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sia C2+

/ˈsiə/ a dialectal or archaic spelling of "say" used in northern English speech Meaning Off Sound Off

silential C2+

/saɪˈlɛnʃəl/ pertaining to or marked by silence (rare) Meaning Off Sound Off

silentious C2+

/saɪˈlɛnʃəs/ habitually silent or taciturn (rare) Meaning Off Sound Off

sis C2+

/sɪs/ an informal term for sister Meaning Off Sound Off

slive C2+

/slaɪv/ to slip or sneak about slyly (dialectal) Meaning Off Sound Off

sluttish C2+

/ˈslʌtɪʃ/ slovenly or untidy; also promiscuous (archaic and derogatory) Meaning Off Sound Off

slutty C2+

/ˈslʌti/ sexually provocative or promiscuous (slang, derogatory) Meaning Off Sound Off

snog C2+

/snɑɡ/ to kiss and caress amorously (British slang) Meaning Off Sound Off

sooth C2+

/suθ/ truth or reality (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

sophisticant C2+

/səˈfɪstɪkənt/ one who sophisticates or adulterates; a quibbler (rare) Meaning Off Sound Off

specs C2+

/spɛks/ informal term for spectacles or for technical specifications Meaning Off Sound Off

spoilt C2+

/spɔɪlt/ ruined, or excessively indulged so as to be selfish (chiefly British) Meaning Off Sound Off

spud C2+

/spʌd/ an informal word for a potato Meaning Off Sound Off

starken C2+

/ˈstɑrkən/ to make or grow stark, stiff, or harsh (archaic/dialectal) Meaning Off Sound Off

strategetic C2+

/ˌstrætəˈdʒɛtɪk/ relating to strategy; strategic (archaic variant) Meaning Off Sound Off

strengthful C2+

/ˈstrɛŋθfəl/ full of strength; powerful (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

subitaneous C2+

/ˌsʌbɪˈteɪniəs/ sudden or hasty; occurring abruptly (rare) Meaning Off Sound Off

swink C2+

/swɪŋk/ to labour or toil hard; archaic word for hard work Meaning Off Sound Off

swith C2+

/swɪθ/ quickly or instantly; archaic and dialectal for swiftly Meaning Off Sound Off

thee C2+

/ði/ archaic objective form of thou, meaning you (singular) Meaning Off Sound Off

therewhile C2+

/ˈðɛrˌwaɪl/ archaic term meaning during that time or meanwhile Meaning Off Sound Off

thou C2+

/ðaʊ/ archaic second-person singular pronoun meaning you Meaning Off Sound Off

threescore C2+

/ˈθriˌskɔr/ archaic term for sixty Meaning Off Sound Off

tithing C2+

/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/ the practice of paying a tithe; a historical group of ten households Meaning Off Sound Off

toom C2+

/tuːm/ dialectal Scots and northern English term meaning empty Meaning Off Sound Off

tosh C2+

/tɑʃ/ British informal term for nonsense or rubbish Meaning Off Sound Off

traditionary C2+

/trəˈdɪʃəˌnɛri/ archaic term meaning handed down by tradition; traditional Meaning Off Sound Off

tragical C2+

/ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ archaic or literary form of tragic; deeply sorrowful Meaning Off Sound Off

trank C2+

/træŋk/ slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug Meaning Off Sound Off

treacher C2+

/ˈtrɛtʃɚ/ archaic term for a traitor or deceiver Meaning Off Sound Off

treasurous C2+

/ˈtrɛʒərəs/ rare term meaning full of or rich in treasure; precious Meaning Off Sound Off

trike C2+

/traɪk/ an informal name for a tricycle Meaning Off Sound Off

tum C2+

/tʌm/ an informal or childish word for the stomach Meaning Off Sound Off

twelvemonth C2+

/ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/ an archaic term for a period of one year Meaning Off Sound Off

undern C2+

/ˈʌndɚn/ an archaic term for the forenoon or, later, the afternoon meal-time Meaning Off Sound Off

uneducated C2+

/ʌnˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪd/ lacking formal schooling or knowledge Meaning Off Sound Off

unpossible C2+

/ʌnˈpɑsəbəl/ impossible (archaic or nonstandard form) Meaning Off Sound Off

unproper C2+

/ʌnˈprɑpɚ/ not proper; improper (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

unsufferable C2+

/ʌnˈsʌfərəbəl/ unbearable; intolerable (archaic form of insufferable) Meaning Off Sound Off

unveiling C2+

/ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ a formal public revelation or first showing of something Meaning Off Sound Off

