround |
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| (verb) annoy persistently | Synonyms: badger, bug, pester, tease |
| belittle | (verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | Synonyms: diminish |
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| (verb) express a negative opinion of | Synonyms: disparage, pick at |
| (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down | Synonyms: denigrate, derogate, minimize |
| bespangle | (verb) dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects | - |
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| (verb) decorate with spangles | Synonyms: spangle |
| bespeckle | (verb) mark with small spots | Synonyms: speckle |
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| besprinkle | (verb) scatter with liquid; wet lightly | Synonyms: sparge, sprinkle |
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| bicycle | (verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bike, cycle, pedal, wheel |
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| billet | (verb) provide housing for (military personnel) | Synonyms: canton, quarter |
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| birle | (verb) cause a floating log to rotate by treading | Synonyms: birl |
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| blacklead | (verb) cover with graphite | - |
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| blackleg | (verb) take the place of work of someone on strike | Synonyms: fink, rat, scab |
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| bleach | (verb) make whiter or lighter | - |
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| (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |
| blear | (verb) make dim or indistinct | Synonyms: blur |
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| bleat | (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blat, blate |
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| (verb) talk whiningly | - |
| bleed | (verb) lose blood from one's body | Synonyms: hemorrhage, shed blood |
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| (verb) draw blood | Synonyms: leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize |
| (verb) drain of liquid or steam | - |
| (verb) be diffused | Synonyms: run |
| (verb) get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone | - |
| bleep | (verb) emit a single short high-pitched signal | - |
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| blemish | (verb) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | Synonyms: flaw |
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| (verb) mar or impair with a flaw | Synonyms: spot |
| (verb) mar or spoil the appearance of | Synonyms: deface, disfigure |
| blench | (verb) turn pale, as if in fear | Synonyms: blanch, pale |
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| blend | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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| (verb) combine into one | Synonyms: immingle, intermingle, intermix |
| (verb) blend or harmonize | Synonyms: blend in, go |
| bless | (verb) give a benediction to | - |
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| (verb) render holy by means of religious rites | Synonyms: consecrate, hallow, sanctify |
| (verb) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate | Synonyms: sign |
| (verb) confer prosperity or happiness on | - |
| blether | (verb) to talk foolishly | Synonyms: babble, blather, blither, smatter |
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| bobble | (verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | Synonyms: ball up, blow, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil |
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| bobsled | (verb) ride a bobsled | Synonyms: bob |
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| boggle | (verb) overcome with amazement | Synonyms: bowl over, flabbergast |
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| (verb) startle with amazement or fear | - |
| (verb) hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear | - |
| boondoggle | (verb) do useless, wasteful, or trivial work | - |
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| bootleg | (verb) produce or distribute illegally | - |
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| (verb) sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol | - |
| bottle | (verb) put into bottles | - |
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| (verb) store (liquids or gases) in bottles | - |
| bottlefeed | (verb) feed (infants) with a bottle | - |
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| bottleneck | (verb) become narrow, like a bottleneck | - |
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| (verb) slow down or impede by creating an obstruction | - |
| bowdlerise | (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | Synonyms: bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten |
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| bowdlerize | (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | Synonyms: bowdlerise, castrate, expurgate, shorten |
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| brabble | (verb) argue over petty things | Synonyms: bicker, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble |
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| braille | (verb) transcribe in braille | - |
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| brattle | (verb) make a rattling sound | Synonyms: clack, clatter |
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| bridle | (verb) respond to the reins, as of horses | - |
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| (verb) put a bridle on | - |
| (verb) anger or take offense | - |
| bristle | (verb) react in an offended or angry manner | - |
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| (verb) rise up as in fear | Synonyms: stand up, uprise |
| (verb) be in a state of movement or action | Synonyms: abound, burst |
| (verb) have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles | - |
| bubble | (verb) expel gas from the stomach | Synonyms: belch, burp, eruct |
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| (verb) form, produce, or emit bubbles | - |
| (verb) cause to form bubbles | - |
| (verb) rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles | - |
| (verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | Synonyms: babble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple |
| buckle | (verb) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat | Synonyms: heave, warp |
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| (verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles | Synonyms: clasp |
| (verb) fold or collapse | Synonyms: crumple |
| bugle | (verb) play on a bugle | - |
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| bulletin | (verb) make public by bulletin | - |
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| bulletproof | (verb) make bulletproof | - |
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| bumble | (verb) speak haltingly | Synonyms: falter, stammer, stutter |
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| (verb) walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly | Synonyms: falter, stumble |
| (verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil |
