English Three Letter Words
- AAH v. to express surprise
- AAL n. an East Indian shrub
- AAS plural of AA n. rough lava
- ABA n. an outer garment worn by Arabs
- ABB n. a textile yarn
- ABO n. an aboriginal
- ABS plural of AB n. an abdominal muscle
- ABY v. to pay as a penalty (also ABYE; pa.t. ABID)
- ACE v. to play a winning serve in tennis
- ACH interj. (Scots.) expressing impatience (also OCH)
- ACT v. to do in a specified way
- ADD v. to make an addition
- ADO n. a bustle or fuss
- ADS plural of AD n. an advertisement
- ADZ n. a cutting tool (also ADZE)
- AFF adv. off
- AFT prep. behind; near stern of a vessel
- AGA n. a Turkish commander
- AGE v. to grow old (pr.p. also AGEING)
- AGO adv. in the past; since
- AGS plural of AG n. agriculture
- AHA interj. expressing surprise or triumph
- AHI n. a tuna
- AHS present tense of AH v. to exclaim “ah” in delight
- AIA n. an Indian nurse-maid
- AID v. to help
- AIL v. to be indisposed
- AIM v. to point or direct
- AIN n. a Hebrew letter
- AIR v. to make opinions known publicly
- AIS plural of AI n. a three-toed sloth
- AIT n. a small island
- AKA n. a NZ vine
- AKE v. (obs.) to ache
- ALA n. an outgrowth on a fruit (pl. ALAE)
- ALB n. a priest’s long, white vestment
- ALE n. a kind of beer
- ALF n. an uncultivated Australian
- ALL n. the whole; everything & everyone
- ALP n. a mountain
- ALS plural of AL n. an East Indian tree
- ALT n. a high tone
- AMA n. a maid (also AMAH)
- AMI n. a friend
- AMP n. ampere or amplifier
- AMU n. a unit of mass
- ANA n. a collection of anecdotes
- AND n. the “&” symbol; something added
- ANE n. (Scots.) one
- ANI n. a tropical American bird
- ANN n. a payment to a parish minister’s
- widow (also ANNAT)
- ANT n. an insect
- ANY adj. some; whichever
- APE v. to imitate
- APO n. a protein
- APP n. an application program
- APT v. (obs.) to adapt
- ARB n. an arbitrageur, a share trader
- ARC v. to form an arc (pa.t. ARCED, ARCKED)
- ARD n. a primitive plough
- ARE n. a unit of metric land measure
- ARF n. a barking sound
- ARK v. to place in an ark
- ARM v. to provide with weapons
- ARS plural of AR n. the letter “R”
- ART n. the creation of works of beauty
- ARY adj. (dial.) any
- ASH v. to reduce to ash
- ASK v. to request, inquire or invite
- ASP n. a venomous snake
- ASS n. a long haired horse-like animal
- ATE n. a reckless ambition
- ATT n. a Laotian monetary unit (pl. ATT)
- AUA n. a NZ fish
- AUE an exclamation of pain
- AUF n. an elf’s child
- AUK n. a type of sea-bird
- AVA n. an aromatic plant of the pepper
- family (also KAVA)
- AVE n. a prayer to the Virgin Mary
- AVO n. a monetary unit of Macao
- AWA adv. (Scots.) away
- AWE v. to strike with awe
- (pr.p. also AWEING)
- AWL n. a pointed tool for boring
- AWN v. to shelter with an awning
- AXE v. to chop or cut down
- AYE n. a “yes” vote (also AY)
- AYS the plural of AY n. a “yes” vote
- (also AYE)
- AYU n. a small edible fish
- AZO adj. containing nitrogen
- BAA v. to bleat as a sheep
- BAC n. short for baccalaureate
- BAD n. something that is evil
- BAG v. to put in a pouch or sack
- n. BAGGER
- BAH interj. expressing disgust
- BAL n. a balmoral shrub
- BAM v. to hoax or cheat (n. BAMMER)
- BAN v. to forbid or prohibit
- BAP n. a large, flat bread roll
- BAR v. to obstruct or prevent
- BAS plural of BA n. (Egypt) the soul
- BAT v. to strike a ball (n. BATTER)
- BAY v. to bark or howl
- BED v. to put in a sleeping area
- BEE n. an insect that makes honey
- BEG v. to ask for (n. BEGGAR)
- BEL n. a measure of noise
- BEN n. a mountain
- BES n. a Hebrew Letter (plural BESES)
- BET v. to wager (pa.t. also BETTED;
- n. BETTER, BETTOR)
- BEY n. a Turkish governor
- BEZ n. the second tine of a deer’s horn
- BIB v. to tipple (n. BIBBER)
- BID v. to make an offer
- BIG v. (Scots.) to build; adj. large
- BIN v. to place into a bin
- BIO n. a short form of biography
- BIS plural of BI n. a bisexual
- BIT v. to curb or restrain
- BIZ n. (slang) business
- BOA n. a large constricting snake
- BOB v. to move quickly up and down
- (n. BOBBER)
- BOD n. a person
- BOG v. to sink
- BOH interj. an exclamation used to startle someone (pl. BOHS)
- BOI n. a boyish lesbian
- BOK n. a goat or antelope
- BON adj. good
- BOO v. to make a sound expressing
- disapproval or contempt
- BOP v. to dance to pop music
- (n. BOPPER)
- BOR n. (E. Anglia) a neighbour
- BOS plural of BO n. (US) a man
- BOT v. to cadge
- BOW v. to bend down in greeting
- BOX v. to put into a box; to fist fight
- BOY v. to play (a female part) as a boy
- BRA n. a brassiere
- BRO n. (colloq.) brother
- BRR interj. to show feeling cold
- (also BRRR)
- BRU n. a friend
- BUB n. (colloq.) a baby
- BUD v. to produce buds (n. BUDDER)
- BUG v. to annoy
- BUM v. to loaf about (n. BUMMER);
- adj. worthless
- BUN n. a sweet roll or cake
- BUR v. to whisper hoarsely
- (n. BURRER)
- BUS v. to travel by bus (pa.t. BUSED)
- BUT v. to put forward as an objection
- BUY v. to purchase (n. BUYER)
- BYE n. a pass to the next round
- (of a competition, etc.)