vibratiuncle C2+

/vaɪˈbreɪʃiʌŋkəl/ a small or faint vibration, especially in obsolete nerve-theory psychology Meaning Off Sound Off

whiles C2+

/waɪlz/ while; during the time that (archaic or dialectal) Meaning Off Sound Off

wireless C2+

/ˈwaɪɚ.ləs/ operating without connecting wires, or (chiefly British) a radio Meaning Off Sound Off

withal C2+

/wɪˈðɔl/ in addition; as well; nevertheless (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

withoutdoors C2+

/wɪˌðaʊtˈdɔrz/ out of doors; outside (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

ye C2+

/jiː/ you (archaic plural or formal), or an old form of the Meaning Off Sound Off

yee C2+

/jiː/ an exclamation of excitement, or a dialectal form of you/ye Meaning Off Sound Off

yesterevening C2+

/ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/ the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

youngling C2+

/ˈjʌŋ.lɪŋ/ a young person, animal, or plant (archaic or literary) Meaning Off Sound Off

yucky C2+

/ˈjʌk.i/ disgusting, unpleasant, or distasteful (informal) Meaning Off Sound Off

bizcacha C2+

Rare form of viscacha. Meaning Off Sound Off

ma'am C2+

/mæm/ A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam. Meaning Off Sound Off

infusorium C2+

/ˌɪnfjʊˈzɔɹiəm/ a microscopic aquatic organism, especially a protozoan or unicellular alga, formerly grouped with organisms found in infusions; historical biology Meaning Off Sound Off

nuther C2+

/ˈnʌðɚ/ dialectal: either or neither, especially after a negative statement Meaning Off Sound Off

lawsy C2+

/ˈlɔːzi/ dialectal or dated: an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, or emphasis Meaning Off Sound Off

ecstasiate C2+

/ɛkˈsteɪziˌeɪt/ rare: to fill someone with ecstasy or cause someone to become ecstatic Meaning Off Sound Off

recipice C2+

/rɪˈsɪpɪs/ historical finance: a transferable receipt issued for bullion deposited at the Bank of Amsterdam, entitling its holder to withdraw the bullion under stated conditions Meaning Off Sound Off

traites C2+

/treɪts/ historical, plural: French customs duties and internal trade taxes, especially under the ancien regime Meaning Off Sound Off

lameter C2+

/ˈleɪ.mɪ.tɚ/ a dated Scottish and dialectal term for a person who has difficulty walking; now potentially offensive Meaning Off Sound Off

pourparler C2+

/ˌpʊr.pɑːrˈleɪ/ an informal or preliminary discussion held before formal negotiations Meaning Off Sound Off

againwards C2+

/əˈɡɛn.wɚdz/ toward; in the direction facing a person or place, in archaic or northern dialect use Meaning Off Sound Off

halflin C2+

/ˈhæf.lɪn/ Scottish and northern English dialect: a half-grown or adolescent person, historically especially a boy employed on a farm Meaning Off Sound Off

sweetstuff C2+

/ˈswiːtˌstʌf/ sweet food collectively, especially sweets or confectionery; chiefly British and now somewhat dated Meaning Off Sound Off

aesymnetes C2+

/ˌaɪ.sɪmˈniː.tiːz/ historical: a supreme magistrate voluntarily appointed by an ancient Greek city-state during a crisis, often with powers comparable to those of a tyrant Meaning Off Sound Off

syssitia C2+

/sɪˈsɪt.i.ə/ historical communal meals or dining groups for male citizens and youths in ancient Greece, especially in Sparta and Crete Meaning Off Sound Off

zeugitai C2+

/zuːˈɡiː.taɪ/ historical: members of the third of the four property classes in Solonian Athens, below the hippeis and above the thetes Meaning Off Sound Off

illsome C2+

/ˈɪlsəm/ characterized by illness, harm, or evil; sickly, harmful, or baleful (rare) Meaning Off Sound Off

miscredit C2+

/mɪsˈkɹɛdɪt/ to give credit or attribution incorrectly Meaning Off Sound Off

strewment C2+

/ˈstruːmənt/ archaic and literary: something strewn or intended for strewing, especially flowers scattered over a bier or grave as part of a funeral rite Meaning Off Sound Off

medico-jurist C2+

/ˌmɛdɪkoʊˈdʒʊrɪst/ dated: a physician or medical expert who applies medical knowledge to legal questions; a specialist in medical jurisprudence Meaning Off Sound Off