| bundle | (verb) sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed | Synonyms: practice bundling |
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| (verb) make into a bundle | Synonyms: bundle up, roll up |
| (verb) compress into a wad | Synonyms: compact, pack, wad |
| (verb) gather or cause to gather into a cluster | Synonyms: bunch, clump, cluster |
| bungle | (verb) spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly | - |
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| (verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil |
| burble | (verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | Synonyms: babble, bubble, guggle, gurgle, ripple |
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| burgle | (verb) commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | Synonyms: burglarise, burglarize, heist |
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| burlesque | (verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: parody, spoof |
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| bustle | (verb) move or cause to move energetically or busily | Synonyms: bustle about, hustle |
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| buttonhole | (verb) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | Synonyms: lobby |
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| cable | (verb) send cables, wires, or telegrams | Synonyms: telegraph, wire |
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| (verb) fasten with a cable | - |
| cackle | (verb) emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing | - |
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| (verb) squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens | - |
| (verb) talk or utter in a cackling manner | - |
| (verb) make a noise characteristic of a goose | Synonyms: gaggle |
| cajole | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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| calendar | (verb) enter into a calendar | - |
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| calender | (verb) press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets | - |
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| candle | (verb) examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light | - |
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| canoodle | (verb) fondle or pet affectionately | - |
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| cantilever | (verb) construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed | - |
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| (verb) project as a cantilever | - |
| capriole | (verb) perform a capriole, in ballet | - |
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| (verb) perform a capriole, of horses in dressage | - |
| capsule | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate |
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| (verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsulise, capsulize |
| caracole | (verb) make a half turn on a horse, in dressage | - |
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| castle | (verb) move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | - |
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| celebrate | (verb) have a celebration | Synonyms: fete |
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| (verb) behave as expected during of holidays or rites | Synonyms: keep, observe |
| (verb) assign great social importance to | Synonyms: lionise, lionize |
| challenge | (verb) issue a challenge to | - |
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| (verb) take exception to | Synonyms: dispute, gainsay |
| (verb) raise a formal objection in a court of law | Synonyms: take exception |
| (verb) ask for identification | - |
| chandelle | (verb) climb suddenly and steeply | - |
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| cheerlead | (verb) act as a cheerleader in a sports event | - |
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| chortle | (verb) laugh quietly or with restraint | Synonyms: chuckle, laugh softly |
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| chronicle | (verb) record in chronological order; make a historical record | - |
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| chuckle | (verb) laugh quietly or with restraint | Synonyms: chortle, laugh softly |
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| circle | (verb) form or draw a circle around | Synonyms: encircle |
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| (verb) move in a circular path above (someone or something) | - |
| (verb) travel around something | - |
| clean | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: cleanse |
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| (verb) remove unwanted substances from | Synonyms: scavenge |
| (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: pick |
| (verb) remove shells or husks from | - |
| (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | Synonyms: make clean |
| (verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
| (verb) remove while making clean | - |
| (verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | Synonyms: strip |
| (verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | - |
| (verb) be cleanable | - |
| cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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| (verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
| clear | (verb) remove | - |
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| (verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: unclutter |
| (verb) make clear, bright, light, or translucent | - |
| (verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | Synonyms: clear up |
| (verb) make a way or path by removing objects | - |
| (verb) remove the occupants of | - |
| (verb) remove (people) from a building | - |
| (verb) rid of instructions or data | - |
| (verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
| (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate |
| (verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass |
| (verb) settle, as of a debt | Synonyms: solve |
| (verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: top |
| (verb) pass an inspection or receive authorization | - |
| (verb) go away or disappear | - |
| (verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
| (verb) yield as a net profit | Synonyms: net |
| (verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: net, sack, sack up |
| (verb) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts | - |
| (verb) sell to get rid of | - |
| (verb) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | - |
| (verb) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | - |
| (verb) go unchallenged; be approved | Synonyms: pass |
| (verb) become clear | Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up |
| cleat | (verb) secure on a cleat | - |
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| (verb) provide with cleats | - |
| cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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| (verb) make by cutting into | - |
| (verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
| clench | (verb) hold in a tight grasp | Synonyms: clinch |
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| (verb) squeeze together tightly | - |
| clerk | (verb) work as a clerk, as in the legal business | - |
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