- BYS plural of BY n. same as BYE
- CAA v. to call
- CAB v. to travel by taxi
- CAD n. a dishonourable man
- CAG n. a cagoule
- CAM v. to whiten with camstone
- CAN v. to store in a metallic cylinder
- CAP v. to put a limit on something
- (n. CAPPER)
- CAR n. an automobile
- CAT v. to vomit
- CAW v. to cry as a crow (also KAW)
- CAY n. a low islet
- CEE n. the letter “C”
- CEL n. celluloid
- CEP n. a kind of edible mushroom
- CHA n. tea
- CHE pron. (dial.) I
- CHI n. feminine of CHAL n. a fellow
- or person (also KHI)
- CID n. a chief, captain or hero
- CIG n. short for cigarette
- CIS adj. having certain atoms on the
- same side of the molecule
- CIT n. a dishonourable man
- CLY v. to seize or steal
- COB v. to strike
- COD v. to make fun of (n. CODDER)
- COG v. to con or cheat (n. COGGER)
- COL n. a pass in a mountain range
- CON v. to trick, or persuade by
- dishonest means (n. CONNER)
- COO v. to make a sound like a dove
- (n. COOER)
- COP v. to capture
- COR n. a Hebrew measure
- COS n. a crisp, long-leaved lettuce
- COT n. a small bed for a young child
- COW v. to subdue
- COX v. to direct a rowing crew
- COY v. to caress
- COZ n. short for cousin (pl. COZZES)
- CRU n. a French vineyard
- CRY v. to utter a sound of pain or grief
- (n. CRIER)
- CUB v. to produce cubs
- CUD n. food chewed again by a
- ruminating animal
- CUE v. to give a signal
- (pr.p. CUING, CUEING)
- CUM adv. with the addition of
- CUP v. to form into a cup shape
- (n. CUPPER)
- CUR n. a worthless mongrel dog
- CUT v. to make an incision; to reduce
- CUZ n. a cousin (pl. CUZZES)
- CWM n. (Welsh) a valley
- DAB v. to press gently (n. DABBER)
- DAD v. to thump
- DAE v. (Scots) same as DO to act (pa.t. DID, pr.p. DAEING)
- DAG v. to cut the dags off sheep
- DAH n. a Burmese knife (also DA)
- DAK n. in India, the mail or post
- (also DAWK)
- DAL n. a kind of Indian edible pea
- (also DAHL, DHAL, DHOLL)
- DAM v. to blockade water flow
- DAN n. a level of efficiency in Japanese
- combative sports
- DAP v. to dip bait gently into water
- (also DIB; n. DAPPER)
- DAS plural of DA(H) n. a Burmese knife
- DAW v. to dawn
- (pa.t. DAWED, DAWEN)
- DAY n. the time when it is light
- DEB n. (colloq.) a debutante
- DEE v. to damn
- DEF adj. excellent, brilliant
- DEG v. to water (a plant)
- DEI plural of DEUS n. (Latin) a god
- DEL n. a mathematical symbol
- DEN v. to retire to a lair
- DEV n. a Hindu god (also DEVA)
- DEW v. to moisten as with dew
- DEX n. a sulfate used as a stimulant
- DEY n. a former governor of Algiers
- DIB v. to dip bait gently into water
- (also DAP; n. DIBBER)
- DID past tense of DO v. to act
- (also DIDST)
- DIE v. to cut or shape with a die
- (pr.p. DIEING)
- DIF n. difference
- DIG v. to excavate
- (pa.t. DUG, DIGGED)
- DIM v. to make dim; adj. not bright
- DIN v. to make a loud noise
- DIP v. to immerse briefly; to lower
- DIS v. to dismiss, put down (also DISS)
- DIT v. (Scots.) to block
- DIV n. an evil spirit of Persian mythology
- DOB v. to inform on or betray
- (n. DOBBER)
- DOC n. a doctor
- DOD v. to cut the hair of
- DOE n. a female deer or rabbit
- DOG v. to follow like a dog
- DOH n. first musical note in a scale
- (also DO)
- DOL n. a unit of pain intensity
- DOM n. a title given to certain monks
- DON v. to put on (clothes, etc.)
- DOO n. (Scots.) a dove or pigeon
- DOP v. (obs.) to dip (n. DOPPER)
- DOR v. to mock
- DOS plural of DO n. first musical note in a scale (also DOH)
- DOT v. to make a very small spot
- DOW v. to be able
- DOY n. a beloved person
- DRY v. to reduce moisture; adj. not wet;
- n. a prohibitionist (pl. DRYS)
- DSO n. a cross between a yak and a cow
- (also ZHO, ZO, DZHO, DZO)
- DZO n. a cross between a yak and a cow (see above)
- DUB v. to add sound effects to
- DUD n. a reject
- DUE v. (Shakesp.) to bestow a gift
- (pr.p. DUING)
- DUH interj. an ironic response to a question
- DUG n. the nipple or udder of a mammal
- DUI a plural of DUO n. a pair of people
- DUN adj. brownish; v. to press for payment
- DUO n. a pair of people
- (pl. DUI, DUOS)
- DUP v. to undo
- DUX n. a leader
- DYE v. to stain with a colour
- DZO n. a cross between a yak and a cow
- (also ZO, (D)ZHO, DSO)
- EAN v. (Shakesp.) to give birth to
- EAR v. to produce corn ears
- EAS plural of EA n. a river
- EAT v. to consume by mouth
- EAU n. water (pl. EAUS, EAUX)
- EBB v. to recede from the land
- ECH v. (Shakesp.) to eke out (also ICH)
- ECO n. ecology
- ECU n. a European currency unit
- EDH n. an old English letter (also ETH)
- EDS plural of ED, education
- EEK interj. expressing fright
- EEL n. a snake-like fish
- EEN plural of EE n. (Scots.) an eye
- EFF v. a euphemism for fuck
- EFS plural of EF n. the letter “F”
- EFT n. a newt
- EGG v. to add eggs to (in cooking, etc.)
- EGO n. the “I” or self
- EHS pr.t. of EH v. to say “eh” in query
- EIK v. (Scots.) to eke
- EKE v. to add through great effort
- ELD adj. old; n. old age
- ELF v. (Shakesp.) to entangle hair
- ELK n. a large deer
- ELL n. a measure of length
- ELM n. a tree with serrated leaves
- ELS plural of EL n. the letter “L”
- ELT n. a young sow
- EME n. (obs.) an uncle
- EMO n. a type of rock music
- EMS plural of EM n. a printer’s measure
- EMU n. a flightless Australian bird
- END v. to finish or close (n. ENDER)
- ENE n. (dial.) an eve of an event
- (also EVEN)
- ENG n. a phonetic symbol
- ENS n. an entity (pl. ENTIA)
- EON n. an eternity (also AEON)
- ERA n. a series of years; an age
- ERE v. (obs.) to plough
- ERF n. a South African garden plot
- (pl. ERVEN)
- ERG n. a unit of work
- ERK n. a slang word for aircraftsman
- ERN v. an old spelling of earn
- ERR v. to make a mistake
- ERS n. the bitter vetch plant
- ESS n. the letter “S” (also ES)
- EST n. a development programme
- (Erhard Seminars Training)
- ETA n. a letter of the Greek alphabet
- ETH n. an old English letter (also EDH)
