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Bingos Words & Meanings
[1] The word source of choice in CS is Collins Scrabble Words, which combines the words in the Collins Dictionary with those in the Chambers Dictionary and with those in the Merriam Webster’s Collegiate. The latest version of CSW was published in 2019. You can find new 2 and 3 letter words marked with an asterisk at the top of the list below. Click here for a complete CSW19 Initation Kit.
| *bae | (US) a person's sweetheart or lover, often used as an affectionate term of address BAES |
| *bao | (Chinese) a steamed dumpling, usually eaten with a filling BAOS |
| *dox | to publish personal information about (a person) on the internet DOXED, DOXES, DOXING |
| aah | To express surprise > AAHS, AAHING, AAHED. |
| aal | An Indian shrub > AALS. |
| aas | (Pl.) AA, a type of lava. |
| aba | An outer garment worn by Arab women > ABAS. |
| abb | A textile yarn > ABBS. |
| abo | An aboriginal > ABOS. |
| abs | (Pl.) AB, an abdominal muscle. |
| aby | To pay as a penalty > ABYS, ABYING, ABOUGHT. (ABIES exists as a fir tree). Also ABYE. |
| ace | (To play) a winning serve in tennis > ACES, ACING, ACED. |
| ach | (Scots) interj. expressing regret or impatience. Also OCH. |
| act | To do in a specified way > ACTS, ACTING, ACTED. |
| add | To make an addition > ADDS, ADDED, ADDING. |
| ado | Bustle or fuss > ADOS. |
| ads | (Pl.) AD, an advertisement. |
| adz | US form of adze, a cutting tool > ADZES; (verb) to dress timber with an adz > ADZING+, ADZED+. |
| aff | (Scots) off. |
| aft | Behind; near the stern of a vessel, etc. |
| aga | A Turkish commander > AGAS. |
| age | To grow old > AGES, AGING or AGEING, AGED. |
| ago | Past; since. |
| ags+ | (Pl.) AG, agriculture. |
| aha | Interj. expressing exultation or pleasure. |
| ahi+ | (Hawaiian) the YELLOWFIN tuna > AHIS+. |
| ahs | (Pl.) AH, an interjection. |
| aia | An Indian nurse-maid > AIAS. |
| aid | To help or assist > AIDS, AIDING, AIDED. |
| ail | To be indisposed > AILS, AILING, AILED. |
| aim | To point or direct > AIMS, AIMING, AIMED. |
| ain | A Hebrew letter > AINS. |
| air | The mixture of gases breathed by people and animals; (verb) to make known publicly > AIRS, AIRING, AIRED. |
| ais | (Pl.) AI, a kind of sloth. |
| ait | A small island > AITS. |
| aji | a spicy pepper > AJIS. |
| aka+ | (Maori) a New Zealand vine. No -S. |
| ake | An old spelling of ache > AKES, AKING, AKED. |
| ala | An outgrowth on a fruit > ALAE (ALAS exists as an interjection). |
| alb | A priest's long, white vestment > ALBS. |
| ale | A kind of beer > ALES. |
| alf+ | (Aust. sl.) an uncultivated Australian > ALFS+. |
| all | The whole; everything and everybody > ALLS. |
| alp | A mountain > ALPS. |
| als | (Pl.) AL, an E. Indian shrub. |
| alt | A high tone > ALTS. |
| alu | (Hindi) a potaton < ALUS |
| ama | A maid > AMAS. Also AMAH. |
| ame | (French) a soul < AMES |
| ami | (Fr.) a friend > AMIS. |
| amp | (Abbr.) ampere or amplifier; (verb) to excite > AMPS, AMPING+, AMPED+. |
| amu | A unit of mass > AMUS. |
| ana | A collection of someone's table-talk > ANAS. |
| and | The symbol ampersand; something added > ANDS. |
| ane | (Scots) one > ANES. |
| ani | A tropical American bird > ANIS. |
| ann | (Scots) a payment to a parish minister's widow > ANNS. |
| ans | (Pl.) as in IFS AND ANS, things that might have happened, but which did not |
| ant | A small industrious insect > ANTS. ANTED exists as the pt. of ANTE; ANTING exists as a noun. |
| any | Some; whichever, no matter which. |
| ape | A monkey; (verb) to imitate > APES, APING, APED. |
| apo+ | A type of protein, short for APOLIPOPROTEIN > APOS+. |
| app+ | (Abbr.) application program > APPS+. |
| apt | Suited to > APTER, APTEST; APTLY; (obs.) to adapt > APTS, APTING, APTED. |
| arb | (Abbr.) arbitrageur, a stocks and shares shyster > ARBS. |
| arc | To form an arc > ARCS, ARCING or ARCKING, ARCED or ARCKED. |
| ard | A primitive plough > ARDS. |
| are | A unit of metric land measure > ARES. |
| arf | A barking sound > ARFS. |
| ark | To place in an ark > ARKS, ARKING, ARKED. |
| arm | A limb; a weapon; (verb) to provide with weapons > ARMS, ARMING, ARMED. |
| ars | (Pl.) AR, the letter 'r'. |
| art | The creation of works of beauty; a human skill > ARTS, ARTY. |
| ary | (Dial.) any. |
| ash | To convert something into ash > ASHES, ASHING, ASHED. |
| ask | To request, inquire or invite > ASKS, ASKING, ASKED. |
| asp | A venomous snake > ASPS. |
| ass | A long haired animal like a small horse; a stupid person > ASSES. |
| ate | Reckless ambition that drives one to ruin > ATES. |
| ats | (Pl.) AT, a monetary unit of Laos |
| att | A Laotian monetary unit > ATT. No -S. |
| aua+ | (Maori) the yellow-eye mullet. No -S. |
| aue+ | (Maori) an exclamation of pain, distress or astonishment. No -S. |
| auf | (Obs.) an elf's child > AUFS. |
| auk | A type of sea-bird > AUKS. |
| ava | An aromatic plant of the pepper family > AVAS. Also KAVA. |
| ave | A recitation of the prayer to the Virgin Mary > AVES. |
| avo | A monetary unit of Macao > AVOS. |
| awa | (Scots) away. |
| awe | To strike with awe > AWES, AWING or AWEING, AWED. |
| awk | a computer-programming language used for data processing > AWKS |
| awl | A pointed tool for boring > AWLS. |
| awn | To shelter with an awning > AWNS, AWNED, AWNING. |
| axe | A tool for chopping; to chop or cut down > AXES, AXING, AXED. |
| aye | An affirmative vote > AYES. |
