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aah: Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

aal: The Indian mulberry or Noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia ,the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.

aba: A light fabric woven of camel hair or goat hair.

abo: An aborigine.

abs: The abdominal muscles. Plural form of ab.

aby: To pay for; to buy.

ace: A single point or spot on a playing card or die.

act: Something done, a deed.

add: To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

ado: To do; in doing;

aft: At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

age: The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

ago: Past; gone by; since.

aha: An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.

aid: Help assistance; succor, relief.

ail: To cause to suffer; to hurt; to trouble; to afflict.

aim: The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or objec

air: The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern traditions.

ait: An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

ala: A wing or winglike structure.

alb: A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments.

ale: An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

all: intensifier.

alp: A very high mountain.

alt: Alternative.

ama: The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.

amp: An abbreviation for ampere, the unit of electrical current

ana: A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table

and: Used to connect two homogeneous (similar) words or phrases.

ani: A bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

ant: Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

any: Any thing(s) or person(s).

ape: Wild; crazy.

apt: Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.

arc: A curve.

are: Second-person singular simple present tense of be.

arf: Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

ark: A large box with a flat lid.

arm: The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

ars: Plural form of ar., the name of the letter R.

art: Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.

ash: The solid remains of a fire.

ask: look for an answer to a question by speaking.

asp: A water snake.

ass: A beast of burden, particularly a donkey.

att: A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Lao kip.

auk: Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

ave: A reverential salutation.

avo: A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Macanese pataca.

awe: A feeling of fear and reverence.

awl: A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc.

awn: The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

axe: A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

aye: ever, always

azo: Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.

baa: The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

bad: Not good; unfavorable; negative.

bag: A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.

bah: Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.

bam: Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.

ban: To forbid or block from participation.

bap: A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.

bar: A solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

bat: An old woman.

bay: A berry.

bed: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, to sleep on.

bee: A flying insect, of the order Hymenoptera, superfamily Apoidea.

beg: To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

bel: A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

ben: A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.

bet: A degree of certainty.

bey: A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg;

bib: An item of clothing for babies tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

bid: To issue a command; to tell.

big: (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Of a great size; large; the weakest sense of great size.

bin: A container used for storage.

bit: A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.

biz: business

boa: A type of scarf typically made from feathers.

bob: To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water.

bod: a person

bog: An expanse of marshland.

boo: A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.

bop: A very light smack, blow or punch.

bot: To bugger

bow: A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

box: A rectangular container, usually with a hinged lid.

boy: A young male human.

bra: a brassiere

bro: brother; a male sibling

brr: An expression used to express being cold, to show shivering.

bub: A term of familiar address.

bud: A newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded.

bug: A colloquial name for any insect or arachnid that is a pest.

bum: The buttocks.

bun: A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.

bur: A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

bus: A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

but: Outside of.

buy: To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods

bye: The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.

cab: A taxi; a taxicab.

cad: A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.

cam: A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

can: To know how to; to be able to.

cap: A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.

car: A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal

cat: A domesticated species (Felis silvestris) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

caw: The harsh cry of a crow.

cay: A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

cee: The name of the Latin script letter C/c.

cel: A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film.

cep: An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).

chi: The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, and the twenty-third letter of Old and Ancient alphabets.

cis: Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.

cob: A male swan.

cod: A marine fish of the family Gadidae.

cog: A ship of burden, or war with a round, bulky hull.

col: A dip between mountain peaks in a summit-line.

con: To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

coo: The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

cop: To capture, get hold of, take.

cor: Expression of surprise.

cos: A variety of lettuce with long, crisp leaves.

cot: A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes; a camp bed.

cow: A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf.

cox: A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

coy: bashful, shy

coz: cousin (usually as a term of address).

cry: To shed tears; to weep.

cub: The young of the bear, fox, wolf, lion and some other animals.

cud: The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

cue: An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.

cum: Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another.

cup: A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass).

cur: A mongrel or inferior dog.

cut: Reduced.

cwm: A valley, especially one created through glacial action.

dab: To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

dad: father, papa; male parent

dag: A hanging end or shred; notably: A long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing. One of a row of decorative strips of cloth, ornamenting a tent, booth or fairground.

dah: The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

dak: A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.

dam: Structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.