- EUK v. to itch (also EWK, YUKE,
- YOUK, YUCK)
- EVE n. poetic word for EVENING
- EVO. n. evening
- EWE n. a female sheep
- EWK v. to itch (also EUK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK)
- EWT n. (arch.) a newt (salamander)
- EYE v. to look at carefully
- (pr.p. EYING, EYEING; n. EYER)
- EXO adj. excellent
- FAA v. to fall
- FAB n. a fabrication, adj. fabulous
- FAD n. a craze
- FAE prep. from
- FAG v. to work hard
- FAH n. fourth musical note in a scale
- (also FA)
- FAN v. to cool, as with a fan
- FAP adj. fuddled or drunk
- FAR v. to remove to a distance
- FAS plural of FA n. a musical note
- FAT v. to make or grow fat
- FAW n. a gypsy
- FAX v. to send messages via a
- facsimile machine
- FAY v. to clean out (also FEY)
- FED n. (US slang) a federal agent
- FEE v. to pay a fee to
- FEG n. a segment of an orange
- FEH n. a Hebrew coin (also PE, PEH)
- FEM n. a passive homosexual
- FEN n. low marshy land
- FER prep. for
- FES plural of FE, a letter
- FET v. (obs.) to fetch
- FEU v. to grant or hold land under
- Scottish feudal law
- FEW adj. not many
- FEY v. to clean out (also FAY)
- FEZ n. a red brimless cap of wool or felt
- FIB v. to tell a small lie (n. FIBBER)
- FID n. a conical pin of hard wood
- FIE interj. expressing disapproval
- FIG v. to make an insulting gesture at
- FIL n. the shaft of a vehicle
- FIN v. to equip with fins
- FIR n. a kind of conifer
- FIT adj. healthy, suitable;
- v. to make suitable (n. FITTER)
- FIX v. to make firm, to arrange
- FIZ same as FIZZ v. to make a hissing
- or sputtering sound
- FLU n. a short form of influenza
- FLY v. to a hit a ball high into the air
- in baseball (pa.t. FLIED)
- FOB v. to deceive
- FOE n. an enemy
- FOG v. to be affected by fog
- FOH n. an expression of disgust
- (also PHO)
- FON v. to compel
- FOP v. to deceive
- FOR prep. in the place of; in favour of
- FOU n. a bushel
- FOX v. to act cunningly, to cheat
- FOY n. an allegiance, loyalty
- FRA n. (Italian) a brother, friar
- FRO n. a hairstyle
- FRY v. to cook in oil or fat
- FUB v. to put off
- FUD n. a rabbit or hare’s tail
- FUG v. to cause a hot, closed atmosphere
- FUM n. a mythical Chinese bird
- (also FUNG)
- FUN adj. enjoyable; v. to play, frolic
- FUR v. to cover or coat with fur
- GAB v. to chatter (n. GABBER)
- GAD v. to wander about idly
- (n. GADDER)
- GAE v. to go (pa.t. GAEN, GANE;
- pr.p GAUN, GAEING)
- GAG v. to silence (n. GAGGER)
- GAL n. a girl
- GAM v. to join up in a school of whales
- GAN v. to go
- GAP v. to make a gap in
- GAR v. (Scots.) to compel
- GAS v. to poison with gas (pa.t. GASSED; pl. GASES, GASSES)
- GAT n. a pistol
- GAU n. a German political district of
- the Nazi regime
- GAY n. a homosexual
- GED n. a food fish
- GEE v. to urge horses on
- GEL v. to form a gelatinous substance
- GEM v. to adorn with gems
- GEN n. general information
- GEO n. a gully or creek (also GIO, GOE)
- GET v. to obtain
- GEY adv. (Scots.) considerable
- GHI n. clarified butter (also GHEE)
- GIB v. to fasten with a wedge-shaped
- piece of metal
- GID n. a sheep disease
- GIE v. (Scots.) to give (pa.p. GIEN,
- pr.p. GIEING)
- GIF conj. (obs.) if
- GIG v. to play a gig
- GIN v. to process cotton (n. GINNER)
- GIO n. a gully or creek (also GOE, GEO)
- GIP v. to swindle (also GYP; n. GIPPER)
- GIS plural of GI n. a karate costume
- GIT n. a stupid person
- GJU n. a type of violin used in Shetland
- (Also GU, GUE)
- GNU n. an African antelope
- GOA n. a Tibetan gazelle
- GOB v. to spit
- GOD v. to deify
- GOE n. a gully or creek (also GEO, GIO)
- GON n. a geometrical grade
- GOO n. a sticky substance
- GOR interj. used as a mild oath
- GOS plural of GO n. a checker game
- GOT past tense of GET v. to obtain
- GOV n. a governor (also GUV)
- GOX n. gaseous oxygen
- GOY n. a Gentile
- GUB n. Aboriginal term for a white man
- GUE n. a violin used in Shetland
- (also GU, GJU)
- GUL n. a design in oriental carpets
- GUM v. to smear or coat with gum
- (n. GUMMER)
- GUN v. to discharge bullets
- GUP v. to gossip, prattle
- GUR v. an unrefined, sweet cane sugar
- (also GOOR)
- GUS plural of GU n. a violin used in
- Shetland
- GUT v. to remove an animal’s guts
- GUV n. a governor (also GOV)
- GUY v. to make fun of
- GYM n. a short form of gymnasium
- GYP v. to swindle
- (also GIP; n. GYPPER)
- HAD v. (Scots.) to hold (pa.t. HAD)
- HAE v. (Scots.) to have (pa.p. HAEN;
- pr.p. HAEING)
- HAG v. (Scots.) to hack or hew
- HAH interj. expressing surprise, joy
- or dismay
- HAJ n. a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- HAM v. to overact, exaggerate
- HAN plural (Spens.) of HAVE n. a
- person with possessions
- HAO n. a monetary unit of Vietnam
- (pl. HAO)
- HAP v. to happen by chance
- HAS present tense of HAVE v. to
- possess
- HAT v. to provide with a hat
- HAW v. to make indecisive noises
- HAY v. to make hay (n. HAYER)
- HEH n. a Hebrew letter
- HEM v. to form an edge or border
- (n. HEMMER)
- HEN v. to challenge to a daring act
- (n. HENNER)
- HEP n. a rosehip
- HER pron. possessive case of “she”
- HES plural of HE n. a male person
- HET n. (slang) a heterosexual
- HEW v. to cut with blows (n. HEWER)
- HEX v. to bring misfortune (n. HEXER)
- HEY v. to dance a hey, a country dance
- HIC interj. representing a hiccup
- HID past tense of HIDE v. to conceal
- HIE v. to hurry along (also HYE;
- pr.p. HYING, HIEING)
- HIM n. a male person or thing
- HIN n. a Hebrew liquid measure
- HIP adj. trendy; v. to carry on the hip
- HIS pron. possessive case of “he”
- HIT v. to strike (n. HITTER)
- HMM interj. expressing thoughtful
- consideration (also HM)
- HOA v. to stop
- HOB v. to furnish with hobnails
- HOC adj. Latin word for this
- HOD v. to bob or jog
- HOE v. to loosen earth (n. HOER)
- HOG v. to use selfishly (n. HOGGER)
- HOH v. to stop (also HO)
- HOI interj. used to attract attention
- HOM n. a sacred place
