English Wordbook/A

Staff A of the English Wordbook. Dictionary-attested synonyms are in blue.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

abandon vb forsake, forlese (pt. -lore, pp. -lorn) abandon n wantonness, recklessness abase vb bemean, lower , shame abash vb shame abate vb lessen abattoir n slaughterhouse abbreviate vb shorten, foreshorten abbreviation n shortening, foreshortening abscond vb sneak away abdicate vb forswear abdomen n riff, belly abduct vb kidnap, steal away aberration n freak, wandering abet vb help, goad, spur, hearten abhor vb hate, loathe, mislike ability n skill, dought abject adj mean, wretched abjure vb forswear ablactate vb wean able to, is phrase can able to phrase could, was able to, had been phrase could have ablution n washing, bathing, cleansing abnegate vb forgo, forswear abnormal adj odd abolish vb fordo aborigine n erd-folk, first-folk aboriginal adj erd-folkish, first-folkish abort vb scrap, fordo abortion n scrapping, wightbloom-scrap abridge vb foreshorten, cut absence n lack, want, dearth absent adj missing absinth(e)1 n wormwood absinth(e)2 n wormwood wine absolute adj outright, utter absorb vb soak up, forsoak abstain (from) vb forgo abundant adj teeming, swarmed, overflowing, full of, fulsome, rife, birthy academia n lorework, loredom academic adj moot, lorewise academic n lorester, loreman accelerate vb speed up, speed, quicken, swiften accept vb take on acceptable adj takeworthy accessory vb deedmate, bykeeper accident n mishap accomplice n deedmate accurate adj right on, aright accuse vb guilt, wray accustomed to adj wont to according to adj by account n ledger, writ accountant n bookkeeper acid n sourwater, firewater, burnwater acquaint vb befriend, bekith acquiesce vb cool acquire vb get, gain acquire illegitimately vb ill-get, misget act n deed, play actual adj true actually adv in truth, truly, as it happens acute adj sharp, keen, honed, cunning add preposition raised by, up by, together with add vb raise by, reckon up, put on, tack on addiction n craving additionally adv furthermore, moreover, what is more address vb call adept adj skillful adequate adj good enough, fit enough adhere vb cling, stick, cleave adherent n believer, follower ad infinitum adv and so on forever adiposis n overweight adjacent adj near, next adjective n honeword, ilkword adjust vb set, fitten admonish vb warn, tell off adopt vb take on, foster, take up adoption n taking on, fostering, uptake adorable adj lovely adorn vb bedeck, dight adulation n flaundering, glavering adult n grown-up adultery n cuckolding, breach of wedlock, wedlock breach advance vb further, move on, forward, aforth advance, in adj beforehand advantage n behoof advent n coming adventageous adj furthersome, behoofsome adverb n likeword adversity n thwartsomeness, hardhap adversive n thwartsome advice n rede, warning, input advise vb rede, warn, steer, help, hint aerodynamic adj streamlined, wind deft, windfit affection n fondness affectionate adj friendly, lovesome afflict vb ail, smite, dretch affluence n wealth affluent adj wealthy, well-to-do, well off affirmative adv aye, aye-aye, Yes-some, Yes-ly, Yes-ish, ayesome afraid adj frightened, scared, afeared age n oldness, years, time, eldth age vb eld age(era) n timestretch, yorestretch aged adj elderly, elt agile adj nimble, limber, lissome agility n nimbleness, limberness, lissomeness agglomerate vb clodden agglutinate vb wordlink aggressive adj threatening agree vb settle on, hold with agriculture n fieldlore, croplore aid vb & n help aim n goal, ettle air n wind, sky, loft air force n sky might aisle n gangway alarm clock n wakerclock, wire-waker, wirerooster alas interj alack, woe albumen n egg white alcohol n booze alcoholic adj boozen alcoholic n drunkard alien adj unearthly, outlandish, from abroad, from overseas, from afar, wayward born, altheodish, farlandish, alienate vb unkithen allegory n forlikening alleviate vb allay, lighten allocate vb earmark allow vb let allowable adj letsome allude vb anenten almanac n yearbook alphabet n futhork, staffhoard alphabet, runic n futhorc, futhark altercation n fight, brangling altitude n height altruism n selflessness altruistic adj selfless