| ays | The plural of AY, an affirmative vote. |
| ayu | A small fish > AYUS. |
| azo | Containing nitrogen. |
| baa | To bleat as a sheep > BAAS, BAAING, BAAED. |
| bac | (Abbr.) baccalaureate > BACS. |
| bad | Evil, wicked > BADDER, BADDEST; BADLY; (noun) something evil > BADS. |
| bag | A receptacle for containing something; (verb) to put into a bag > BAGS, BAGGING, BAGGED. |
| bah | Interj. expressing disgust or contempt. |
| bal | A balmoral, a type of shoe > BALS. |
| bam | To hoax or cheat > BAMS, BAMMING, BAMMED. |
| ban | A Romanian coin > BANI; (verb) to forbid or prohibit > BANS, BANNING, BANNED. |
| bap | A large, flat breakfast roll > BAPS. |
| bar | To obstruct or prevent > BARS, BARRING, BARRED. |
| bas | (Pl.) BA, the soul in ancient Egyptian religion. |
| bat | A flying mammal; an implement for striking a ball; (verb) to strike with a bat > BATS, BATTING, BATTED. |
| bay | To bark or howl > BAYS, BAYING, BAYED. |
| bed | A place to sleep on; (verb) to put to bed > BEDS, BEDDING, BEDDED. |
| bee | An insect that makes honey > BEES. |
| beg | To ask for > BEGS, BEGGING, BEGGED. |
| bel | A measure of noise > BELS. |
| ben | A mountain > BENS. |
| bes+ | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > BESES+. Also BETH. |
| bet | To wager > BETS, BETTING, BET or BETTED. |
| bey | A Turkish governor > BEYS. |
| bez | The second tine of a deer's horn > BEZES. |
| bib | To tipple > BIBS, BIBBING, BIBBED. |
| bid | To make an offer > BIDS, BIDDING, BID; to express a greeting > BIDS, BIDDING, BIDDEN, BID, BADE. |
| big | Sizeable > BIGGER, BIGGEST, BIGLY; (Scots) to build > BIGS, BIGGING, BIGGED. |
| bin | To place into a bin > BINS, BINNING, BINNED. |
| bio | (Abbr.) biography > BIOS. |
| bis | Twice. |
| bit | To curb or restrain > BITS, BITTING, BITTED. |
| biz | Slang for business > BIZZES (BIZES exists as the plural of BIZE). |
| boa | A large constricting snake > BOAS. |
| bob | To move quickly up and down > BOBS, BOBBING, BOBBED. |
| bod | A person > BODS. |
| bog | A marsh; (verb) to sink > BOGS, BOGGING, BOGGED. |
| boh | An exclamation used to startle someone > BOHS. |
| boi+ | (Sl.) a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners > BOIS+. |
| bok | A goat or antelope > BOKS. |
| bon | (Fr.) good. |
| boo | A sound expressing disapproval or contempt; (verb) to make such a sound > BOOS, BOOING, BOOED. |
| bop | To dance to pop music > BOPS, BOPPING, BOPPED. |
| bor | East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour > BORS. |
| bos | (Pl.) BO, a term of address. |
| bot | To cadge > BOTS, BOTTING, BOTTED. |
| bow | A bending of neck or body in greeting; (verb) to bend or incline downwards > BOWS, BOWING, BOWED. |
| box | To put into a box; to strike with the hand or fists > BOXES, BOXING, BOXED. |
| boy | To play (a female part) as a boy > BOYS, BOYING, BOYED. |
| bra | (Abbr.) brassiere > BRAS. |
| bro | A place for which one feels a strong affinity > BROS. |
| brr | Interj. to indicate cold. Also BRRR. |
| bru+ | (S. Afr.) a friend > BRUS+. |
| bub | (Obs.) a strong drink > BUBS. |
| bud | To produce buds > BUDS, BUDDING, BUDDED. |
| bug | To annoy > BUGS, BUGGING, BUGGED. |
| bum | Wrong, dud > BUMMER, BUMMEST; (noun) a tramp or sponger; (verb) to cadge > BUMS, BUMMING, BUMMED. |
| bun | A kind of sweet roll or cake > BUNS. |
| bur | A continual humming sound; to speak with a bur > BURS, BURRING, BURRED. Also BURR. |
| bus | To travel or transport by bus > BUSES or BUSSES, BUSING or BUSSING, BUSED or BUSSED. |
| but | To put forward as an objection > BUTS, BUTTING, BUTTED. |
| buy | To purchase > BUYS, BUYING, BOUGHT. |
| bye | A pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.) > BYES. |
| bys | (Pl.) BY, a bye. |
| caa+ | (Scots) to call > CAAS+, CAAING+, CAAED+. |
| cab | To travel by taxi > CABS, CABBING, CABBED. |
| cad | A dishonourable man > CADS. |
| caf | a cafeteria or cafe > CAFS. |
| cag+ | A cagoule > CAGS+. |
| cal | (short for) calorie, as in low cal. |
| cam | To whiten with camstone > CAMS, CAMMING, CAMMED. |
| can | A container of tin-plate; (verb) to store in such a container > CANS, CANNING, CANNED. |
| cap | To put a cap on something > CAPS, CAPPING, CAPPED. |
| car | A self-propelled wheeled vehicle > CARS. |
| cat | To vomit > CATS, CATTING, CATTED. |
| caw | To cry as a crow > CAWS, CAWING, CAWED. Also KAW. |
| cay | A low islet > CAYS. |
| caz+ | (Sl.) casual. |
| cee | The letter 'C' > CEES. |
| cel | (Abbr.) celluloid > CELS. |
| cep | A kind of edible mushroom > CEPS. |
| cha | Tea > CHAS. |
| che | (Shakespeare) I. |
| chi | The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet > CHIS. Also KHI. |
| cid | A chief, captain or hero > CIDS. |
| cig | (Abbr.) cigarette > CIGS. |
| cis | Having certain atoms on the same side of the molecule. |
| cit | A contemptuous term for one who is not a gentleman > CITS. |
| cly | To seize or steal > CLIES, CLYING, CLIED. |
| cob | To strike > COBS, COBBING, COBBED. |
| cod | To hoax or make fun of > CODS, CODDING, CODDED. |
| cog | To furnish with cogs > COGS, COGGING, COGGED. |
| col | A pass in a mountain range > COLS. |
| con | A trick or swindle; (verb) to trick, or persuade by dishonest means > CONS, CONNING, CONNED. |
| coo | To make a sound like a dove > COOS, COOING, COOED. |
| cop | To capture > COPS, COPPING, COPPED. |
| cor | A Hebrew measure > CORS. |
| cos | A crisp, long-leaved lettuce > COSES. (COSSES exists as plural of COSS). |
| cot | A small bed for a young child > COTS; (verb) to entangle > COTS, COTTING+, COTTED. |
| cow | The female of bovine and some other animals > COWS, KINE, KY, KYE; (verb) to subdue > COWS, COWING, COWED. |
| cox | To steer a rowing boat > COXES, COXING, COXED. |
| coy | Modest, bashful > COYER, COYEST; COYLY; (verb) to caress > COYS, COYING, COYED. |
| coz | (Abbr.) cousin > COZZES. (COZES exists from COZE). Also CUZ. |
| cru | (Fr.) a vineyard > CRUS. |
| cry | To utter a sound of pain or grief > CRIES, CRYING, CRIED. |
| cub | To produce cubs > CUBS, CUBBING, CUBBED. |
| cud | Food chewed again by a ruminating animal > CUDS. |
| cue | To give a cue as a signal > CUES, CUING or CUEING, CUED. |
| cum | With the addition of. |
| cup | To form into a cup shape > CUPS, CUPPING, CUPPED. |
| cur | A worthless mongrel dog > CURS. |
| cut | To make an incision in; to reduce > CUTS, CUTTING, CUT. |
| cuz | Abbrev.) cousin > CUZZES. Also COZ. |
| cwm | A Welsh word for valley > CWMS. |
| dab | To touch or press gently > DABS, DABBING, DABBED. |
| dad | To thump > DADS, DADDING, DADDED. |
| dae | (Scots) to do > DAES, DAEING, DONE, DID. |
| dag | To cut the dags off sheep > DAGS, DAGGING, DAGGED. |
| dah | A Burmese knife > DAHS. Also DA. |
| dak | In India, the mail or post > DAKS. |
| dal | (Hindi) an Indian name for a lentil > DALS. Also DHAL, DAHL, DHOLL. |
| dam | To restrain water with an embankment or bank > DAMS, DAMMING, DAMMED. |
| dan | A level of efficiency in Japanese combative sports > DANS. |
| dap | To dip bait gently into the water when fishing > DAPS, DAPPING, DAPPED. |
| das | (Pl.) DA, a Burmese knife. |
| daw | To dawn > DAWS, DAWING, DAWED. |
| day | The time when it is light > DAYS. |
| deb | (Coll.) debutante > DEBS. |
| dee | A substitute for damn > DEES, DEEING, DEED. |
| def | Excellent, brilliant > DEFFER, DEFFEST. |
| deg+ | (Dial.) to water ( e.g. a plant) > DEGS+, DEGGING+, DEGGED+. |
| dei | The plural of DEUS (Latin for god). |
| del | A mathematical symbol > DELS. |
| den | To retire to a den > DENS, DENNING, DENNED. |
| dep | a convenience store > DEPS. |
| dev | A Hindu god > DEVS. Also DEVA. |
| dew | To moisten as with dew > DEWS, DEWING, DEWED. |
| dex | A sulfate used as a stimulant > DEXES. |
| dey | Formerly, the pasha of Algiers > DEYS. |
| dib | To dip bait gently into the water when fishing > DIBS, DIBBING, DIBBED. |
| did | (Pt.) DO. |
| die | To depart from life > DIES, DYING, DIED; to cut or shape with a die > DIES, DIEING, DIED. |
| dif+ | Difference > DIFS+. Also DIFF. |
| dig | To excavate > DIGS, DIGGING, DIGGED or DUG. |
| dim | Not bright > DIMMER, DIMMEST; DIMLY; (verb) to make dim > DIMS, DIMMING, DIMMED. |
| din | To make a loud noise > DINS, DINNING, DINNED. |
| dip | To immerse briefly; to lower > DIPS, DIPPING, DIPPED or DIPT. |
| dis | To dismiss, put down > DISSES, DISSING, DISSED. |
| dit | (Scots) to block > DITS, DITTING, DITTED. |
| div | An evil spirit of Persian mythology > DIVS. |
| dob | To inform on or betray > DOBS, DOBBING, DOBBED. |
| doc | (Abbr.) doctor > DOCS. |
| dod | To cut the hair of > DODS, DODDING, DODDED. |
| doe | The female of a deer, rabbit and some other animals > DOES. |
| dof+ | (S. Afr.) stupid. |
| dog | To follow like a dog > DOGS, DOGGING, DOGGED. |
| doh | A musical note > DOHS. |
| dol | A unit of pain intensity > DOLS. |
| dom | A title given to certain monks > DOMS. |
| don | A university lecturer, etc.; (verb) to put on (clothes, etc.) > DONS, DONNING, DONNED. |
| doo | (Scots) dove or pigeon > DOOS. |
| dop | To dip > DOPS, DOPPING, DOPPED. |
| dor | To mock > DORS, DORRING, DORRED. |
| dos | (Pl.) DO, a musical note. |
| dot | A very small spot; (verb) to make such a spot > DOTS, DOTTING, DOTTED. |
| dow | To be able > DOWS, DOWING, DOCHT or DOUGHT or DOWED. |
| doy+ | (Dial.) beloved person > DOYS+. |
| dry | Not wet > DRIER or DRYER, DRIEST or DRYEST; (noun) a prohibitionist > DRYS; (verb) to make dry > DRIES, DRYING, DRIED. |
| dso | A Himalayan ox > DSOS. Also ZO, DZO, ZHO, DZHO. |
| dub | To add sound effects, etc., to > DUBS, DUBBING, DUBBED. |
| dud | Something or someone ineffectual > DUDS. |
| due | Required > DULY; (verb) to endue > DUES, DUING, DUED. |
| dug | The teat or udder of a female mammal > DUGS. |
| duh+ | An ironic response to a question. |
| dui | (Pl.) DUO, two people considered a pair for a specific reason. |
| dum | cooked with steam. |
| dun | A grey colour > DUNNER, DUNNEST; (verb) to press for payment > DUNS, DUNNING, DUNNED. |
| duo | Two people considered a pair for a specific reason > DUI or DUOS. |
| dup | To undo > DUPS, DUPPED, DUPPING. |
| dux | A leader > DUCES or DUXES. |
| dye | To stain > DYES, DYEING, DYED. |
| dzo | A cross between a yak and a cow > DZOS. Also DSO, DZHO, ZO, ZHO. |
| ean | (Shakespeare) to give birth to > EANS, EANING, EANED. |
| ear | To produce corn ears > EARS, EARING, EARED. |
| eas | (Pl.) EA, a river. |
| eat | To consume by mouth > EATS, EATING, EATEN, ATE or (obs.) ET. |
| eau | (Fr.) water > EAUS or EAUX. |
| ebb | To move back from the land (of the tide) > EBBS, EBBING, EBBED. |
| ech | (Shakespeare) to eke out > ECHES, ECHING, ECHED. Also ICH. |
| eco+ | (Contraction for.) ECOLOGY > ECOS+. |
| ecu | A European unit of currency > ECUS. |
| edh | A letter used in old English > EDHS. Also ETH . |
| eds+ | (Pl.) ED, education. |
| eek | Interj. expressing fright. |
| eel | A long, smooth, cylindrical fish > EELS. |
| een | (Scots) plural of EE, eye. |