- HON n. honey, as a term of endearment
- HOO interj. (Shakesp.) expressing
- boisterous emotion
- HOP v. to leap on one leg
- HOS present tense of HO v. to stop
- HOT adj. very warm; v. to heat
- HOW n. a manner or means
- HOX v. (Shakesp.) to hock or hamstring
- HOY v. to incite
- HUB n. the centre of a wheel
- HUE n. a colour or tint
- HUG v. to embrace (n. HUGGER)
- HUH interj. expressing non-understanding
- HUI n. a Maori gathering
- HUM v. to make a sound like bees
- HUN n. a barbaric, destructive person
- HUP v. to turn a horse to the right
- HUT v. to settle in a hut
- HYE v. to hurry along
- (also HIE; pr.p. HYEING)
- HYP v. to offend
- ICE v. to cool with frozen water
- (n. ICER)
- ICH v. (Shakesp.) to eke out (also ECH)
- ICK interj. used to express disgust
- ICY adj. covered with ice; frosty
- IDE n. a type of freshwater fish
- IDS plural of ID n. a part of the psyche
- IFF conj. (logic) “if and only if”
- IFS plural of IF n. a possibility
- IGG v. to ignore
- ILK n. a type or kind
- ILL adj. unwell; n. harm, misfortune
- IMP v. to graft a bird’s wing with feathers
- INK v. to colour with a writing liquid
- (n. INKER)
- INN v. to put up at an inn
- INS present tense of IN v. to gather a
- harvest
- ION n. an electrically charged particle
- IOS plural of IO n. a cry of joy
- IRE v. to anger
- IRK v. to annoy or weary
- ISH n. (Scots.) a legal issue
- ISM n. any distinctive theory or fad
- ISO n. short for isolated replay
- ITA n. the miriti palm
- ITS plural of IT n. a charismatic quality
- IVY n. a climbing evergreen plant
- IWI n.a tribe
- JAB v. to poke or stab
- JAG v. to pierce (n. JAGGER)
- JAI interj. to victory
- JAK n. an East Indian tree
- JAM v. to block up (n. JAMMER)
- JAP v. to apply a black lacquer to
- (also JAPAN)
- JAR v. to vibrate unpleasantly
- JAW v. to chatter at length
- JAY n. a bird of the crow family
- JEE v. to urge horses on (also GEE)
- JET adj. black
- v. to spurt a stream of liquid
- JEU n. a game (pl. JEUX)
- JEW v. obsolete offensive word for haggle
- JIB v. to show objection
- JIG v. to dance a lively dance
- JIN n. a mythical Muslim being
- (also DJINN, JINN, JINNEE)
- JIZ n. a wig (also GIZZ; pl. JIZZES)
- JOB v. to do piece work (n. JOBBER)
- JOE n. a Scottish sweetheart (also JO)
- JOG v. to run at a slow, steady pace
- JOL v. to have a good time
- JOR n. the 2nd movement in Hindu music
- JOT v. to note down (n. JOTTER)
- JOW v. to toll a bell
- JOY v. (obs.) to rejoice
- JUD n. a mass of coal
- JUG v. to stew in a closed pottery jar
- JUN n. a coin of North Korea
- JUS n. (Latin) a law or legal right
- (pl. JURA)
- JUT v. to project
- KAB n. an ancient Hebrew measure
- KAE v. to serve (pr.p. KAEING)
- KAF n. a Hebrew letter (also KAPH)
- KAI n. (New Zealand) a meal
- KAK n. faeces
- KAM adj. awry, twisted, distorted
- KAS present tense of KA v. to serve
- KAT n. an East African shrub
- (also QAT, KHAT)
- KAW v. to cry as a crow (also CAW)
- KAY n. the letter “K”
- KEA n. a large New Zealand parrot
- KEB v. to give birth to a stillborn lamb
- KED n. a wingless fly that infests sheep
- KEF n. hemp smoked to produce
- euphoria (also KIF)
- KEG n. a small cask
- KEN v. to know (n. KENNER)
- KEP v. to catch
- KET n. (Scots.) carrion, rotting flesh
- KEX n. a dry stalk
- KEY v. to enter data into a computer
- KHI n. a Greek letter (also CHI)
- KID v. to hoax or deceive (n. KIDDER)
- KIF n. hemp smoked to produce
- euphoria (also KEF)
- KIN n. one’s relations
- KIP v. to have a nap or sleep
- KIR n. a wine and blackcurrant drink
- KIS plural of KI, spirit
- KIT v. to outfit, provide with equipment
- KOA n. a Hawaiian acacia
- KOB n. an African waterbuck
- KOI n. a large Japanese carp (pl. KOI)
- KON v. (Spens.) to know (pa.t. KOND)
- KOP n. a South African word for hill
- KOR n. a Hebrew unit of measure
- KOS n. an Indian measure of distance
- (also COSS)
- KOW n. a bunch of twigs
- KUE n. the letter “Q”
- KYE n. a Korean-American club
- KYU n. a novice grade in judo
- LAB n. a laboratory
- LAC n. a dark-red resin
- LAD n. a boy or youth
- LAG v. to fall behind (n. LAGGER)
- LAH n. sixth musical note in a scale
- (also LA)
- LAM v. to beat (n. LAMMER)
- LAP v. to scoop up with the tongue
- LAR n. Roman god relating to a house
- (pl. LARS, LARES)
- LAS plural of LA n. sixth musical note in
- a scale
- LAT n. (India) an isolated pillar
- LAV n. a lavatory
- LAW adj. (Scots.) low;
- v. (obs.) to take to court
- LAX adj. slack; n. a kind of salmon
- LAY v. to deposit as a wager
- (pa.t. LAID, LAYED)
- LEA n. a meadow or pasture
- LED past tense of LEAD v. to show the
- way
- LEE v. (Scots.) to tell a lie
- LEG v. to push a barge through a tunnel
- using the legs (n. LEGGER)
- LEI n. a garland or wreath
- LEK v. to gather cocks; n. an Albanian currency (pl. LEKE, LEKS, LEKU)
- LEP (dial.) same as LEAP v. to jump
- LES n. a lesbian (also LEZ)
- LET v. to hinder (pa.t. LETTED)
- LEU n. a Romanian currency (pl. LEU)
- LEV n. a Bulgarian currency (also LEW;
- pl. LEVA)
- LEW n. a Bulgarian currency (also LEV; pl. LEVA)
- LEX n. (Latin) the law
- (pl. LEXES, LEGES)
- LEY n. a meadow or pasture (also LEA)
- LEZ n. a lesbian (also LES)
- LIB v. to liberate (n. LIBBER)
- LID v. to provide with a lid
- LIE v. to fib (n. LIAR); to be in a
- horizontal position (n. LIER)
- LIG v. to lie about, idle (n. LIGGER)
- LIN v. (obs.) to cease
- LIP v. to touch with the lips
- LIS n. a fleur-de-lis
- LIT n. a former monetary unit of Lithuania
- (also LITAS)
- LOB v. to hit or throw a ball high
- (n. LOBBER)
- LOD n. the odds of an event
- LOG v. to fell trees (n. LOGGER)
- LOO v. to force a forfeit at “loo”
- (a card game)
- LOP v. to cut off unnecessary parts
- LOR interj. expressing surprise
- (also LORDY)
- LOS n. (arch.) praise (also LOOS)
- LOT v. to allot
- LOU v. to love
- LOW adj. not high
- v. to make the noise of cattle
- LOX v. to supply with liquid oxygen
- LOY n. a long, narrow spade
- LUD n. a lord
- LUG v. to pull or drag with difficulty
- LUM n. (Scots.) a chimney
- LUR n. a Bronze Age trumpet
- LUV n. a term of endearment; sweetheart
- LUX n. a unit of illumination
- (pl. LUXES, LUCES)
- LUZ n. a supposedly indestructible bone
- (pl. LUZZES)
- LYE n. a short branch of a railway
- LYM n. (Shakesp.) a leash
- (also LYME, LYAM)
- MAA v. to bleat like a goat
- MAC n. a raincoat (mackintosh)
- MAD v. to drive mad
- MAE n. (Scots.) more
- MAG v. to chatter like a magpie
- MAK v. (Scots.) to make (pa.t. MADE)
- MAL n. pain, sickness
- MAM n. (dial.) a mother
- MAN v. to provide with workers
- MAP v. to plan a layout (n. MAPPER)
- MAR v. to spoil or damage
- MAS plural of MA n. a mother
- MAT v. to entangle
- MAW v. (obs.) to mow
- MAX n. maximum amount
- MAY v. to gather may blossom
- MED n. medication
- MEE n. a dish containing noodles
- MEG n. a halfpenny coin
- MEL n. honey
- MEM n. a Hebrew letter
- MEN past tense of MAN v. to staff
- with workers
- MES plural of ME n. third musical note in a scale
- MET n. meteorology
- MEU n. the spignel plant
- MEW v. to cry like a cat
- MHO n. a unit of electrical inductance
- MIB n. a playing marble (also MIG)
- MIC n. a microphone
- MID n. short for midshipman; the middle
- MIG n. a playing marble (also MIB)
- MIL n. a unit of wire measurement
- MIM adj. prim and proper
- MIR n. a Muslim ruler (pl. MIRS, MIRI)
- MIS plural of MI n. third musical note
- in a scale
- MIX v. to mingle (n. MIXER)
- MIZ n. misery (pl. MIZZES)
- MNA n. a Greek unit of weight or money
- (also MINA)
- MOA n. an extinct flightless bird from
- New Zealand
- MOB v. to crowd (n. MOBBER)
- MOC n. a moccasin
- MOD n. a Highland Gaelic festival
- MOE n. a wry face (also MOW)
- MOG v. to move away
- MOI pron. French form of ME,
- facetiously used in English
- MOL n. a molecular amount
- (also MOLE)
- MOM n. (US colloq.) a mother
- MON n. a Japanese family badge or crest
- MOO v. to make a sound like a cow
- MOP v. to wipe (n. MOPPER)
- MOR n. a layer of humus
- MOS plural of MO n. a moment
- MOT n. a witting saying
- MOU n. (Scots.) a mouth
- MOW v. to cut grass (n. MOWER)
- MOY n. (Shakesp.) a coin or a measure
- MOZ n. a type of curse
- MUD v. to bury or hide in mud
- MUG v. to attack before robbing
- (n. MUGGAR, MUGGER)
- MUM v. to act in a mime (n. MUMMER)
- MUN n. a man; fellow
- MUS plural of MU n. a Greek letter
- MUT n. a crossbred dog (also MUTT)
- MUX v. to spoil, botch
- MYC n. a cancer-causing gene
- NAB v. to seize (n. NABBER)
- NAE adv. (Scots.) not any
- NAG v. to pester (n. NAGGER)
- NAH adv. (colloq.) no
- NAM n. legal seizure of goods
- (also NAAM)
- NAN n. slightly leavened bread
- (also NAAN)
- NAP v. to take a short sleep
- (n. NAPPER)
- NAS adv. (obs.) has not; was not
- NAT n. (colloq.) a nationalist
- NAW adv. (colloq.) no
- NAY n. a negative vote
- NEB v. to put a bill on
- NED n. a young hooligan
- NEE adj. born with the maiden name of
- NEF n. a church nave
- NEG n. a photographic negative
- NEK n. (S. Africa) a mountain pass
- NEP n. (dial.) catmint, a plant attractive
- to cats (Also CATNEP, CATNIP)
- NET v. to catch fish in a mesh device
- (n. NETTER)
- NEW v. (obs.) to renew; adj. novel
- NIB v. to provide with a nib
- NID v. a pheasant’s nest or brood
- NIE v. (obs.) to draw near (also NIGH;
- pr.p. NYING)
- NIL n. nothing
- NIM v. to take or steal (n. NIMMER)
- NIP v. to pinch
- NIS n. a goblin in Scandinavian folklore
- (pl. NISSES)
- NIT n. the egg of a louse or other parasite
- NIX v. to veto or cancel
- NOB n. a person of high social rank
- NOD v. to move the head in greeting
- or agreement (n. NODDER)
- NOG v. to fix with a wooden peg
- NOH n. a traditional style of Japanese drama (pl. NOH)
- NOM n. a name
- NON adv. not
- NOO adv. now
- NOR conj. and not
- NOS plural of NO n. a negative reply (also NOES)
- NOT adv. expressing denial or negation
- NOW n. the present time
- NOX n. nitrogen oxide
- NOY v. (Spens.) to annoy
- NTH adj. implying a large, indefinite number
- NUB v. to hang
- NUN n. a woman in a religious order
- NUR n. a knot on a tree
- (also KNUR, NURR)
- NUS plural of NU n. a Grek letter
- NUT v. to gather nuts (n. NUTTER)
- NYE v. (obs.) to draw near
- (also NIE, NIGH; pr.p. NYING)
- NYS conj. (Spens.) is not
- OAF n. a lout; an idiot
- (pl. OAFS, OAVES)
- OAK n. a kind of tree or its wood
- OAR v. to row a boat
- OAT n. a kind of grass with edible seeds
- OBA n. a West African chief or ruler
- OBE n. sorcery of African origin
- OBI v. to bewitch (pr.p. OBIING)
- OBO n. a tanker for carrying oil and ore
- OBS plural of OB n. an objection
- OCA n. a South American wood-sorrel
- OCH interj. (Scots.) expressing
- impatience (also ACH)
- ODA n. a room in a harem
- ODD adj. strange; unpaired;
- n. a strange person
- ODE n. an elaborate lyric addressed to
- someone or something
- ODS plural of OD n. a hypothetical force
- of nature
- OES plural of OE n. (Scots.) a grandchild
- OFF v. to go away
- OFT adj. poetic for often
- OHM n. a unit of electrical resistance
- OHO n. an expression of triumph or
- surprise (pl. OHOS)
- OHS present tense of OH v. to exclaim
- in surprise
- OIK n. an inferior person
- OIL v. to grease or lubricate (n. OILER)
- OKA n. a Turkish weight (also OKE)
- OKE n. a Turkish weight (also OKA)
- OLD adj. long-lasting; n. an individual
- of a specified age
- OLE n. a shout of approval
- OLM n. a blind salamander
- OMS plural of OM n. a mantra
- ONE the number “1″; an individual person
- or thing (n. ONER)
- ONS present tense of ON v. to continue
- ONO n. a fish
- ONY prep. ANY
- OOF n. slang word for money
- OOH v. to exclaim in surprise or pleasure
- OOM n. (S. Africa) an uncle
- OON n. (Scots) an oven
- OOP v. to bind with thread (also OUP)
- OOR (Scots.) same as OUR pron.
