AA n pl. -S rough, cindery lava 
AB n pl. -S an abdominal muscle 
AD n pl. -S an advertisement 
AE adj one 
AG adj pertaining to agriculture 
AH interj -- used to express delight, relief, or contempt 
AI n pl. -S a three-toed sloth 
AL n pl. -S an East Indian tree 
AM present 1st person sing. of be 
AN indefinite article -- used before words beginning with a vowel sound 
AR n pl. -S the letter R 
AS adv to the same degree 
AT prep in the position of 
AW interj -- used to express protest, disgust, or disbelief 
AX v -ED, -ING, -ES to work on with an ax (a type of cutting tool) 
AY n pl. AYS aye 
BA n pl. -S the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology 
BE v present sing. 1st person -AM, 2d -ARE or -ART, 3d -IS, past sing. 1st and 3d persons -WAS, 2d -WERE or -WAST or -WERT, past participle BEEN, present participle BEING to have actuality 
BI n pl. -S a bisexual 
BO n pl. BOS a pal 
BY n pl. BYS a pass in certain card games 
DE prep of; from -- used in names 
DO n pl. DOS the first tone of the diatonic musical scale 
DO v DID or DIDST, DONE, DOING, present sing. 2d person DO, DOEST or DOST, 3d person DOES, DOETH or DOTH to begin and carry through to completion 
ED n pl. ED education 
EF n pl. -S the letter F 
EH interj -- used to express doubt or surprise 
EL n pl. -S an elevated railroad or train 
EM n pl. -S the letter M 
EN n pl. -S the letter N 
ER interj -- used to express hesitation 
ES n pl. ESES ess 
ET a past tense of eat 
EX n pl. -ES the letter X 
FA n pl. -S the fourth tone of the diatonic musical scale 
GO v WENT, GONE, GOING, GOES to move along 
HA n pl. -S a sound of surprise 
HE n pl. -S a male person 
HI interj -- used as a greeting 
HM interj hmm 
HO interj -- used to express surprise 
ID n pl. -S a part of the psyche 
IF n pl. -S a possibility 
IN v INNED, INNING, INS to harvest 
IS present 3d person sing. of be 
IT pron the 3d person sing. neuter pronoun 
JO n pl. JOES a sweetheart 
KA n pl. -S the spiritual self of a human being in Egyptian religion 
LA n pl. -S the sixth tone of the diatonic musical scale 
LI n pl. -S a Chinese unit of distance 
LO interj -- used to attract attention or to express surprise 
MA n pl. -S mother 
ME pron the objective case of the pronoun I 
MI n pl. -S the third tone of the diatonic musical scale 
MM interj -- used to express assent or satisfaction 
MO n pl. MOS a moment 
MU n pl. -S a Greek letter 
MY pron the possessive form of the pronoun I 
NA adv no; not 
NE adj born with the name of 
NO n pl. NOS or NOES a negative reply 
NU n pl. -S a Greek letter 
OD n pl. -S a hypothetical force of natural power 
OE n pl. -S a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands 
OF prep coming from 
OH v -ED, -ING, -S to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire 
OM n pl. -S a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality 
ON n pl. -S the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket 
OP n pl. -S a style of abstract art 
OR n pl. -S the heraldic color gold 
OS n pl. ORA an orifice 
OS n pl. OSAR an esker 
OS n pl. OSSA a bone 
OW interj -- used to express sudden pain 
OX n pl. -ES a clumsy person 
OX n pl. OXEN a hoofed mammal 
OY interj -- used to express dismay or pain 
PA n pl. -S a father 
PE n pl. -S a Hebrew letter 
PI n pl. -S a Greek letter 
PI v PIED, PIEING or PIING, PIES to jumble or disorder 
RE n pl. -S the second tone of the diatonic musical scale 
SH interj -- used to urge silence 
SI n pl. -S ti 
SO n pl. SOS sol 
TA n pl. -S an expression of gratitude 
TI n pl. -S the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale 
TO prep in the direction of 
UH interj -- used to express hesitation 
UM interj -- used to indicate hesitation 
UN pron pl. -S one 
UP v UPPED, UPPING, UPS to raise 
US pron the objective case of the pronoun we 
UT n pl. -S the musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do 
WE pron 1st person pl. pronoun in the nominative case 
WO n pl. WOS woe 
XI n pl. -S a Greek letter 
XU n pl. XU a monetary unit of Vietnam 
YA pron you 
YE pron you 
YO interj -- used to call attention or to express affirmation