| eew | an interjection used to express disgust, also EEEW. |
| eff | A euphemism for fuck > EFFS, EFFING, EFFED. |
| efs | (Pl.) EF, the letter 'f'. |
| eft | A newt > EFTS. |
| egg | An oval or round body from which young are hatched; (verb) to add eggs to (in cooking, etc.) > EGGS, EGGING, EGGED. |
| ego | "The ""I"" or self > EGOS." |
| ehs | (3rd.) EH, to say eh. |
| eik | (Scots) to eke > EIKS, EIKING, EIKED. |
| eke | To add > EKES, EKING, EKED. |
| eld | (Obs.) age, old age > ELDS. |
| elf | A fairly-like being > ELVES; (Shakespeare) to entangle hair > ELFS, ELFING, ELFED. |
| elk | A kind of large deer > ELKS. |
| ell | A measure of length > ELLS. |
| elm | A kind of tree > ELMS. |
| els | (Pl.) EL, the letter L. |
| elt | A young sow > ELTS. |
| eme | (Obs.) uncle > EMES. |
| emo+ | A type of music combining traditional hard rock with personal and emotional lyrics > EMOS+. |
| ems | (Pl.) EM, a printing unit. |
| emu | A flightless, fast-running bird > EMUS. |
| end | To finish or close > ENDS, ENDING, ENDED. |
| ene | (Poetic) evening > ENES. |
| eng | A phonetic symbol > ENGS. |
| ens | (Pl.) EN, a printing unit. |
| eon | A long period of time > EONS. Also AEON. |
| era | A series of years; an age > ERAS. |
| ere | (Obs.) to plough > ERES, ERING, ERED. |
| erf | A South African garden plot > ERVEN. |
| erg | A unit of work > ERGS. |
| erk | A slang word for aircraftsman > ERKS. |
| erm | expressing hesitation or doubt |
| ern | (Obs.) to earn > ERNS, ERNING, ERNED. |
| err | To make a mistake > ERRS, ERRING, ERRED. |
| ers | The bitter vetch > ERSES. |
| ess | The letter 'S' > ESSES. Also ES. |
| est | A programme designed to develop human potential (Erhard Seminars Training) > ESTS. |
| eta | A letter of the Greek alphabet > ETAS. |
| eth | A letter used in old English > ETHS. Also EDH . |
| euk | To itch > EUKS, EUKING, EUKED. Also EWK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK. |
| eve | (Poetic) evening > EVES. |
| evo+ | (Aust. sl.) evening > EVOS+. |
| ewe | A female sheep > EWES. |
| ewk | To itch > EWKS, EWKING, EWKED. Also EUK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK. |
| ewt | (Obs.) a newt, a tailed amphibious animal > EWTS. |
| exo+ | (Aust. sl.) excellent. |
| eye | To look at carefully > EYES, EYING or EYEING, EYED. |
| faa+ | (Scots) to fall > FAAS+, FAAING+, FAAN+, FELL, FALLEN. |
| fab | Marvellous > FABBER, FABBEST; (noun) fabrication > FABS+. |
| fad | A craze > FADS. |
| fae+ | (Scots) from. |
| fag | To work, or be worked, hard > FAGS, FAGGING, FAGGED. |
| fah | A musical note > FAHS. Also FA. |
| fan | A instrument used for cooling; (verb) to cool, as with a fan > FANS, FANNING, FANNED. |
| fap | Fuddled or drunk . |
| far | A long way off > FARTHER or FURTHER, FARTHEST or FURTHEST; to remove to a distance > FARS, FARRING, FARRED. |
| fas | (Pl.) FA, a musical note. |
| fat | Stoutly built > FATTER, FATTEST; FATLY; (verb) to make or grow fat > FATS, FATTING, FATTED. |
| faw | A gypsy > FAWS. |
| fax | To send messages via a machine that scans electronically > FAXES, FAXING, FAXED. |
| fay | Whimsical > FAYER, FAYEST; to clean out esp. a ditch > FAYS, FAYING, FAYED. Also FEY. |
| fed | U.S. slang for federal agent > FEDS. |
| fee | To pay a fee to > FEES, FEEING, FEED. |
| feg+ | (Dial.) a segment of an orange: FEGS (FEGS was already valid as interjection).. |
| feh | A Hebrew coin > FEHS. Also PE, PEH. |
| fem | A passive homosexual > FEMS. |
| fen | Low marshy land > FENS. |
| fer | (Dial.) for. |
| fes+ | (Pl.) FE+, a Hebrew letter. |
| fet | (Obs.) to fetch > FETS, FETTING, FETTED. Also FETT. |
| feu | To grant or hold land in feu land tenure > FEUS, FEUING, FEUED. |
| few | Not many > FEWER, FEWEST. |
| fey | Whimsical > FEYER, FEYEST; (verb) to clean out esp. a ditch > FEYS, FEYING, FEYED. Also FAY. |
| fez | A red brimless cap of wool or felt > FEZES or FEZZES, FEZZED. |
| fib | A small lie; (verb) to tell a small lie > FIBS, FIBBING, FIBBED. |
| fid | A conical pin of hard wood > FIDS. |
| fie | Whimsical, fey > FIER, FIEST; interj. expressing disapproval. |
| fig | To dress up > FIGS, FIGGING, FIGGED. |
| fil | The shaft of a vehicle > FILS. |
| fin | To equip with fins > FINS, FINNING, FINNED. |
| fir | A kind of conifer > FIRS. |
| fit | Healthy, suitable > FITTER, FITTEST; (verb) to make suitable > FITS, FITTING, FITTED. |
| fix | To make firm, to arrange > FIXES, FIXING, FIXED or FIXT. |
| fiz | To make a hissing or sputtering sound > FIZZES, FIZZING, FIZZED. Also FIZZ. |
| flu | (Abbr.) influenza > FLUS. |
| fly | Surreptitious or sly > FLIER or FLYER, FLIEST or FLYEST; (verb) to travel through the air > FLIES, FLYING, FLOWN, FLEW; to hit a ball high into the air in baseball > FLIES, FLYING, FLIED. |
| fob | To put off > FOBS, FOBBING, FOBBED. Also FUB. |
| foe | An enemy > FOES or (obs.) FOEN or FONE. |
| fog | To be affected by fog > FOGS, FOGGING, FOGGED. |
| foh | Interj. expressing disgust or contempt > FOHS. Also PHO. |
| fon | To fool, be foolish > FONS, FONNING, FONNED. |
| foo | a name for a temporary computer variable or file > FOOS. |
| fop | To deceive > FOPS, FOPPING, FOPPED. |
| for | In the place of; in favour of; towards. |
| fou | A bushel > FOUS. |
| fox | To act cunningly, to cheat > FOXES, FOXING, FOXED. |
| foy | Allegiance, loyalty > FOYS. |
| fra | (Ital.) brother > FRAS. |
| fro | (Obs.) from; (noun) an African hairstyle > FROS+. |
| fry | To cook in oil or fat > FRIES, FRYING, FRIED. |
