An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
(figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
To practise acrobatics.
acrobates
acrobatholithic
acrobatholithic
adj
Relating to the upward-projecting dome of a batholith
acrobatic
acrobatic
adj
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
vigorously active
acrobatical
acrobatical
adj
Alternative form of acrobatic
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
acrobystitis
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adverbiation
aerobacter
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobacters
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere
aerobate
aerobate
verb
(aviation) To perform aerobatics.
aerobated
aerobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerobate
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aerobiotic
aerobiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerobiosis
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
aeroboat
aeroboat
noun
(archaic) A form of hydroaeroplane; a flying boat.
aerobranchiate
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afterblow
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
airboat
airboat
noun
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
alabastrons
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
albatross
albatross
noun
(figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
(golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
albatrosses
albatrosses
noun
plural of albatross
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
alberto
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albertson
albitophyre
alboranite
albuminometer
albuminometry
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambatoarinite
ambicolorate
ambicoloration
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambisporangiate
amblychromatic
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambrosterol
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amebobacter
aminobarbituric
amobarbital
amobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
amobarbitals
amobarbitals
noun
plural of amobarbital
amoebobacter
amoebobacterieae
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
anabrotic
anaerobation
anaerobiont
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
anisobranchiate
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
anthrohopobiological
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
antiabortion
antiabortion
adj
Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antiballooner
antiballooner
noun
(textiles) A device that prevents the outward bulging of the material being worked on by a spinning frame.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antibibliolatry
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antilabor
antilabor
adj
In opposition to labor unions.
In opposition to the labor party.
antilaborist
antilibration
antilibration
noun
(rare) A balancing; equipoise.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antiportable
antiprohibition
antiprohibition
adj
Opposing the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
antiprohibitionist
antiprohibitionist
noun
One who opposes the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antirobin
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
antorbital
antorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated to the front of the orbit of the eye
noun
(anatomy) The antorbital bone
aplanobacter
aporobranchiata
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
approbate
approbate
adj
Approved.
verb
(transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to.
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate