| abet
|
(verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
- |
| aglet
|
(noun) metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon |
aiglet |
| aglet
|
(noun) ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform |
aiglet,
aiguilette |
| aiglet
|
(noun) metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon |
aglet |
| aiglet
|
(noun) ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform |
aglet,
aiguilette |
| aigret
|
(noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume |
aigrette |
| alkanet
|
(noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers |
Anchusa officinalis,
bugloss |
| alphabet
|
(noun) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
ABC,
ABC's,
ABCs |
| alphabet
|
(noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |
rudiments,
first principles |
| amulet
|
(noun) a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease |
talisman |
| analphabet
|
(noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet |
analphabetic |
| anklet
|
(noun) a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle |
- |
| anklet
|
(noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle |
anklets,
bobbysock,
bobbysocks |
| anklet
|
(noun) an ornament worn around the ankle |
ankle bracelet |
| annulet
|
(noun) (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring |
- |
| annulet
|
(noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column |
square and rabbet,
bandelet,
bandelette,
bandlet |
| antiferromagnet
|
(noun) any material that has antiferromagnetic properties. |
- |
| applet
|
(noun) a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface |
- |
| armet
|
(noun) a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard |
- |
| armlet
|
(noun) a band worn around the arm for decoration |
arm band |
| asset
|
(noun) a useful or valuable quality |
plus |
| auklet
|
(noun) any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts |
- |
| avocet
|
(noun) long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill |
- |
| baguet
|
(noun) narrow French stick loaf |
baguette |
| ballet
|
(noun) a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
concert dance |
| ballet
|
(noun) music written for a ballet |
- |
| bandelet
|
(noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column |
square and rabbet,
annulet,
bandelette,
bandlet |
| bandlet
|
(noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column |
square and rabbet,
annulet,
bandelet,
bandelette |
| banneret
|
(noun) a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command |
knight banneret,
knight of the square flag |
| banquet
|
(verb) provide a feast or banquet for |
junket,
feast |
| banquet
|
(verb) partake in a feast or banquet |
junket,
feast |
| banquet
|
(noun) a ceremonial dinner party for many people |
feast |
| banquet
|
(noun) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed |
spread,
feast |
| barbet
|
(noun) small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings |
- |
| baronet
|
(noun) a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight |
Bart |
| basinet
|
(noun) a medieval steel helmet |
- |
| basket
|
(noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles |
handbasket |
| basket
|
(noun) the quantity contained in a basket |
basketful |
| basket
|
(noun) horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
hoop,
basketball hoop |
| basket
|
(noun) a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop |
field goal |
| basset
|
(verb) appear at the surface |
crop out |
| basset
|
(noun) smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears |
basset hound |
| bassinet
|
(noun) a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed |
- |
| bassinet
|
(noun) a perambulator that resembles a bassinet |
- |
| bayonet
|
(noun) a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon |
- |
| bayonet
|
(verb) stab or kill someone with a bayonet |
- |
| becket
|
(noun) (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship |
- |
| beet
|
(noun) biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop |
common beet,
Beta vulgaris |
| beet
|
(noun) round red root vegetable |
beetroot |
| beget
|
(verb) make (offspring) by reproduction |
get,
mother,
generate,
engender,
sire,
bring forth,
father |
| beignet
|
(noun) a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar |
French fritter |
| bennet
|
(noun) avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers |
Geum virginianum,
white avens |
| bennet
|
(noun) North American white-flowered avens |
Geum canadense,
white avens |
| beret
|
(noun) a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth |
- |
| beset
|
(verb) annoy continually or chronically |
harass,
molest,
harry,
hassle,
plague,
provoke,
chevvy,
chevy,
chivvy,
chivy |
| beset
|
(verb) assail or attack on all sides: |
set upon |
| beset
|
(verb) decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) |
incrust,
encrust |
| bet
|
(verb) maintain with or as if with a bet |
wager |
| bet
|
(verb) stake on the outcome of an issue |
play,
wager |
| bet
|
(verb) have faith or confidence in |
reckon,
rely,
depend,
swear,
calculate,
count,
bank,
look |
| bet
|
(noun) the money risked on a gamble |
wager,
stake,
stakes |
| bet
|
(noun) the act of gambling |
wager |
| bidet
|
(noun) a basin for washing genitals and anal area |
- |
| billet
|
(verb) provide housing for (military personnel) |
quarter,
canton |
| billet
|
(noun) a short personal letter |
line,
note,
short letter |
| billet
|
(noun) lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) |
- |
| bittersweet
|
(adjective) tinged with sadness |
- |
| bittersweet
|
(adjective) having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness |
semisweet |
| bittersweet
|
(noun) poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America |
deadly nightshade,
poisonous nightshade,
woody nightshade,
Solanum dulcamara,
climbing nightshade,
bittersweet nightshade |
| bittersweet
|
(noun) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
waxwork,
shrubby bittersweet,
staff vine,
Celastrus scandens,
climbing bittersweet,
American bittersweet,
false bittersweet |
| blanket
|
(verb) cover as if with a blanket |
- |
| blanket
|
(verb) form a blanket-like cover (over) |
- |
| blanket
|
(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed |
cover |
| blanket
|
(noun) anything that covers |
mantle |
| blanket
|
(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor |
- |
| blanket
|
(adjective) broad in scope or content |
panoptic,
encompassing,
extensive,
wide,
across-the-board,
all-embracing,
all-encompassing,
all-inclusive,
broad |
| bluebonnet
|
(noun) low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States |
buffalo clover,
Texas bluebonnet,
Lupinus subcarnosus |
| bluebonnet
|
(noun) a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side |
Balmoral |
| bluejacket
|
(noun) a serviceman in the navy |
sailor,
navy man,
sailor boy |
| bomblet
|
(noun) one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb |
cluster bomblet |
| bonelet
|
(noun) a small bone; especially one in the middle ear |
ossicle,
ossiculum |
| boneset
|
(noun) European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America |
Symphytum officinale,
common comfrey |
| boneset
|
(noun) perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine |
Eupatorium perfoliatum,
agueweed,
thoroughwort |
| bonnet
|
(noun) a hat tied under the chin |
poke bonnet |
| bonnet
|
(noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine |
hood,
cowl,
cowling |
| bonnet
|
(verb) dress in a bonnet |
- |
| booklet
|
(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover |
folder,
leaflet,
pamphlet,
brochure |
| bouquet
|
(noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present |
nosegay,
posy,
corsage |
| bouquet
|
(noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property |
sweetness,
fragrance,
redolence,
fragrancy |
| bracelet
|
(noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist |
watch bracelet,
watchband,
watchstrap,
wristband |
| bracelet
|
(noun) jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration |
bangle |
| bracket
|
(verb) support with brackets |
- |
| bracket
|
(verb) place into brackets |
bracket out |
| bracket
|
(verb) classify or group |
- |
| bracket
|
(noun) a category falling within certain defined limits |
- |
| bracket
|
(noun) either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material |
angle bracket |
| bracket
|
(noun) either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material |
square bracket |
| bracket
|
(noun) a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) |
wall bracket |
| bractlet
|
(noun) a small bract |
bracteole |
| branchlet
|
(noun) a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year |
sprig,
twig |
| breadbasket
|
(noun) a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain |
- |
| breadbasket
|
(noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion |
stomach,
tum,
tummy |
| breadbasket
|
(noun) a basket for serving bread |
- |
| brevet
|
(verb) promote somebody by brevet, in the military |
- |
| brevet
|
(noun) a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) |
- |
| briquet
|
(noun) a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel |
briquette |
| brisket
|
(noun) a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef |
- |
| broadsheet
|
(noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution |
bill,
broadside,
flier,
flyer,
throwaway,
handbill,
circular |
| brocket
|
(noun) small South American deer with unbranched antlers |
- |
| brocket
|
(noun) male red deer in its second year |
- |
| brooklet
|
(noun) a small brook |
- |
| brunet
|
(adjective) marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes |
brunette |
| brunet
|
(noun) a person with dark (brown) hair |
brunette |
| bubblejet
|
(noun) a kind of ink-jet printer |
bubble jet printer,
bubble-jet printer |
| bucket
|
(noun) a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
pail |
| bucket
|
(noun) the quantity contained in a bucket |
bucketful |
| bucket
|
(verb) put into a bucket |
- |
| bucket
|
(verb) carry in a bucket |
- |
| budget
|
(verb) make a budget |
- |
| budget
|
(noun) a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose |
- |
| budget
|
(noun) a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them |