| fub | To put off > FUBS, FUBBING, FUBBED. Also FOB. |
| fud | A rabbit or hare's tail > FUDS. |
| fug | A very hot, close atmosphere; (verb) to cause a fug in > FUGS, FUGGING, FUGGED. |
| fum | A fabulous Chinese bird > FUMS. Also FUNG. |
| fun | Providing enjoyment > FUNNER, FUNNEST; (verb) to play, frolic > FUNS, FUNNING, FUNNED. |
| fur | To cover or coat with fur > FURS, FURRING, FURRED. |
| gab | To chatter > GABS, GABBING, GABBED. |
| gad | To wander about idly > GADS, GADDING, GADDED. |
| gae | (Scots) to go > GAES, GAEING, GAEN, GAUN, GAED. |
| gag | To silence > GAGS, GAGGING, GAGGED. |
| gak | (slang) cocaine > GAKS |
| gal | A girl > GALS. |
| gam | A school of whales; (verb) to join up in a gam > GAMS, GAMMING, GAMMED. |
| gan | (Pt.) GIN, to begin; also, to go > GANS+, GANNING+, GANNED+. |
| gap | To make a gap in > GAPS, GAPPING, GAPPED. |
| gar | (Scots) to compel > GARS, GARRING, GARRED or GART. |
| gas | A state of matter > GASES; (verb) to poison with gas > GASSES, GASSING, GASSED. |
| gat | A pistol > GATS. |
| gau | A German political district of the Nazi regime > GAUS. |
| gaw | an imperfect rainbow or other supposed sign of coming weather > GAWS |
| gay | Cheerful > GAYER, GAYEST; GAILY or GAYLY; a homosexual > GAYS. |
| ged | (Dial.) a pike > GEDS. |
| gee | Of horses, to move on > GEES, GEEING, GEED. |
| gel | To form a gelatinous substance > GELS, GELLING, GELLED. |
| gem | To adorn with gems > GEMS, GEMMING, GEMMED. |
| gen | General information; (verb) to gain information > GENS, GENNING+, GENNED+. |
| geo | A gully or creek > GEOS. Also GIO, GOE. |
| ger | in Mongolia, another name for a YURT, a felt tent > GERS |
| get | To obtain > GETS, GETTING, GOTTEN, GOT. |
| gey | Considerable > GEYER, GEYEST. |
| ghi | Clarified butter > GHIS. Also GHEE. |
| gib | A wedge-shaped piece of metal; (verb) to fasten with a gib > GIBS, GIBBING, GIBBED. |
| gid | A sheep disease > GIDS. |
| gie | (Scots) to give > GIES, GIEING, GIEN, GIED or GAE. |
| gif | (Arch.) if. |
| gig | To play a gig > GIGS, GIGGING, GIGGED. |
| gin | To process cotton > GINS, GINNING, GINNED; (arch.) to begin > GINS, GINNING, GAN. |
| gio | A gully or creek > GIOS. Also GOE, GEO. |
| gip | To swindle > GIPS, GIPPING, GIPPED. Also GYP. |
| gis | (Pl.) GI, a karate costume. |
| git | A stupid person; (verb) to get > GITS, GITTING+, GITTED+. |
| gju | A type of violin formerly used in Shetland > GJUS. Also GU, GUE. |
| gnu | An African antelope > GNUS. |
| goa | A Tibetan gazelle > GOAS. |
| gob | To spit > GOBS, GOBBING, GOBBED. |
| god | To deify > GODS, GODDING, GODDED. |
| goe | A gully or creek > GOES. Also GEO, GIO . |
| gon | A geometrical grade > GONS. |
| goo | A sticky substance > GOOS. |
| gor | Interj. used as a mild oath. |
| gos | (Pl.) GO, a turn. |
| got | (Pt.) GET, to obtain. |
| gov | (abbrev.) governor > GOVS. Also GUV. |
| gox | Gaseous oxygen > GOXES. |
| goy | A Gentile > GOYIM or GOYS. |
| grr | an interjection used to express anger or annoyance. |
| gub | A white man > GUBS. |
| gue | A violin formerly used in Shetland > GUES. Also GU, GJU. |
| gul | A design in oriental carpets > GULS. |
| gum | To smear or coat with gum > GUMS, GUMMING, GUMMED. |
| gun | A weapon for discharging explosive projectiles; to discharge such projectiles > GUNS, GUNNING, GUNNED. |
| gup | Gossip, prattle > GUPS. |
| gur | An unrefined, sweet cane sugar > GURS. |
| gus | (Pl.) GU, a Shetland violin. |
| gut | The intestine; (verb) to take the guts out of (a fish, etc.) > GUTS, GUTTING, GUTTED. |
| guv | (Abbr.) governor > GUVS. Also GOV. |
| guy | To make fun of > GUYS, GUYING, GUYED. |
| gym | (Abbr.) gymnasium > GYMS. |
| gyp | To swindle > GYPS, GYPPING, GYPPED. Also GIP. |
| had | (Scots) to hold > HADS, HADDING, HAD. |
| hae | (Scots) to have > HAES, HAEING, HAEN, HAED. |
| hag | (Scots) to hack or hew > HAGS, HAGGING, HAGGED. |
| hah | A sound of surprise > HAHS. |
| haj | A Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca > HAJES (HAJJES exists as pl. of HAJJ). |
| ham | To overact, exaggerate > HAMS, HAMMING, HAMMED. |
| han | (Spenser) 3rd person plural of HAVE. |
| hao | A monetary unit of Vietnam > HAO. No -S. |
| hap | To happen by chance > HAPS, HAPPING, HAPPED. |
| has | (3rd pers sing. pres.) HAVE. |
| hat | To provide with a hat > HATS, HATTING, HATTED. |
| haw | To make indecisive noises > HAWS, HAWING, HAWED. |
| hay | To make hay > HAYS, HAYING, HAYED. |
| heh | A Hebrew letter > HEHS. |
| hem | An edge or border; (verb) to form a hem on > HEMS, HEMMING, HEMMED. |
| hen | To challenge to a daring act > HENS, HENNING, HENNED. |
| hep | A rosehip > HEPS. |
| her | Pronoun representing a female person or thing. |
| hes | (Pl.) HE, a male person. |
| het | A heterosexual > HETS. |
| hew | To cut with blows > HEWS, HEWING, HEWN, HEWED. |
| hex | To bring misfortune > HEXES, HEXING, HEXED. |
| hey | To dance a hey, a winding country dance > HEYS, HEYING, HEYED. |
| hic | Interj. representing a hiccup. |
| hid | (Pt.) HIDE, to conceal. |
| hie | To hurry along > HIES, HIEING or HYING, HIED. Also HYE. |
| him | Pronoun or noun representing a male person or thing > HIMS+. |
| hin | A Hebrew liquid measure > HINS. |
| hip | Trendy > HIPPER, HIPPEST; HIPLY+; (verb) to carry on the hip > HIPS, HIPPING, HIPPED or HIPT. |
| his | Of or belonging to a male person or thing. |
| hit | To strike > HITS, HITTING, HIT. |
| hmm | Interj. expressing thoughtful consideration. Also HM. |
| hoa | To stop > HOAS, HOAING, HOAED. |