amass vb gather, build up amateur adj lay amazed adj aghast amazing adj geason, awesome, cool amber n burnstone ambidextrous vb twihanded ameliorate vb (make) better amicable adj friendly ammonia n hartshorn, water of hartshorn amnesia n blackout amorphous adj shapeless amount n deal anal adj arse, bottom anal-retentive adj arse-inholdsome anathema n ban, bane, blight, curse anatomy n bodylore ancestor n forebear, forefather, forerunner, foregoer ancient adj olden, farback, long ago, fern Anglosphere, the n English (speaking) world, the animal n wight animate vb bring to life, belifen anniversary n yeartide announce vb abede annoy vb irk, nettle annual adj yearly annual n yearbook annul vb fordo antagonist n gainstander anterior adj fore, foremost anterior n fore, foreside anticipate vb foresee, foretaste, forecome anticlockwise adj & adv withershins, widdershins, gainclockwise antipathy n mislike antiquity n oldness, elderliness, eldern, eldness, eldtime, farback, olden-times antirrhinum n snapdragon anus n arsehole anxiety n worry, angst, fear apart adv asunder, aside apartment n flat aperture n opening apologize vb say sorry apology n sorrysaying, besaying, (defend), words of rue, rueword (regret) apparent adj seeming apparently adv seemingly appear vb seem, kythe, loom appearance n kything, cast appellation n name appendage n outgrowth appetite n craving apprehension n dread, foreboding, misgiving approaching adj forthcoming, coming, upcoming appropriate adj fitting, seemly, meet approximate adj rough, near approximately adv about, roughly, nearly April n Eastermonth aquaculture n fish-farming aqualung n waterlung aquarium n fishtank, fishhouse aquatic adj water arable adj plowable arboreal adj treewise arboretum n treeyard arc n bow archaeopterix lithographica n stoneprinted oldenwing archaeology n oldenlore, erelore archer n bowman archery n bowmanship arctic adj bearish area n ground arguable adj moot argue vb speak against, squabble, wrangle, bicker, fight, tilt argument n row aridity n drought, dryness, dryth, dry-up, fordrying, rainlessness aristocrat n blue-blood, rikeborn aristocratic adj blue-blooded, rikeborn arm n handweapon army n harr, harrmen, dright, drightfolk(people's army), warband array vb lay out, set out arrogant prep & adj & adv highhanded around prep & adj & adv about arouse vb stir, awake arrive at vb reach, get to, come to arrest vb nab, cop arsenal n weaponhoard arson n firestarting arsonist n firestarter art n craft article n thing artificial adj manmade artisan n craftsman, wright artistry n craftsmanship asbestos n thrumstone ascend vb climb, rise asexual adj unswivesome asexual reproduction n swiveless matchbearing asparagus n sparrowgrass assemble vb forgather, gather, put together, set up assembly n gathering, meeting, moot assiduity n beeishness, one-mindness, steadfastness, thoroughness, tirelessness, weariless assist vb help, help out assistant n helper association n guild, club asterisk n star astonish vb dumbfound, make speechless, amaze astonished adj speechless, amazed, answerless astronaut n starfarer astronomy n starlore astute adj shrewd, cunning asylum n haven atheist adj without belief in gods, godless, beliefless atmosphere n welkin atom n uncleft attack n onslaught attack vb fight, set upon attain vb reach attempt n shot, undertaking, bash attempt vb give a shot, seek, forseek, undertake, have a bash, have a go attendant n steward attention n heed attention, pay vb heed attest vb bear witness attic n loft attract vb draw on, draw in, indraw attractive adj comely, good-looking, handsome audacious adj daring, bold, cheeky audacity n guts, gall audible adj hearable audience n hearing augment vb eke out August n Weedmonth aurora n daybreak, day-rawe, dayrim, dayspring, sunrise, dawn aurora borealis n northern lights author n writer, maker, bookwright authority n leadership, swinge, leaderhood auto- prefix self- autodidact adj self-taught autonym n selfname autumn n (leaf)fall, harvest auxillary adj backup, fallback available adj free, forthcoming avalanche n bergfall, fellfall average adj middling avert vb forfend aviary n birdhouse aviator n flyer, airman, skyman avoid vb shun avow vb swear axis n axle