- |
| buffet
|
(noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers |
counter,
sideboard |
| buffet
|
(noun) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves |
- |
| buffet
|
(noun) usually inexpensive bar |
snack bar,
snack counter |
| buffet
|
(verb) strike against forcefully |
batter,
knock about |
| buffet
|
(verb) strike, beat repeatedly |
buff |
| bulblet
|
(noun) small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers |
bulbil |
| bullet
|
(noun) a projectile that is fired from a gun |
slug |
| bullet
|
(noun) a high-speed passenger train |
bullet train |
| bullet
|
(noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity |
smoke,
heater,
hummer,
fastball |
| buret
|
(noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration |
burette |
| cabaret
|
(noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink |
club,
night club,
nightclub,
nightspot |
| cabaret
|
(noun) a series of acts at a night club |
floor show,
floorshow |
| cabasset
|
(noun) a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century |
morion |
| cabinet
|
(noun) a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display |
- |
| cabinet
|
(noun) persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
- |
| cabinet
|
(noun) a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock |
storage locker,
locker |
| cabinet
|
(noun) housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television |
console |
| cabriolet
|
(noun) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood |
cab |
| cachet
|
(noun) an indication of approved or superior status |
seal,
seal of approval |
| cachet
|
(noun) a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal |
lettre de cachet |
| cachet
|
(noun) a seal on a letter |
- |
| cadet
|
(noun) a military trainee (as at a military academy) |
plebe |
| calumet
|
(noun) a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) |
peace pipe,
pipe of peace |
| camlet
|
(noun) a garment made of camlet fabric |
- |
| camlet
|
(noun) a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair |
- |
| capelet
|
(noun) a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women. |
- |
| carburet
|
(verb) combine with carbon |
- |
| caret
|
(noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text |
- |
| carpet
|
(verb) form a carpet-like cover (over) |
- |
| carpet
|
(verb) cover completely, as if with a carpet |
- |
| carpet
|
(verb) cover with a carpet |
- |
| carpet
|
(noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) |
rug,
carpeting |
| carpet
|
(noun) a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet |
- |
| casket
|
(noun) box in which a corpse is buried or cremated |
coffin |
| casket
|
(noun) small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables |
jewel casket |
| casket
|
(verb) enclose in a casket |
- |
| casquet
|
(noun) a light open casque without a visor or beaver |
casquetel |
| cellaret
|
(noun) sideboard with compartments for holding bottles |
minibar |
| chalet
|
(noun) a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style |
- |
| chaplet
|
(noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes |
garland,
wreath,
coronal,
lei |
| cigaret
|
(noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking |
cigarette,
coffin nail,
butt,
fag |
| circlet
|
(noun) a small circle |
- |
| circlet
|
(noun) decorated metal band worn around the head |
- |
| civet
|
(noun) cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes |
civet cat |
| claret
|
(verb) drink claret |
- |
| claret
|
(noun) a dark purplish-red color |
- |
| claret
|
(noun) dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine |
red Bordeaux |
| clarinet
|
(noun) a single-reed instrument with a straight tube |
- |
| closet
|
(noun) a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
cupboard |
| closet
|
(noun) a toilet in Britain |
W.C.,
water closet,
loo |
| closet
|
(noun) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
press,
wardrobe |
| closet
|
(noun) a small private room for study or prayer |
- |
| closet
|
(verb) confine to a small space, as for intensive work |
- |
| collet
|
(noun) a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting |
ferrule |
| collet
|
(noun) a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe |
collet chuck |
| collet
|
(noun) a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting |
- |
| comet
|
(noun) (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit |
- |
| coquet
|
(verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions |
dally,
butterfly,
romance,
philander,
flirt,
mash,
chat up,
coquette |
| cornet
|
(noun) a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves |
horn,
trump,
trumpet |
| coronet
|
(noun) a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign |
- |
| coronet
|
(noun) margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof |
- |
| corselet
|
(noun) a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece |
corslet |
| corset
|
(noun) a woman's close-fitting foundation garment |
girdle,
stays |
| corset
|
(verb) dress with a corset |
- |
| corslet
|
(noun) a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece |
corselet |