dap: plimsoll

daw: a jackdaw (a bird)

day: A period of 24 hours.

deb: debutante

dee: To do.

del: The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.

den: The home of certain animals.

dev: Developer

dew: moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.

dex: An order or factor of ten.

dey: A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.

dib: to dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed

die: To stop living;

dig: To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc.

dim: not bright or colorful

din: A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

dip: A lower section of a road or geological feature.

dis: to diss; to show disrespect

dit: A ditty, a little melody.

doc: A doctor.

doe: A female deer; also used of similar animals such as reindeer, antelope, goat.

dog: An animal, member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated for thousands of years; occurs in many breeds. Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris.

dol: The unit of measurement for pain

dom: A male dominator (in sadomasochistic sexual practices); feminine domme.

don: A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

dor: A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying.

dot: A small spot.

dow: To be worth.

dry: Free from liquid or moisture.

dub: A blow.

dud: A broken or nonfunctional device that does not perform its intended function, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.

due: Owed or owing

dug: mammary gland on domestic mammal containing more than two breasts. Usually used in the plural form.

dun: A brownish grey colour.

duo: A twosome, especially musicians

dup: to open (a door, gate etc.)

dye: A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

ear: The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

eat: To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

ebb: The receding movement of the tide.

ecu: The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.

edh: Alternative spelling of eth.

eel: Any fish of the order Anguilliformes which are elongated and resemble snakes. There are freshwater and marine species.

eff: Fuck.

efs: Plural form of ef., the name of the letter F.

eft: A newt, especially the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).

egg: An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.

ego: The self, especially with overtones of self-importance.

eke: To increase; to add to, augment, lengthen.

eld: One's age.

elf: A mythical, supernatural being resembling but seen as distinct from humans.

elk: The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.

ell: An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.

elm: a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers

eme: An uncle.

emu: A large flightless bird native to Australia.

end: Extreme part.

eng: Roman alphabet ŋThe Latin-based letter formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Saami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages. In the IPA, it represents the voiced velar nasal, the ng sound in running and rink.

eon: (also temporal æon) Eternity.

era: A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

ere: before; sooner than.

erg: The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7joules.

ern: To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn.

err: To make a mistake.

ess: The name of the Latin script letter S/s.

eta: The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

eth: A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, Faroese, and phonetics to represent the voiced den

eve: The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

ewe: A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

eye: An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see.

fad: A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

fag: In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.

fan: A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

far: Remote in space.

fat: Thick.

fax: A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.

fay: To fit.

fed: Simple past tense and past participle of feed.

fee: A monetary payment charged for professional services.

feh: An expression of disgust or contempt.

fem: An effeminate or homosexual man.

fen: A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline.

fer: Eye dialect spelling of for.

fet: To fetch.

feu: Land held in feudal tenure; feud.

fey: Magical or fairylike.

fez: A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone and having a flat top with a tassel attached.

fib: A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

fid: A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing.

fie: Used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

fig: A tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics and produces a fruit of the same name.

fin: One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.

fir: A conifer of the genus Abies.

fit: Of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object.

fix: A repair or corrective action.

flu: Influenza.

fly: Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings, also called true flies.

fob: A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold a pocketwatch; a watch pocket.

foe: Hostile.

fog: A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

fop: A vain man; a dandy.

for: because

fou: Drunk.

fox: A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.

fro: An afro (hairstyle).

fry: To cook (something) in hot fat.

fub: To put off by trickery; to cheat.

fug: A heavy, musty, and unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area.

fun: enjoyable, amusing.

fur: Hairy coat of various mammal species, especially: when fine, soft and thick.

gab: idle chatter

gad: An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to 'by God', 'goodness gracious', 'for goodness' sake'.

gag: group specific antigens

gal: An adolescent girl or young woman.

gam: A person's leg.

gan: Simple past of gin.

gap: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting

gar: To make, cause (someone to do something).

gas: Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

gat: Any type of gun; usually in reference to a pistol.

gay: Happy, joyful, and lively.

gee: A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.

gel: A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

gem: A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

gen: gender

get: Offspring.

gib: A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.

gig: A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role for a musician or performer.

gin: A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

git: A contemptible person.

gnu: A large antelope native to Africa having curved horns.

