(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabaptisms
anabaptist
anabaptist
noun
Alternative form of Anabaptist
anabaptistic
anabaptistical
anabaptistically
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
anabaptize
anabaptize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again; to rename.
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anabaptizing
anabaptizing
verb
present participle of anabaptize
anablepidae
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
ancraophobia
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anemobiagraph
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobiac
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anglophobist
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
antebaptismal
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
anthrohopobiological
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antiparabema
antiparabemata
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antiportable
antiprohibition
antiprohibition
adj
Opposing the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
antiprohibitionist
antiprohibitionist
noun
One who opposes the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aphlebia
aphlebia
noun
(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
apickaback
apickaback
adv
Alternative form of pickaback
apickback
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
apobiotic
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apometabolic
apometabolism
aporobranchia
aporobranchian
aporobranchiata
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appetible
appetible
adj
Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliable
appliable
adj
(obsolete) Compliant; accommodating.
Able to be put into use or applied; applicable.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
appliably
appliably
adv
(obsolete) In an appliable manner.
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
applicable
applicable
adj
suitable for application, relevant
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
applicably
applicably
adv
In an applicable manner.
appointable
appointable
adj
Capable of being appointed.
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
apppetible
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approbation
approbation
noun
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approvability
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
aquaphobia
aquaphobia
noun
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
aquopentamminecobaltic
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabophil
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
arbitratorship
arbitratorship
noun
The role or status of an arbitrator.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
archbishopry
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archipresbyter
archpublican
aristorepublicanism
arteriophlebotomy
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
ashurbanipal
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
assurbanipal
asthenophobia
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atabalipa
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
aubepine
aulophobia
aulophobia
noun
fear of flutes
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bacillariophyta
bacilliparous
bacillophobia
bacillophobia
noun
The fear of microbes.
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.