The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
aardvarks
aardvarks
noun
plural of aardvark
aboudikro
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
adamek
adamik
adamok
adamski
adhaka
adhaka
noun
An ancient Indian unit of weight, equivalent to around 2.5 kilograms.
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adiadokokinesi
adiadokokinesia
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adkins
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adusk
adusk
adj
(rare) Resembling conditions at dusk or twilight, low-lit, dark; in darkness, gloomy.
adv
(rare) At dusk; in the dusk or twilight.
advoke
advoke
verb
To summon or call (to a higher tribunal).
adzooks
adzooks
intj
(archaic) Alternative form of gadzooks
afrikander
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agkistrodon
aikido
aikido
noun
(countable) A school of the martial art.
(uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
aikidos
aikidos
noun
plural of aikido
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
akademi
aked
aked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ake
akeldama
akenbold
akhoond
akhoond
noun
Alternative spelling of akhund
akhund
akhund
noun
(chiefly historical) A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.
(colloquial, Central Asia or Xinjiang) Uyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim
akhundzada
akindle
akkad
akkad
Proper noun
One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.
akkadian
akkadian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire.
Proper noun
The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.
Noun
A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.
akkadist
akmudar
akmuddar
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
akund
alackaday
alackaday
intj
Synonym of alack
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldoketene
aleksandr
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alkaid
alkalamide
alkalamide
noun
(chemistry) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkalinised
alkalinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinise
alkalinized
alkalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalinize
alkalised
alkalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalise
alkalized
alkalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalize
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkaloidal
alkaloidal
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkedavy
alkide
alkide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple binary alkyl organometallic compound
alkoxid
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
alkyd
alkyd
noun
A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
alkyds
alkyds
noun
plural of alkyd
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
ambedkar
amidoketone
amphidisk
anadarko
anadarko
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
andarko
andikithira
andoke
andreyevka
androkinin
aniakudo
ankerhold
ankled
ankled
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of ankle.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankle
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopodia
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyroid
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
antiduke
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiskid
antiskid
adj
(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
aralkylated
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidiskodon
arcked
arkadelphia
arkdale
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
ashkhabad
asked
asked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ask
aspidiske
asterisked
asterisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asterisk
attacked
attacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attack
attiwendaronk
auckland
auckland
Proper noun
The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
auldfarrantlike
awaked
awaked
verb
(US, rare) simple past tense and past participle of awake
awakened
awakened
adj
Aroused or activated.
Having been woken up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awaken
awkward
awkward
adj
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
adv
(obsolete) In a backwards direction.
noun
Someone or something that is awkward.
awkwarder
awkwarder
adj
comparative form of awkward: more awkward
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
awkwardly
awkwardly
adv
In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backadation
backband
backband
noun
A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
backbend
backbend
noun
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
verb
To perform such a move.
backbends
backbends
noun
plural of backbend
backberand
backberend
backboard
backboard
noun
(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(medicine) A spine board.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.
backboards
backboards
noun
plural of backboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backboard
backboned
backboned
adj
Having a spine.
backbrand
backchecked
backchecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcheck
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backdate
backdate
noun
An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.
verb
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
backdated
backdated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdate
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backdoor
backdoor
noun
Alternative spelling of back door, which can be used attributively.
verb
Alternative spelling of back door
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.