- belonging to us
- OOS plural of OO n. (Scots.) wool
- OOT n. an out
- OPE v. (poetic) to open
- OPS plural of OP n. abstract art
- OPT v. to decide or choose
- ORA a plural of OS n. an orifice
- ORB v. to form into a sphere or circle
- ORC n. a killer whale (also ORCA)
- ORD n. a point of a weapon
- ORE n. a solid mineral aggregate
- ORF n. a viral infection of sheep
- ORS plural of OR n. a gold colour
- ORT n. a leftover from a meal
- OSE n. a narrow ridge of gravel or sand
- OUD n. a stringed instrument of N. Africa
- OUK n. (Scots) a week
- OUP v. to bind with thread (also OOP)
- OUR pron. belonging to us
- OUS plural of OU, a bloke
- OUT v. to put or throw out
- OVA plural of OVUM n. an egg
- OWE v. to be in debt
- OWL v. to behave like an owl
- OWN v. to possess; belonging to oneself
- OWT n. (dial.) anything
- OXO adj. containing oxygen (also OXY)
- OXY adj. containing oxygen (also OXO)
- OYE n. (Scots.) a grandchild
- (also OE, OY)
- OYS plural of OY n. (Scots.) a
- grandchild
- PAC n. a shoe patterned after a moccasin
- PAD v. to cushion (n. PADDER)
- PAH n. a Maori port or settlement
- (also PA)
- PAL v. to associate as a friend
- PAM n. the knave of clubs
- PAN v. to criticise harshly
- PAP v. to feed soft food to infants
- PAR v. to score a standard number of
- strokes in golf
- PAS n. a dance step (pl. PAS)
- PAT v. to stroke gently (n. PAWER)
- PAV n. pavlova
- PAW v. to scrape with a paw
- PAX n. a kiss of peace
- PAY v. to give money for (n. PAYER;
- pa.t. PAID, PAYED)
- PEA n. an edible, rounded seed of a herb
- PEC n. a pectoral muscle
- PED n. a pedestrian
- PEE v. to urinate
- PEG v. to fasten with a peg
- PEH n. a Hebrew letter (also PE)
- PEN v. to write down on paper
- PEP v. to energise
- PER prep. for each
- PES plural of PE n. a Hebrew letter
- PET v. to caress with the hand
- (n. PETTER)
- PEW n. a bench in a church
- PHI n. a Greek letter
- PHO interj. expressing disgust
- (also FOH)
- PHT interj. of mild anger
- PIA n. a tropical plant
- PIC n. (colloq.) a picture
- PIE v. to reduce to confusion
- (pr.p. PIEING or PIING)
- PIG v. (slang) to eat greedily
- PIN v. to fasten with a pin
- (thin piece of metal)
- PIP v. to offend or disgust
- PIR n. a Muslim title of honour
- PIS plural of PI n. a Greek letter
- PIT v. to mark with cavities
- PIU adv. (music) more
- PIX n. a box in which eucharistic bread
- is kept (also PYX)
- PLU n. a beaver pelt
- PLY v. to bend or fold
- (n. PLIER, PLYER)
- POA n. a meadow-grass plant
- POD v. to shell peas
- POH interj. expressing contempt
- POI n. a Hawaiian dish of fermented taro
- POL n. a politician
- POM n. (colloq.) for Pomeranian dog
- POO v. to defecate
- POP v. to make a mild explosive sound
- (n. POPPER)
- POS adj. (slang) positive
- POT v. to put in a round container
- POW n. an explosive sound
- POX v. to infect with syphilis
- POZ adj. (obs.) positive (also POZZ)
- PRE prep. before
- PRO n. a professional or prostitute
- PRY v. to look into private matters
- (n. PRIER, PRYER)
- PSI n. a Greek letter
- PST interj. used to attract attention
- (also PSST)
- PUB n. a tavern
- PUD n. (colloq.) a pudding
- PUG v. to fill in with clay or mortar
- PUH interj. (Shakesp.) expressing disgust
- PUL n. a coin of Afghanistan
- PUN v. to make a play on words
- (n. PUNNER, PUNSTER)
- PUP v. to give birth to puppies
- PUR v. to purr
- PUS n. thick yellowish bodily fluid
- PUT v. to place
- PUY n. a small volcanic cone
- PYA n. a copper coin of Burma
- PYE v. to reduce to confusion
- (also PIE; pr.p. PYEING)
- PYX v. to test the weight of a coin in
- a special box
- QAT n. an East African shrub
- (also KAT, KHAT)
- QIS plural of QI n. life force (also CHI)
- QUA adv. in the capacity of
- RAD v. to fear
- RAG v. to tease or ridicule
- RAH v. to express joy with “rah” sound
- RAI n. a North African form of music
- RAJ n. sovereignty
- RAM v. to push or cram down hard
- (n. RAMMER)
- RAN past tense of RUN v. to move
- quickly
- RAP v. to strike sharply (n. RAPPER)
- RAS n. an Ethiopian prince
- RAT v. to hunt rats (n. RATTER)
- RAW n. a blister
- RAX v. to stretch
- RAY v. to emit light rays
- REB n. a Confederate soldier
- REC n. a recreation ground
- RED adj. of the colour of blood
- v. to put in order (also REDD)
- REE n. a female sandpiper bird
- REF v. to referee
- REG n. a regulation
- REH n. an accumulation of salts on soil
- REI n. a Portuguese coin
- REM n. a unit of radiation dosage
- REN v. (obs.) to run (Spens. RENNE)
- REO n. a language
- REP v. to work as a representative
- RES n. a reservation (also REZ)
- RET v. to soak
- REV v. to increase the speed of
- REW n. (Spens.) a row
- REX n. a king (pl. REGES)
- REZ n. a reservation (pl. REZZES)
- RHO n. a letter of the Greek alphabet
- RHY n. (Spens.) rye grain
- RIA n. a drowned valley
- RIB v. to tease (n. RIBBER)
- RID v. to free or clear (n. RIDDER)
- RIF v. to dismiss from employment
- RIG v. to fit with sails
- RIM v. to provide with a rim
- RIN v. (Scots.) to run (pa.t RAN)
- RIP v. to tear oapart (n. RIPPER)
- RIT v. to score or scratch (also RITT)
- RIZ past tense (US) of RISE v. to get up
- ROB v. to steal (n. ROBBER)
- ROC n. a large bird of Arabian legend
- (also ROK, RUC, RUKH)
- ROD v. to push a rod through
- ROE n. a mass of fish eggs (adj. ROED)
- ROK n. a large bird of Arabian legend
- (also ROC, RUC, RUKH)
- ROM n. a gypsy man
- (pl. ROMS, ROMA, ROMAS)
- ROO n. a kangaroo
- ROT v. to decay
- ROW v. to propel through water
- with oars (n. ROWER)
- RUB v. to apply friction
- RUC n. a large bird of Arabian legend
- (also ROC, RUK, RUKH)
- RUD v. to redden
- RUE v. to regret (n. RUER;
- pr.p. RUING, RUEING)
- RUG v. (Scots.) to pull roughly
- RUM n. a spirit; adj. odd, droll
- RUN v. to move quickly (pa.t. RAN)
- RUT v. to make a furrow with a wheel
- RYA n. a type of Scandinavian rug
- RYE n. a cereal grass; its grain
- SAB v. to sob
- SAC n. (biology) a pouch-like structure