cowardy-cat C2+

/ˈkaʊ.ɚ.diˌkæt/ informal, chiefly childish or dialectal: a timid or cowardly person, especially as a taunting form of address Meaning Off Sound Off

young'un C2+

/ˈjʌŋən/ a child or young person, in informal or regional speech Meaning Off Sound Off

mammiferous C2+

/mæˈmɪf.ɚ.əs/ historical zoology: mammalian; belonging to the class of animals whose females have mammary glands Meaning Off Sound Off

io C2+

/ˈaɪ.oʊ/ rare and archaic: an exclamation of joy, triumph, celebration, or ritual invocation Meaning Off Sound Off

parmacety C2+

/ˌpɑːr.məˈsiː.ti/ obsolete: spermaceti, the white waxy substance obtained from the head of a sperm whale Meaning Off Sound Off

hahnium C2+

/ˈhɑː.ni.əm/ obsolete, a proposed name used during disputes over the naming of heavy synthetic elements, especially dubnium and hassium Meaning Off Sound Off

reindue C2+

/ˌriːɪnˈduː/ rare or literary: to clothe or invest again; figuratively, to assume a form, character, or personality again Meaning Off Sound Off

logico-mathematical C2+

/ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊˌmæθ.əˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ relating jointly to formal logic and mathematics, especially to work that expresses mathematical theories through logical systems Meaning Off Sound Off

debarkment C2+

/dɪˈbɑːrk.mənt/ historical: the act of going or putting people or goods ashore from a ship; disembarkation Meaning Off Sound Off

quick-firer C2+

/ˈkwɪkˌfaɪr.ɚ/ historical: a gun designed to fire rounds in rapid succession, especially a late-nineteenth- or early-twentieth-century naval or field gun Meaning Off Sound Off

clarin C2+

/kləˈriːn/ historical: a very long, trumpetlike wind instrument of Indigenous Mexico; the acocotl type is sounded by drawing air inward through its mouthpiece Meaning Off Sound Off

gold latten C2+

/ˈɡoʊld ˌlæt.ən/ historical: gold formed into thin plates or sheets Meaning Off Sound Off

apir C2+

/əˈpɪr/ historical, Chilean mining: a worker who carried broken ore from an underground mine to the surface in a leather pack on the back Meaning Off Sound Off

capacho C2+

/kəˈpɑː.tʃoʊ/ historical, Andean mining: a broad leather basket or backpack used to carry ore from a mine, especially on the back of an apir Meaning Off Sound Off

posta C2+

/ˈpoʊ.stə/ historical, in Spanish America: a staging post or outpost on a travel or communication route, with a relay of horses and often a small staff or guard Meaning Off Sound Off

disobligation C2+

/dɪsˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/ obsolete: an offence, discourtesy, or act that causes someone to feel disobliged Meaning Off Sound Off

pithecanthropus C2+

/ˌpɪθɪˈkænθrəpəs/ the former genus Pithecanthropus, especially the Javan fossil hominins now generally classified as Homo erectus Meaning Off Sound Off

coleoptera C2+

/ˌkoʊ.liˈɑːp.tə.rə/ beetles collectively; insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hardened forewings that protect the flight wings Meaning Off Sound Off

chaise cart C2+

/ˈʃeɪz ˌkɑɹt/ historical: a light horse-drawn cart or carriage suitable for driving, typically used for local travel Meaning Off Sound Off

smock frock C2+

/ˈsmɑk ˌfrɑk/ historical: a long, loose outer garment worn especially by rural laborers and other workmen Meaning Off Sound Off

neatherd C2+

/ˈniːtˌhɝːd/ archaic: a person who tends cattle or oxen; a cowherd Meaning Off Sound Off

winecup C2+

/ˈwaɪnˌkʌp/ a cup or goblet used for drinking wine, especially in historical or literary contexts Meaning Off Sound Off

cloud-compeller C2+

/ˈklaʊd kəmˌpɛlɚ/ poetic: a cloud-gatherer; an epithet for Zeus or Jove Meaning Off Sound Off

laetation C2+

/liːˈteɪʃən/ obsolete: manure or other material used to fertilize soil Meaning Off Sound Off

ice cutter C2+

/ˈaɪsˌkʌtɚ/ historical: a worker who cuts and harvests blocks of natural ice from a frozen lake, pond, or river Meaning Off Sound Off

forestaller C2+

/fɔrˈstɔlər/ historical: a trader who bought or intercepted goods before they reached an open market, especially to resell them at a higher price Meaning Off Sound Off