| BASTLE | • bastle n. (Obsolete) A medieval fortified house, in northern England and the Scottish borders. • BASTLE n. a fortified house with vaulted ground floor. |
| BUSTLE | • bustle n. (Countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir. • bustle n. (Computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. • bustle n. (Historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman’s skirt, typically only protruding from the… |
| CASTLE | • castle n. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages… • castle n. (Chess) An instance of castling. • castle n. (Chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower. |
| COSTLY | • costly adj. Of high cost; expensive. • COSTLY adj. expensive. |
| FASTLY | • fastly adv. In a secure or firm manner; securely. • fastly adv. (Nonstandard) quickly. • FASTLY adv. (Shakespeare) firmly. |
| HOSTLY | • HOSTLY adj. pertaining to one who hosts. |
| HUSTLE | • hustle v. To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle. • hustle v. (Intransitive) To rush or hurry. • hustle v. (Transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly. |
| ISTLES | • istles n. Plural of istle. • ISTLE n. (Nahuatl) a strong fibre obtained from agave, also IXTLE. |
| JOSTLE | • jostle v. (Transitive, intransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside. • jostle v. (Intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving. • jostle v. (Transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with. |
| JUSTLE | • justle v. To jostle. • JUSTLE v. to run or strike against, also JOSTLE. |
| JUSTLY | • justly adv. In a just or fair manner; rightfully. • justly adv. With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly. • justly adv. (Obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly. |
| LASTLY | • lastly adv. (Sequence) Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions. • lastly adv. (Discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation. • LAST adv. coming after all others in sequence. |
| MISTLE | • mistle n. (Obsolete) mistletoe. • mistle n. (Countable) the mistle thrush. • mistle v. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle. |
| MOSTLY | • mostly adv. Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. • mostly adv. (Obsolete) To the greatest extent; most. • MOST adv. in the highest degree. |
| NESTLE | • nestle v. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. • nestle v. To press oneself against another affectionately. • nestle v. (Intransitive) To lie half-hidden or in shelter. |
| OSTLER | • ostler n. A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom. • OSTLER n. a horse tender at an inn. |
| PESTLE | • pestle n. A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things. • pestle n. (Archaic) A constable’s or bailiff’s staff; so called from its shape. • pestle n. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig. |
| RUSTLE | • rustle n. A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. • rustle n. A movement producing such a sound. • rustle v. (Ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. |
| VASTLY | • vastly adv. Greatly, in a vast manner. • VAST adv. huge. |
| WISTLY | • wistly adv. (Obsolete) In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively. • WISTLY adv. (Shakespeare) longingly. |