| hob | To furnish with hobnails > HOBS, HOBBING, HOBBED. |
| hoc | (Lat.) this. |
| hod | To bob or jog > HODS, HODDING, HODDED. |
| hoe | A tool for loosening the earth; (verb) to use a hoe > HOES, HOEING, HOED. |
| hog | A kind of pig; (verb) to use selfishly > HOGS, HOGGING, HOGGED. |
| hoh | (Obs.) to stop > HOHS, HOHING, HOHED. |
| hoi | Interj. used to attract attention. |
| hom+ | (Persian) a sacred plant of the ancient Persians > HOMS+. Also HOMA+. |
| hon | (Abbr.) honey, as a term of endearment > HONS. |
| hoo | (Shakespeare) interj. expressing boisterous emotion. |
| hop | To leap on one leg > HOPS, HOPPING, HOPPED. |
| hos | (Pl.) HO, an interjection. |
| hot | Very warm > HOTTER, HOTTEST; HOTLY; (verb) to heat > HOTS, HOTTING, HOTTED. |
| how | A manner or means > HOWS. |
| hox | (Shakespeare) to hamstring > HOXES, HOXING, HOXED. |
| hoy | To incite > HOYS, HOYING, HOYED. |
| hub | The centre of a wheel > HUBS. |
| hue | A colour or tint > HUES, HUED (having a HUE). |
| hug | To embrace > HUGS, HUGGING, HUGGED. |
| huh | Interj. expressing non-understanding. |
| hui | A Maori gathering > HUIS. |
| hum | To make a sound like bees > HUMS, HUMMING, HUMMED. |
| hun | A barbarous and destructive person > HUNS. |
| hup | To turn a horse to the right > HUPS, HUPPING, HUPPED. |
| hut | To settle in a hut > HUTS, HUTTING, HUTTED. |
| hye | To hasten > HYES, HYEING, HYED. |
| hyp | To offend > HYPS, HYPPING, HYPPED (HYPING and HYPED exist, from HYPE). |
| ice | Frozen water; (verb) to cool with ice > ICES, ICING, ICED. |
| ich | To eke > ICHES, ICHING, ICHED. Also ECH. |
| ick | Interj. used to express disgust. |
| icy | Covered with ice > ICIER, ICIEST; ICILY. |
| ide | A type of fish > IDES. |
| ids | (Pl.) ID, a term in psychology. |
| iff | 'If and only if' as used in logic. |
| ifs | (Pl.) IF, a condition. |
| igg+ | To ignore, snub > IGGS+, IGGING+, IGGED+. |
| ilk | A type or kind > ILKS. |
| ill | Unwell > ILLER, ILLEST; ILLY; (noun) harm, misfortune > ILLS. |
| imp | To engraft (a hawk) with new feathers > IMPS, IMPING, IMPED. |
| ing | a meadow, esp one beside a river > INGS |
| ink | A coloured liquid used in writing; (verb) to colour with ink > INKS, INKED, INKING. |
| inn | A hostelry; (verb) to put up at an inn > INNS, INNING, INNED. |
| ins | (3rd.) IN, to take in. |
| ion | An electrically charged particle > IONS. |
| ios | (Pl.) IO, a cry of 'io'. |
| ire | To anger > IRES, IRING, IRED. |
| irk | To annoy or weary > IRKS, IRKING, IRKED. |
| ish | Legal word meaning issue or expiry > ISHES. |
| ism | Any distinctive theory or fad > ISMS. |
| iso | (Abbr.) isolated replay, a TV and film facility > ISOS. |
| ita | The miriti palm > ITAS. |
| its | Of or belonging to something. |
| ivy | A climbing evergreen plant > IVIES, IVIED. |
| iwi+ | (Maori) a tribe: the pl. IWIS was already valid meaning 'in truth'. |
| jab | To poke or stab > JABS, JABBING, JABBED. |
| jag | A sharp projection; to pierce > JAGS, JAGGING, JAGGED. |
| jai+ | (Hindi) victory (to). No -S. |
| jak | An East Indian tree > JAKS. |
| jam | A conserve made with fruit and sugar; (verb) to block up > JAMS, JAMMING, JAMMED. |
| jap | (verb) short form of japan, to apply a black lacquer to > JAPS, JAPPING, JAPPED. |
| jar | A wide-mouthed container; (verb) to put in jars > JARS, JARRING, JARRED. |
| jaw | To chatter at length > JAWS, JAWING, JAWED. |
| jay | A bird of the crow family > JAYS. |
| jee | Of horses, to urge on > JEES, JEEING, JEED. Also GEE. |
| jet | A stream of liquid; a jetplane; (verb) to travel by jet > JETS, JETTING, JETTED. |
| jeu | (Fr.) a game > JEUX. |
| jew | To haggle, get the better of > JEWS, JEWING, JEWED. |
| jib | To show objection > JIBS, JIBBING, JIBBED. |
| jig | A lively dance; (verb) to dance a jig; to jump up and down > JIGS, JIGGING, JIGGED. |
| jin | A supernatural being in Muslim mythology > JINS. |
| jiz | A wig > JIZZES. Also GIZZ. |
| job | A task, an employment; (verb) to work at jobs > JOBS, JOBBING, JOBBED. |
| joe | (Scots) a sweetheart > JOES. Also JO. |
| jog | To run at a slow, steady pace > JOGS, JOGGING, JOGGED. |
| jol+ | (S. Afr.) to have a good time > JOLS+, JOLING, JOLED. |
| jor | The second movement of a raga > JORS. |
| jot | A little bit; (verb) to note down > JOTS, JOTTING, JOTTED. |
| jow | To toll a bell > JOWS, JOWING, JOWED. |
| joy | (Obs.) to rejoice > JOYS, JOYING, JOYED. |
| jud | A mass of coal > JUDS. |
| jug | A pottery jar; (verb) to stew in a jug > JUGS, JUGGING, JUGGED. |
| jun | A coin of North Korea > JUN. No -S. |
| jus | A Latin word for a law or legal right > JURA. |
| jut | To project > JUTS, JUTTING, JUTTED. |
| kab | An ancient Hebrew unit of measure > KABS. |
| kae | To serve > KAES, KAING or KAEING, KAED. |
| kaf | A Hebrew letter > KAFS. Also KAPH. |
| kai | In New Zealand, a meal > KAIS. |
| kak+ | (S. Afr.) faeces, rubbish > KAKS+. |
| kam | Awry, twisted, distorted. |
| kas | (Pl.) KA, the spirit or soul. |
| kat | An East African shrub > KATS. Also QAT, KHAT. |
| kaw | To caw > KAWS, KAWING, KAWED. |
| kay | The letter 'K' > KAYS. |
| kea | A large New Zealand parrot > KEAS. |
| keb | To give birth to a stillborn lamb > KEBS, KEBBING, KEBBED. |
| ked | A wingless fly that infests sheep > KEDS. |
| kef | A drug that produces a dreamy repose > KEFS. Also KIF. |
| keg | A small cask; (verb) to put in kegs > KEGS, KEGGING+, KEGGED+. |
| ken | To know > KENS, KENNING, KENNED or KENT. |