- SAD adj. unhappy, sorrowful, v. to express sadness
- SAE adv. (Scots.) so
- SAG v. to bend or hang down
- SAI n. the capuchin monkey
- SAL n. a large North Indian tree
- SAM v. to gather
- SAN n. a former Greek letter
- SAP v. to drain of energy
- SAR v. (Scots.) to savour
- (pa.t. SARED, pr.p. SARING)
- SAT past tense of SIT v. to rest on the
- buttocks
- SAU n. a Vietnamese coin; (also XU;
- pl. SAU)
- SAV n. a saveloy
- SAW v. to use a cutting tool (n. SAWER)
- SAX n. a chopper for trimming slate
- (also ZAX, ZEX)
- SAY v. to speak n. SAYER;
- pa.t. SED, SAID, SAYED)
- SAZ n. a stringed instrument of N. Africa
- SEA n. an ocean
- SEC n. a secant
- SED past tense (Milton) of SAY v. to
- speak
- SEE v. to perceive by the eye
- SEG n. a stud in the sole of a shoe
- SEI n. a whale, a kind of rorqual
- SEL n. self
- SEN n. a Japanese monetary unit
- SER n. a unit of weight in India
- SET v. to put or place in position
- (pa.t. SET)
- SEW v. to work on with needle & thread
- SEX v. to identify gender of (n. SEXER)
- SEY n. a part of a carcase of beef
- SEZ present tense (slang) of SAY v. to
- speak
- SHA interj. requesting silence (also SH, SHH)
- SHE n.. a female person or thing
- SHH interj. requesting silence
- (also SH, SHA)
- SHY v. to jump aside, recoil; adj. bashful
- SIB n. a blood relation
- SIC v. to incite a dog to attack
- SIF adj. nasty
- SIK adj. excellent
- SIM n. a simulation
- SIN v. to commit a moral offence
- (n. SINNER)
- SIP v. to drink in small mouthfuls
- SIR v. to address as “sir”
- SIS n. a sister
- SIT v. to rest on the buttocks
- (n. SITTER)
- SIX n. the number after five
- SKA n. Jamaican music similar to reggae
- SKI v. to glide on snow (n. SKIER)
- SKY v. to hit high in the air (n. SKYER;
- pa.t. SKIED, SKYED)
- SLY adj. cunning, wily
- SMA adj. (Scots.) small
- SNY side channel of a river
- SOB v. to cry uncontrollably with
- intermittent breaths (n. SOBBER)
- SOC n. the right of holding a local court
- SOD v. to cover with sods of turf
- SOG v. to soak
- SOH n. fifth note of a musical scale
- (also SO, SOL)
- SOL n. same as SOH (above)
- SOM n. the currency of Kyrgyzstan (plural also SOMY)
- SON n. a male offspring
- SOP v. to soak
- SOS plural of SO n. fifth note of a
- musical scale
- SOT v. to act like a drunkard
- SOU n. an old small French coin
- SOV n. a sovereign (gold coin)
- SOW v. to scatter seed (n. SOWER)
- SOX a plural (slang) of SOCK n. a foot
- covering
- SOY n. dark, salty bean sauce
- SPA v. to stay at a mineral spring
- SPY v. to watch secretly
- SRI n. sir, a Hindu title of respect
- STY v. to keep in a sty
- (pa.t. STIED, STYED)
- SUB v. to substitute; to subscribe
- SUD n. froth of soapy water
- (usually in pl. SUDS)
- SUE v. to prosecute at law
- (n. SUER; pr.p. SUING)
- SUI pron. himself, herself, itself
- SUK n. a market place (also SOOK,
- SOUK, SUKH, SUQ,)
- SUM v. to add, make up the total of
- SUN v. to expose to the sun’s rays
- SUP v. to take liquid into the mouth
- SUQ n. a marketplace (also SOOK,
- SOUK, SUK, SUKH)
- SUR prep. (French) on, above
- SUS v. to arrest for suspicious behaviour
- (pl. SUSES, SUSSES)
- SWY n. an Australian two-up game
- SYE v. to strain (pr.p. SYEING)
- SYN adv. since (also SYNE)
- TAB v. to name or designate
- TAD n. a small amount
- TAE v. (Scots.) to toe (pr.p. TAEING)
- TAG v. to put a label on (n. TAGGERS)
- TAI n. a Japanese sea bream
- TAJ n. a crown
- TAK v. (Scots.) to take
- (pa.t. TOOK; pa.p. TAKEN)
- TAM a cap with a broad, circular flat top
- TAN adj. brown from the sun’s rays;
- v. to convert hide into leather
- (n. TANNER)
- TAO n. a path of virtuous conduct in
- Japanese philosophy
- TAP v. to knock gently (n. TAPPER)
- TAR v. to coat with bitumen
- (n. TARRIER)
- TAS plural of TA n. expression of thanks
- TAT v. to touch up
- TAU n. a letter of the Greek alphabet
- TAV n. a Hebrew letter
- TAW v. to prepare skins for white leather
- TAX v. to impose a levy on
- TAY n. (dial.) tea
- TEA v. to take tea
- TEC n. a detective
- TED v. to spread out grass for drying
- TEE v. to place a golf ball on a tee
- TEF n. an Ethiopian cereal grass
- (also TEFF)
- TEG n. a sheep in its second year
- (also TEGG)
- TEL n. in Arab countries, a hill or mound
- TEN n. the whole number after nine
- TES plural of TE n. seventh musical note
- in a scale (also TE)
- TET n. a Hebrew letter (also TETH)
- TEW v. to hustle
- TEX n. a unit of weight for yarn
- THE definite article. refers to specific case
- THO conj. though
- THY pron. of thee
- TIC n. an involuntary muscle twitch
- TID n. (Scots.) a mood
- TIE v. to fasten (pr.p. TIEING, TYING)
- TIG v. to touch in a game of tag
- TIL n. the sesame plant
- TIN v. to coat with tin metal
- TIP v. to give helpful advice (n. TIPPER)
- TIS plural of TI n. seventh musical note in a scale
- TIX n. plural. tickets
- TIT v. to tug
- TOC n. telecommunications code for
- the letter “T”
- TOD v. to yield a tod, an old wool weight
- (also TODDE)
- TOE v. to kick or touch with the toes
- TOG v. to dress
- TOM v. to be unduly cooperative
- TON n. a unit of weight
- TOO adv. also
- TOP v. to surpass (n. TOPPER)
- TOR n. a rocky hill
- TOT v. to total a sum
- TOW v. to pull along (behind)
- TOY v. to play idly with (n. TOYER)
- TRY v. to attempt (n. TRIER, TRYER)
- TSK v. to exclaim “tsk” in annoyance
- TUB v. to bathe in a tub (n. TUBBER)
- TUG v. to pull forcibly (n. TUGGER)
- TUI n. a New Zealand bird
- TUM n. a tummy
- TUN v. to store in a large cask
- TUP v. (of a ram) to copulate
- TUT v. to say “tut” in impatience
- TUX n. a tuxedo (dinner jacket)
- TWA n. two (also TWAE, TWAY)
- TWO n. the next whole number after one
- TWP adj. (Welsh) stupid
- TYE v. to wash in a tye trough
- (pr.p. TYEING)
- TYG n. an old drinking-cup with two
- or more handles
- UDO n. a Japanese herb
- UDS interj. (obs.) “God Save”
- UEY n. a U-turn
- UFO n. an unidentified flying object
