(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
agnathostomata
agnathostomatous
agnoetism
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agomensin
agonostomus
agoranomus
agrarianism
agrarianism
noun
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
agrarianisms
agrarianisms
noun
plural of agrarianism
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agremens
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albigensianism
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
allagostemonous
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
amagansett
amalgamationist
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
amalings
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
americanising
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amongst
amongst
prep
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amphicarpogenous
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphisporangiate
amphogenous
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amygdaloncus
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogens
anagignoskomena
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatising
anagrammatising
verb
present participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatism
anagrammatism
noun
The creation or formation of anagrams.
anagrammatist
anagrammatist
noun
A creator or finder of anagrams.
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anallagmatis
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
anapterygotism
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anastigmatic
anastigmatic
adj
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
anastigmats
anastigmats
noun
plural of anastigmat
anastomosing
anastomosing
adj
(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.
(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
verb
present participle of anastomose
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemologies
angadresma
angiemphraxis
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiolymphitis
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiomyosarcoma
angioneoplasm
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiostomize
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angiosymphysis
anglesmith
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglicanism
anglicanism
Noun
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Attachment to England or English institutions.
anglicanisms
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglocatholicism
anglophilism
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
animalising
animalising
verb
present participle of animalise
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisogamies
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.