| kep | (Scots) to catch > KEPS, KEPPING, KEPPED, KEPPIT, KEPPEN, KIPPEN. |
| ket | (Scots) carrion, rotting flesh > KETS. |
| kex | A dry stalk > KEXES. |
| key | An instrument for locking; (verb) to enter (data) into a computer > KEYS, KEYING, KEYED. |
| khi | A Greek letter > KHIS. Also CHI. |
| kid | A young goat; a child; (verb) to hoax or deceive > KIDS, KIDDING, KIDDED. |
| kif | A drug that produces a dreamy repose > KIFS. Also KEF. |
| kin | One's relations > KINS. |
| kip | A nap; to have a nap or sleep > KIPS, KIPPING, KIPPED. |
| kir | A wine and blackcurrant drink > KIRS. |
| kis+ | (Pl.) KI+, the spirit of Japanese martial art. |
| kit | To outfit, provide with equipment > KITS, KITTING, KITTED. |
| koa | A Hawaiian acacia > KOAS. |
| kob | An African waterbuck > KOBS. |
| koi | (Japanese) a large Japanese carp > KOIS+. |
| kon | (Spenser) to know > KONS, KONNING, KOND. |
| kop | A South African word for hill > KOPS. |
| kor | A Hebrew unit of measure > KORS. |
| kos | An Indian measure of distance > KOSES (KOSSES exists as pl. of KOSS). Also COSS, KOSS. |
| kow | A bunch of twigs > KOWS. |
| kue | The letter Q > KUES. |
| kye | Cows, cattle. Also KY. A Korean-American commercial club > KYES+. |
| kyu | A novice grade in judo > KYUS. |
| lab | (Abbr.) laboratory > LABS. |
| lac | A dark-red resin > LACS. |
| lad | A boy or youth > LADS. |
| lag | A delay; (verb) to fall behind > LAGS, LAGGING, LAGGED. |
| lah | A musical note > LAHS. Also LA. |
| lam | To beat > LAMS, LAMMING, LAMMED. |
| lap | A circuit of a race track; (verb) to scoop up with the tongue > LAPS, LAPPING, LAPPED. |
| lar | The god relating to a house > LARES or LARS. |
| las | (Pl.) LA, a musical note. |
| lat | (Abbr.) latrine > LATS; a Latvian unit of currency > LATI or LATU+. |
| lav | (Abbr.) LAVATORY > LAVS. |
| law | (Scots) low > LAWER, LAWEST; (obs.) to take to court > LAWS, LAWING, LAWED. |
| lax | Slack, careless > LAXER, LAXEST; LAXLY; (noun) a kind of salmon > LAXES. |
| lay | To deposit, place horizontal > LAYS, LAYING, LAID or (in special senses) LAYED. |
| lea | A meadow or pasture > LEAS. Also LEY. |
| led | (Pt.) LEAD, to conduct. |
| lee | (Scots) to tell a lie > LEES, LEEING, LEED. |
| leg | A limb for walking and standing; (verb) to walk briskly > LEGS, LEGGING, LEGGED. |
| lei | A garland or wreath > LEIS. |
| lek | An Albanian unit of currency > LEKE or LEKU; a piece of ground where blackcock gather and display; (verb) to perform such a display > LEKS, LEKKING, LEKKED. |
| lep | (Dial.) to leap > LEPS, LEPPING, LEPPED or LEPT. |
| les | (Abbr.) lesbian > LESES. Also LEZ, LEZZ. |
| let | To allow > LETS, LETTING, LET or (Scots) LOOT; (Scots) LITTEN, LOOTEN, LUTTEN; to hinder > LETS, LETTING, LETTED. |
| leu | A unit of Romanian currency > LEU. No -S. |
| lev | A unit of Bulgarian currency > LEVA. Also LEW. |
| lew | A unit of Bulgarian currency > LEVA. Also LEV. |
| lex | (Lat.) law > LEXES or LEGES. |
| ley | A meadow > LEYS. Also LEA. |
| lez | (Abbr.) lesbian > LEZES or LEZZES. Also LES, LEZZ. |
| lib | To geld > LIBS, LIBBING, LIBBED. |
| lid | To provide with a lid > LIDS, LIDDING, LIDDED. |
| lie | A false statement; to tell a lie > LIES, LYING, LIED; to be in a horizontal position > LIES, LYING, LAIN, LAY. |
| lig | To lie about, idle > LIGS, LIGGING, LIGGEN, LIGGED. |
| lin | To cease > LINS, LINNING, LINNED. |
| lip | To touch with the lips > LIPS, LIPPING, LIPPED. |
| lis | A fleur-de-lis > LIS. |
| lit | A monetary unit of Lithuania > LITS. Also LITAS. |
| lob | To throw gently > LOBS, LOBBING, LOBBED. |
| lod | A statistic relating to the odds of an event > LODS. |
| log | To enter into a record > LOGS, LOGGING, LOGGED. |
| loo | To love > LOOS, LOOING, LOOED. Also LOU+. |
| lop | To cut off unnecessary parts > LOPS, LOPPING, LOPPED. |
| lor | Colloq. for lord, interj. expressing surprise. |
| los | (Obs.) praise, reputation. Also LOOS . |
| lot | To allot > LOTS, LOTTING, LOTTED. |
| lou+ | (Scots) to love > LOUS+, LOUING+, LOUED+. Also LOO. |
| low | Not high > LOWER, LOWEST; LOWLY; (verb) to make the noise of cattle > LOWS, LOWING, LOWED. |
| lox | Liquid oxygen; (verb) to supply with lox > LOXES, LOXING, LOXED. |
| loy | A long, narrow spade > LOYS. |
| lud | (Obs.) lord > LUDS. |
| lug | To pull or drag with difficulty > LUGS, LUGGING, LUGGED. |
| lum | (Scots) a chimney > LUMS. |
| lun | a lee > LUNS. |
| lur | A Bronze Age trumpet > LURS. |
| luv | Love, as a term of endearment > LUVS. |
| lux | A unit of illumination > LUXES or LUCES. |
| luz | A supposedly indestructible bone > LUZZES. |
| lye | A short branch of a railway > LYES. |
| lym | (Shakespeare) a leash, or lyam-hound > LYMS. |
| maa | To bleat as a goat > MAAS, MAAING, MAAED. |
| mac | (Abbr.) mackintosh > MACS. |
| mad | Insane > MADDER, MADDEST; MADLY; (verb) to drive mad > MADS, MADDING, MADDED. |
| mae | More. |
| mag | To tease or chatter > MAGS, MAGGING, MAGGED. |
| mak | (Scots) to make > MAKS, MAKING, MADE. |
| mal | (Fr.) pain, sickness > MALS. |
| mam | (Dial.) mother > MAMS. |
| man | An adult human male > MEN; (verb) to provide with a (human) operator > MANS, MANNING, MANNED. |
| map | A diagram of the surface of the earth, etc.; (verb) to make a map of > MAPS, MAPPING, MAPPED. |
| mar | To spoil or damage > MARS, MARRING, MARRED or MARD. |
| mas | A house or home in the south of France (pl. MAS, but MASES exists from MASE). |
| mat | To entangle > MATS, MATTING, MATTED. |
| maw | To mow > MAWS, MAWING, MAWED, MAWN. |