- UGH n. the sound of a cough or grunt
- UGS present tense of UG v. to loathe
- UKE n. a ukulele
- ULE n. a Central American rubber tree
- ULU n. an Eskimo knife
- UMM interj. expressing doubt or
- hesitation (also UM)
- UMP v. to umpire
- UMU n. an oven
- UNI n. a university
- UNS plural of UN pron. one
- UPO prep. upon
- UPS present tense of UP v. to increase
- URB n. an urban area
- URD n. an Indian bean
- URE n. an extinct wild ox
- URN v. to place in an urn
- URP v. to vomit
- USE v. to put to a purpose (n. USER)
- UTA n. any of a genus of large lizards
- UTE n. a utility vehicle (small truck)
- UTS plural of UT n. a musical note
- UTU n. a Maori settlement of a debt
- UVA n. a grape or grape-like berry
- (pl. UVAE, UVAS)
- VAC v. to clean with a vacuum cleaner
- (pa.t. VACKED)
- VAE n. in Orkney or Shetland, a bay or
- creek (also VOE)
- VAG v. to arrest for vagrancy
- VAN v. to go or send in a delivery van
- VAR n. a unit of reactive power
- VAS n. a duct carrying liquid (pl. VASA)
- VAT v. to put or treat in a vat
- VAU n. an obsolete Greek letter
- VAV n. a Hebrew letter
- (also VAW, WAW)
- VAW n. a Hebrew letter
- (also VAV, WAW)
- VEE n. the letter “V”
- VEG n. a vegetable (also VEG(G)IE)
- VET v. to examine closely
- VEX v. to distress or annoy (n. VEXER)
- VIA n. (Latin) a road (pl. VIAE, VIAS)
- VID n. a video
- VIE v. to contend in rivalry
- VIG n. a vigorish, a charge paid to
- a bookie on a bet
- VIM n. energy, vigour
- VIN n. (French) wine
- VIS n. (Latin) a force
- VLY n. a swamp
- VOE n. in Orkney or Shetland, a bay
- or creek (also VAE)
- VOL n. (heraldry) two wings displayed
- and conjoined
- VOR v. (Shakesp.) to warn
- VOW v. to make a solemn promise
- (n. VOWER)
- VOX n. a voice (pl. VOCES)
- VUG n. a cavity in a rock (also VUGG)
- VUM v. to vow
- WAB n. a web
- WAD v. to form into a wad
- WAE n. (Scots) woe
- WAG v. to move from side to side
- (n. WAGGER)
- WAI n. water
- WAN adj. pale; v. to become pale
- WAP v. to throw or pull quickly
- WAR v. to engage in conflict
- WAS past tense of BE v. to exist
- WAT adj. wet; n. a Thai Buddhist temple
- WAW n. a wave (also WAWE); a
- Hebrew letter (also VAV, VAW)
- WAX v. to treat with a fatty substance;
- to grow larger (n. WAXER)
- WAY v. (Spens.) to journey
- WEB v. to envelop with a net-like
- structure
- WED v. to marry (n. WEDDER)
- WEE adj. small; v. to urinate
- WEM n. the womb or belly
- (also WAME, WE(A)MB)
- WEN n. a sebaceous cyst
- WET adj. saturated; v. to moisten (n. WETTER; pa.t.WET, WETTED)
- WEX v. (obs.) to wax (also WEXE)
- WEY n. a measure for dry goods
- WHA pron. who
- WHO pron. used in referring to a person
- WHY n. the reason or cause of something
- (pl. WHYS)
- WIG v. to provide with a hairpiece
- WIN v. to winnow (pa.t. WINNED)
- WIS v. (archaic) to know
- WIT v. (archaic) to know (also WOT)
- WIZ n. a very skilful person
- WOE n. misery (also WO, WAE)
- WOF n. a fool, an idiot
- WOG n. offensive word for a foreigner
- WOK n. a frying pan used in Chinese
- cooking (also WOCK)
- WON v. to dwell
- WOO v. to seek support of (n. WOOER)
- WOP v. to thump (also WHOP, WHAP)
- WOS plural of WO n. misery
- WOT v. to know (also WIT)
- WOW v. to impress
- WOX past tense (obs.) of WAX v. to increase (pa.p. WOXEN)
- WRY adj. contorted;
- v. to give a twist to (pa.t. WRIED)
- WUD v. (Scots.) to cover with trees
- WUS n. (Welsh) term to address a
- companion
- WYE n. the letter “Y”
- WYN n. a rune equal to modern “W”
- (also WYNN)
- XIS plural of XI n. a Greek letter
- YAD n. a pointing device
- YAE adv. AE
- YAG n. a synthetic garnet
- YAH n. an affirmative vote
- (also YEA, YEH, YEAH, YES)
- YAK v. to talk persistently (also YACK; n. YAKKER)
- YAM n. a sweet potato
- YAP v. to bark sharply or constantly
- (n. YAPPER, YAPSTER)
- YAR adj. nimble (also YARE)
- YAW v. to deviate from a course
- YAY n. an affirmative vote (also YAH,
- YEA, YEH, YEAH, YES)
- YEA n. an affirmative vote (also YAH,
- YAY, YEAH, YEH, YES)
- YEH adv. (colloq.) yes (also YEAH)
- YEN v. to desire or yearn
- YEP n. an affirmative reply
- (also YUP, YES)
- YES v. to give an affirmative reply (pl. YESES, YESSES; pa.t. YESSED)
- YET adv. in addition, besides
- YEW n. a type of evergreen tree
- YEX v. to hiccup or belch (also YESK)
- YGO past tense (Spens.) of go v. to
- move along (also YGOE)
- YID n. an offensive term for a Jew
- YIN n. one of two opposing principles of Chinese philosophy
- YIP v. to give a short, sudden cry
- (n. YIPPER)
- YOB n. a lout
- YOD n. a Hebrew letter
- YOK v. to laugh (also YOCK, YUK)
- YOM n. a Jewish day (pl. YOMIM)
- YON adv. yonder
- YOS plural of YO interj. used to indicate one’s presence
- YOU pron. referring to the person being addressed (plural YOUS or YOUSE)
- YOW v. to howl (also YOWL)
- YUG n. one of the four Hindu ages of the world (also YUGA)
- YUK v. to laugh loudly (also YOK, YOCK)
- YUM interj. to express satisfaction
- YUP n. an affirmative reply (also YEP, YES)YUS plural of YU n. a precious jade
- ZAG v. to change direction on a zig-zag
- course (also ZIG)
- ZAP v. to destroy< (n. ZAPPER)
- ZAS plural of ZA, pizza
- ZAX n. a chopper for trimming slate
- (also SAX, ZEX)
- ZEA n. a part of a maize plant
- ZED n. the letter “Z”
- ZEE n. (US) the letter “Z”
- ZEK n. an inmate of a labour camp in the
- former USSR
- ZEL n. an oriental cymbal
- ZEP n. a long sandwich
- ZEX n. a chopper for trimming slate
- (also SAX, ZAX)
- ZHO n. a cross between a yak and a cow
- (also ZO, DSO, DZO, DZHO)
- ZIG v. to change direction on a zig-zag
- course (also ZAG)
- ZIN n. a zinfandel red wine
- ZIP v. to fasten a zipper
- ZIT n. a pimple
- ZIZ v. to take a nap
- ZOA a plural of ZOON n. a unified individual creature
- ZOL n. a cannabis cigarette
- ZOO n. a place where animals are kept for exhibition
- ZOS plural of ZO n. a cross between a yak and a cow
- ZUZ n. an ancient Palestinian coin (pl. ZUZIM)
- ZZZ interj. expressing sleep