goa: The Tibetan Gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, a species of antelope that inhabits the Tibetan Plateau.

gob: A lump of soft or sticky material.

god: An idol A representation of a deity, notably a statue(tte). Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.

goo: Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.

got: Simple past of get.

gox: GOX, gaseous oxygen, as differentiated from LOX (liquid oxygen)

goy: A non-Jew, a Gentile.

gum: The flesh round the teeth.

gun: A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. JP 1-02.

gut: The alimentary canal, especially the intestine; innards.

guv: a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir.

guy: A support cable used to guide, steady or secure something.

gym: A sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.

gyp: A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.

hag: A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard.

ham: The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

hap: to befall; to chance.

hat: A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

haw: An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief.

hay: Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

heh: Weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom.

hem: Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

hen: A female bird.

hep: High-energy physics.

her: The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.

het: Simple past tense and past participle of heat.

hew: To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

hex: An evil spell or curse.

hey: An exclamation to get attention.

hic: g. to indicate drunkenness.

hie: To hasten; to go in haste; — also often with the reciprocal pronoun.

him: he when used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.

hip: The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.

his: Belonging to him.

hit: To administer a blow to.

hmm: Indicating thinking or pondering.

hob: A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

hod: A three-sided box for carrying bricks or other construction materials, often mortar. It bears a long handle and is carried over the shoulder.

hoe: An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.

hog: A greedy person; one who refuses to share.

hon: Honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment).

hop: a short jump, a short journey

hot: Of an object, having a high temperature.

how: To what degree.

hoy: A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

hub: The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave

hue: A color or shade of color; tint; dye.

hug: An affectionate close embrace.

huh: Word expressing doubt or confusion.

hum: e. created orally with lips closed.

hun: Affectionate abbreviation of honey.

hup: The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.

hut: a small wooden shed

hyp: An entertainment industry term for hypnotism or hypnotist. '

ice: Water in frozen (solid) form.

ich: I

ick: An exclamation of disgust

icy: Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

iff: if and only if; used to show that the predicate that follows it has the same truth value as the predicate that precedes it.

ilk: The same.

ill: Suffering from a disease.

imp: A young shoot of a plant, tree etc. [9th-17th c.]

ink: a pigment (or dye) based fluid used for writing, printing etc.

inn: Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

ins: Plural form of in.

ion: An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

ire: Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.

irk: to irritate; annoy; bother

ism: A belief that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

its: Belonging to it (used as a possessive adjective).

ivy: Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

jab: A quick stab or blow

jag: a sharp projection

jam: A difficult situation.

jar: A small, approximately cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay.

jaw: One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

jay: Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genuses within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.

jet: A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

jew: To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal.

jib: Usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

jig: A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

job: A task.

joe: A male; a guy; a fellow.

jog: A form of exercise, slower than a run

jot: An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.

joy: The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.

jug: A serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top.

jun: A monetary unit of North Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

jus: A rich, lightly reduced stock used as a sauce for roasted meats

jut: something that sticks out

kaf: The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك

kay: The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

kea: Nestor notabilis, a bird of New Zealand.

keg: A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

ken: Knowledge or perception.

kex: The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.

key: An object designed to open and close a lock.

kid: A young goat.

kif: A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.

kin: One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

kip: The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

kir: A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

kit: A set of related parts, tools, clothing or other equipment, collected for some specific purpose.

koa: Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree

kob: An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck.

koi: Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

kor: an ancient Hebrew and Phoenician unit of measure of capacity

lab: A laboratory

lac: A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect.

lad: A boy or young man.

lag: late

lam: The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ﻝ. It is preceded by ك and followed by م.

lap: The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

lar: A household or ancestral god in ancient Rome

las: Plural form of la.

lat: A Latvian coin and national monetary unit

lav: Lavatory.

law: The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.

lax: Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

lay: To place something down in a position of rest.

lea: meadow

lee: A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

leg: The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.

lei: A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

lek: An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

let: To allow, not to prevent (+ infinitive, usually without to).

leu: The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.

lev: The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

lex: to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

lez: Colloquial short form of lesbian.

lib: liberal

lid: top or cover of a container

lie: To be in a horizontal position.

lip: Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

lit: Simple past tense and past participle of light.

lob: To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.