| max | (Obs.) gin, the drink; (verb) to reach the full extent > MAXES, MAXING+, MAXED+. |
| may | Hawthorn blossom; (verb) to gather may > MAYS, MAYING, MAYED. |
| med | (Abbr.) medical, medicine > MEDS+. |
| mee+ | (Chinese) in Malaysia, noodles or a dish containing noodles > MEES+. |
| meg | A halfpenny > MEGS. |
| meh | mediocre or boring; an expression of indifference or boredom |
| mel | Honey > MELS. |
| mem | A Hebrew letter > MEMS. |
| men | (Pl.) MAN, an adult human male. |
| mes | (Pl.) ME, a musical note. |
| met | (Abbr.) meteorology > METS. |
| meu | The spignel plant > MEUS. |
| mew | (Of a cat) to make a high pitched cry > MEWS, MEWING, MEWED. |
| mho | A unit of electrical inductance > MHOS. |
| mib | A type of playing marble > MIBS. Also MIG. |
| mic+ | (Abbr.) MICROPHONE > MICS+. |
| mid | The middle > MIDS. |
| mig | A type of playing marble > MIGS. Also MIB. |
| mil | A unit of wire measurement > MILS. |
| mim | Prim and proper > MIMMER, MIMMEST. |
| mir | A Muslim ruler > MIRS; a Russian farming community > MIRS or MIRI. |
| mis | (Pl.) MI, a musical note. |
| mix | To mingle > MIXES, MIXING, MIXED or MIXT. |
| miz | (Abbr.) misery > MIZZES. |
| mmm | an interjection expressing agreement or enjoyment. |
| mna | A Greek unit of weight or money > MNAS. Also MANEH, MINA. |
| moa | A gigantic extinct bird > MOAS. |
| mob | A disorderly crowd; (verb) to form into a mob > MOBS, MOBBING, MOBBED. |
| moc | A moccasin > MOCS. |
| mod | A competitive festival of Gaelic literature, music, and drama > MODS. |
| moe | A wry face > MOES. |
| mog | To move away > MOGS, MOGGING, MOGGED. |
| moi | (Fr.) me, facetiously used in English. |
| mol | A unit of molecular concentration > MOLS. Also MOLE. |
| mom | (US. coll.) mother > MOMS. |
| mon | (Japanese) a Japanese family badge or crest (pl. MON, but MONS exists in its own right as a singular, a protuberance of the body, with plural MONTES). |
| moo | (Of cattle) to low > MOOS, MOOING, MOOED. |
| mop | A sponge, etc., on a stick; (verb) to clean with a mop > MOPS, MOPPING, MOPPED. |
| mor | A layer of humus > MORS. |
| mos | (Pl.) MO, a moment. |
| mot | (Fr.) a word > MOTS. |
| mou | (Scots) a mouth > MOUS. |
| mow | To cut the grass on > MOWS, MOWING, MOWN, MOWED. |
| moy | A coin or a measure > MOYS. |
| moz | A type of curse > MOZZES. Also MOZZ. |
| mud | To bury or hide in mud > MUDS, MUDDING, MUDDED. |
| mug | A cup with vertical sides; (verb) to attack from behind > MUGS, MUGGING, MUGGED. |
| mum | To act in a mime > MUMS, MUMMING, MUMMED. |
| mun | (Dial.) man > MUNS. |
| mus | (Pl.) MU, a Greek letter. |
| mut | A mongrel, a blockhead > MUTS. Also MUTT. |
| mux | To spoil, botch > MUXES, MUXING, MUXED. |
| myc+ | A cancer-causing gene > MYCS+. |
| nab | To seize > NABS, NABBING, NABBED. |
| nae | (Scots) no. |
| nag | A small horse; (verb) to worry or annoy constantly > NAGS, NAGGING, NAGGED. |
| nah | (Coll.) no. |
| nam | Distraint > NAMS. Also NAAM. |
| nan | Slightly leavened bread > NANS. Also NAAN. |
| nap | To take a short sleep > NAPS, NAPPING, NAPPED. |
| nas | (Obs.) contraction of NE HAS, has not and NE WAS, was not. |
| nat | (Coll.) nationalism > NATS. |
| nav | (short for) navigation > NAVS. |
| naw | (Coll.) no. |
| nay | A denial > NAYS. |
| neb | A bird's bill; (verb) to put a bill on > NEBS, NEBBING, NEBBED. |
| ned | A young hooligan > NEDS. |
| nee | (Of a woman) born. |
| nef | A church nave > NEFS. |
| neg+ | A photographic negative > NEGS+. |
| nek | (S. Afr.) a col, a pass in a mountain range > COLS. |
| nep | (Dial.) catmint, a plant attractive to cats > NEPS. |
| net | An open material, formed into meshes; (verb) to catch (fish) in a net > NETS, NETTING, NETTED. |
| new | Of recent origin > NEWER, NEWEST; NEWLY; (verb, obs.) to renew > NEWS, NEWING, NEWED. |
| nib | To provide with a nib > NIBS, NIBBING, NIBBED. |
| nid | A pheasant's nest or brood > NIDS. |
| nie | (Obs.) to nigh, approach > NIES, NYING, NIED. Also NYE. |
| nil | Nothing > NILS. |
| nim | To take or steal > NIMS, NIMMING, NIMMED. |
| nip | A small quantity of spirits; (verb) to pinch > NIPS, NIPPING, NIPPED. |
| nis | A brownie or goblin in Scandinavian folklore > NISSES. |
| nit | A young louse; a fool > NITS. |
| nix | A water-sprite > NIXE or NIXES; (verb) to veto or cancel > NIXES, NIXING, NIXED. |
| nob | A person of high social rank > NOBS. |
| nod | To move the head forward in assent or greeting > NODS, NODDING, NODDED. |
| nog | To fix with a nog, a wooden peg > NOGS, NOGGING, NOGGED. |
| noh | A traditional style of Japanese drama > NOH. No -S. |
| nom | (Fr.) name > NOMS. |
| non | (Lat.) not. |
| noo | (Scots) now. |
| nor | And not; neither. |
| nos | (Pl.) NO, a word of negation. |
| not | Word expressing denial, negation or refusal. |
| now | The present time > NOWS. |
| nox | Nitrogen oxide > NOXES. |
| noy | (Spenser) to annoy > NOYS, NOYING, NOYED. |
| nth | Implying a large number. |
| nub | To hang > NUBS, NUBBING, NUBBED. |
| nug | a chunk of wood sawn from a log > NUGS. |
| nun | A female member of a religious order > NUNS. |
| nur | A knot on a tree > NURS. Also KNUR. |
| nus | (Pl.) NU, a Greek letter. |
| nut | An edible seed in a hard shell; (verb) to look for and gather nuts > NUTS, NUTTING, NUTTED. |
| nye | (Obs.) to nigh, approach > NYES, NYING, NYED. Also NIE. |
| nym | as in nym war, a dispute about the right to publish material on the Internet under a fictitious name. |
| nys | (Spenser) is not. |