log: The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

loo: toilet

lop: A flea.

lot: A large quantity or number; a great deal.

low: In a position comparatively close to the ground.

lox: smoked salmon

lug: A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.

lum: a chimney

lux: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

lye: A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium or sodium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap as well as its use in biodiesel.

mac: Short for mackintosh (a raincoat).

mad: Insane; mentally deranged.

mag: magazine, the publication or ammunition

man: An adult male human.

map: A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.

mar: To spoil, to damage.

mat: A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

maw: the stomach, especially of an animal

max: short form of maximum

may: To have permission to. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.

med: medical

mel: honey

mem: The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ם מ.

men: Plural form of man., either a male or any human

mew: A gull, seagull.

mho: A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens.

mid: Denoting the middle part.

mil: A unit of measurement equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

mir: A Russian village community.

mix: To stir two or more substances together.

moa: A very large, extinct, flightless bird of the family Dinornithidae that was native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.

mob: An unruly group of people.

mod: moderate, as in: low, moderate, high

mog: A cat.

mom: mother, momma.

mon: the former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen

moo: The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

mop: An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

mow: To cut something (especially grass or crops) down or knock down.

mud: A dirty mixture of water and soil

mug: A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

mum: Mother.

nab: To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive

nag: A small horse; a pony.

nah: no.

nan: Affectionate name for a grandmother.

nap: A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

nay: no.

neb: A bird's beak or bill.

nee: Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

net: A mesh of string, cord or rope.

new: Recently made, or created.

nib: The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface.

nil: Nothing.

nim: (transitive) To take (in all senses); to seize.

nip: A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.

nit: The egg of a louse.

nix: nothing.

nob: a wealthy or influential person; a toff

nod: To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

nog: A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.

noh: a form of classical Japanese music drama

nom: Nomination.

noo: now

nor: A function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true

not: Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

now: Present; current.

nth: Occurring at position n in a sequence.

nub: The essence or core of something.

nun: A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, in some cases in a cloister.

nut: A hard-shelled seed.

oaf: An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

oak: An oak tree.

oar: An implement used to propel a boat or a ship in the water, having a flat blade at one end, being rowed from the other end and being normally fastened to the vessel.

oat: A widely cultivated cereal grass, Avena sativa.

obi: A sash worn with a kimono.

oca: A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.

odd: strange, unusual.

ode: A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.

oes: Plural form of o., the name of the letter O.

off: In a direction away from the speaker or object.

oft: frequently; not rarely; many times (chiefly poetic and dialectal).

ohm: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω

oho: Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.

oil: Liquid fat.

oka: a unit of weight in Egypt (and formerly Turkey): 37 grams (one twelfth ratl) in Egypt, 320 grams in Aleppo, 213.39 grams in Beirut, 240 grams in Jerusalem.

oke: A Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian and Wallachian unit of weight, equal to about 2 & 3/4 lbs.

old: Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

ole: An interjection used to stir up excitement.

one: any person (applying to people in general)

ooh: An expression of surprise.

oot: anything

ope: To open.

ops: operations

opt: To choose; to select.

orb: A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.

orc: A monstrous humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive.

ore: Rock that contains utilitarian materials;

ort: (usually in plural orts) a scrap of leftover food; any remainder

oud: An Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute.

our: Belonging to us; of us

out: Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors.

owe: To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

owl: Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.

own: To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); "To possess by right; to have the right of property in; to have the legal right or rightful title to." (Ref 1)

oxo: A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond

oxy: the bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers

pad: A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

pah: Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.

pal: A friend, buddy, mate, cobber, someone to hang around with.

pam: The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.

pan: A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.

pap: Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

par: paragraph

pas: A pace; a step, as in a dance.

pat: The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep

paw: Father; pa.

pax: A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

pay: To give money in exchange for goods or services.

pea: A plant, member of the Legume (Fabaceae) family.

pec: The pectoralis major muscle.

ped: A pedestrian.

pee: urine

peg: A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

pen: An enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

pep: To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

per: for each

pes: the foot of a human

pet: An animal kept as a companion.

pew: One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.

phi: The twenty-first letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient.

pht: Used to signify mild annoyance or disagreement

pia: The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord

pic: a picture, especially a digital one.

pie: A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

pig: Any of several mammals of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated farm animal Sus scrofa.

pin: A small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

pip: Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

pit: A hole in the ground.

pix: motion picture

ply: A layer of material. (two-ply toilet paper)

pod: a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)

poi: A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

pol: A politician.

pom: An Englishman, A Briton, A person of British descent.

pop: A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

pot: A vessel used for cooking or storing food.

pow: Represents the sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.

pox: A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

pro: an advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).

pry: Looking where one is not welcome; being nosey.

psi: The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fourth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

pub: A public house, where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and drunk. Many pubs also provide food and/or entertainment.

pud: pudding (either sweet or savoury)

pug: A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.

pul: A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of an Afghan afghani.

pun: A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.

pup: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.

pus: A whitish-yellow or yellow substance made primarily of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

put: To place something somewhere

pya: A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Burmese kyat.

pye: Archaic spelling of pie (the pastry food).

pyx: the small container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist

qat: khat

qua: In the capacity of.

rad: radian

rag: A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.

rah: An exclamation of encouragement.

raj: Reign; rule.

ram: A male sheep.

rap: A sharp blow with something hard.

ras: An Ethiopian king or prince.

rat: A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

raw: Not cooked.

rax: to stretch after sleep

ray: A beam of light or radiation.

reb: A Confederate soldier.

rec: Abbreviation of recreation

red: Of hair, having an orange-brown colour; ginger.

ref: reference

reg: regular.

rem: (Acronym): rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

rep: Short form of reputation.

ret: To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

rev: revolution

rex: An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

rho: The name for the seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the eighteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

ria: A submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned river valley

rib: Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

rid: released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")

rig: Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

rim: An edge around something, especially when circular.

rip: A tear (in paper, etc).

rob: To steal from, especially using force or violence.

roc: An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

rod: A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

roe: The eggs of fish.

rot: to decay or decompose; to become bad

row: A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

rub: A difficulty or problem.

rue: Repentance, regret.

rug: A small covering for a floor.

rum: A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

run: The act of running.

rut: Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.

rye: A grass, Secale cereale, or its grains used for food and fodder. Scientific name: Secale cereale.

sab: To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.[1]

sac: A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.

sad: Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

sag: The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.

sal: salt

sap: The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

sat: satellite

saw: A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

sax: Short form of saxophone.

say: To pronounce.

sea: A large number or quantity; a vast amount.

sec: Second, 1/60th of a minute.

see: To perceive with the eyes.

seg: A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as a blakey.

sen: The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 1/100 yen.

ser: serial

set: To put (something) down, to rest.

sew: To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

sex: Either of two main divisions (either female or male) into which many organisms can be placed, according to reproductive function or organs; gender.

she: A female person.

shh: Requesting silence. Asking people to keep silent.

shy: Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

sib: A kinsman, blood relation.

sic: thus; thus written

sim: A simulation.

sin: A violation of a moral or religious law; an error.

sip: A small mouthful of drink

sir: A man of a higher rank or position.

sis: Shortened form of sister.

sit: To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.

six: The cardinal number occurring after five and before seven.

ska: A style of Jamaican dance music combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues.

ski: One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow.

sky: A cloud.

sly: Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense.

sob: a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

sod: That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.

sol: The fifth step in the solfège scale of C (Ut), preceded by fa and followed by la.

son: A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.

sop: Something entirely soaked.

sot: stupid person; fool

sou: An old French copper coin.

sow: A female pig.

sox: Plural form of sock. (footwear)

soy: A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

spa: A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

spy: A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage)

sty: A pen or enclosure for swine.

sub: A submarine.

sue: To follow.

sum: A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

sun: The star which the Earth revolves around and receives light and warmth from.[1]

sup: To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

syn: Describing a torsion angle between 0° and 90°

tab: A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.

tad: A small amount; a little bit.

tag: A small label.

taj: A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.

tam: A tall, knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.

tan: A yellowish-brown colour.

tao: (Taoism) The essential principle underlying existence; ultimate reality.

tap: A device used to dispense liquids.

tar: A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

tas: A heap

tat: cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze

tau: The name of the letter T in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

tav: The twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ת.

taw: To prepare.

tax: Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.

tea: The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

tee: The name of the Latin script letter T/t.

teg: a sheep (originally a ewe) between the ages of 1 and 2 years old

tel: telephone

ten: The number following nine.

the: Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in the same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. Compare I’m reading a book wit

tho: Nonstandard spelling of though.

thy: That belongs to thee; the possessive form of thou.

tic: A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles.

tie: The situation in which one or more participants in a competition are placed equally.

til: until, till

tin: A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

tip: The extreme top of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. [from 15th c.]

tit: A mammary gland, teat.

tod: A fox.

toe: Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

tog: A cloak.

tom: The male of the domesticated cat.

ton: A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).

too: Likewise

top: That part of an object furthest away in the opposite direction from that in which an unsupported object would fall.

tor: A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill.

tot: A small child.

tow: To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

toy: Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. [16th-18th c.]

try: To attempt. Followed by infinitive.

tsk: An exclamation of disapproval.

tub: A broad, open, flat-bottomed vessel used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

tug: a sudden powerful pull

tui: A New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

tun: A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

tup: A male sheep, a ram.

tut: See tut tut

tux: Short form of tuxedo.

two: The cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. This many: ••. Ordinal: second.

tye: a knot

ugh: Used to express repugnance, disgust, boredom, annoyance, tiredness, or horror.

uke: Ukulele.

umm: Interjection implying hesitation

ump: An umpire.

urn: a vase with a footed base

use: The act of using.

vac: vacancy

van: A (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck.

var: variable

vas: A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

vat: A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

vav: The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.

vee: The name of the Latin script letter V/v.

veg: vegetarian

vet: To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

vex: To annoy.

via: A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

vie: To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

vig: interest from a loan shark's loan.

vim: Ready vitality and vigor.

vis: Force; power.

voe: A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

vow: A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.

vug: A small to medium-sized cavity inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes.

wad: An amorphous, compact mass.

wag: To swing from side to side, especially of an animal's tail

wan: Pale, sickly-looking.

war: By extension, any conflict, or anything resembling a conflict.

was: First-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

wat: Buddhist temple, e. g.

waw: A wave (of water).

wax: Beeswax.

way: A path.

web: The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

wed: To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

wee: small, little

wen: a cyst on the skin

wet: Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.

who: What person or people; which person or people (used in a direct or indirect question).

why: For what cause, reason, or purpose.

wig: A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.

win: To conquer, defeat.

wis: Certainly, surely

wit: Sanity.

wiz: a person who is exceptionally gifted or skilled in a particular area

woe: grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.

wog: Any dark-skinned person. Most commonly used to refer to people of Indian, North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.

wok: A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan.

won: Simple past tense and past participle of win.

woo: To endeavor to gain someone's affection.

wop: A person of Italian descent.

wot: To know.

wow: An indication of excitement or surprise.

wry: To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

wud: Mad.

wye: The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

wyn: Alternative spelling of wynn.

yah: here

yak: An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane.

yam: Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated

yap: The high-pitched bark of a small dog.

yar: Especially of a sailboat, of a vessel which is quick, and agile. Of one which is easy to hand, reef and steer.

yaw: The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

yay: yes

yea: yes

yeh: yeah; yes.

yen: The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.

yep: Yes.

yes: A word used to show agreement or acceptance.

yet: Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.

yew: A tree or shrub of the genus Taxus, with dark-green flat needle like leaves and seeds bearing red arils.

yid: Alternative capitalization of Yid.

yin: The essential female principle in some Eastern religions and philosophies.

yip: A sharp, high-pitched bark.

yob: A person who engages in antisocial behavior/behaviour and/or drunkenness.

yok: A non-Jew; a Gentile.

yon: distant, but within sight

you: The person spoken to or written to, as a subject.

yow: A favoured hacker expression of humorous surprise or emphasis.

yuk: An exuberant laugh.

yum: Uttered to indicate delight usually toward a favoured flavour or food.

yup: (informal, esp. Filipino English) yes

zag: One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.

zap: A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

zax: a tool similar to a hatchet used to prepare slate for roofing.

zed: The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

zee: The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

zek: A prisoner at a Soviet prison or labour camp.

zig: A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.

zin: Zinfandel wine

zip: The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

zit: pimple

zoo: A park where live animals are exhibited.

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