Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
acherman
achromat
achromat
noun
(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
ackerman
ackerman
Proper noun
a town in Mississippi, USA
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acridium
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrogamy
acromial
acromial
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acromion
acromion
noun
(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
acronomy
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrosome
acrosome
noun
A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
acrydium
almicore
amacrine
amacrine
adj
(biology) Without long processes.
noun
(biology) Any cell that does not have a long process.
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
amatrice
amatrice
noun
(rare) A female amateur.
Alternative form of amatrix
ambracan
amelcorn
amelcorn
noun
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).
amercers
amercers
noun
plural of amercer
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
american
americas
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amilcare
amoritic
amoritic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Amorites or their language.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
amtracks
amtracks
noun
plural of amtrack
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
apurimac
arcanums
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
archform
archmime
archmock
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arctomys
arithmic
armagnac
armagnac
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Armagnac
armchair
armchair
adj
(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
(figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.
noun
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
Hypernyms: chair, furniture
verb
To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
armoniac
armoniac
adj
Obsolete form of ammoniac.
armonica
armonica
noun
A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone.
armorica
armpiece
armpiece
noun
(colloquial) A decorative companion.
A piece of armour that protects the arm.
armuchee
aromatic
aromatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.
(organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
Fragrant or spicy.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.
A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
aspermic
aspermic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aspermia.
(of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
benchmar
birchman
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
blackarm
blackmur
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brachman
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
brahmaic
branscum
brechams
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
calamari
calamari
noun
squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings
squid, the mollusk, in general
calamars
calamars
noun
plural of calamar
calamary
calamary
Noun
A squid.
calimere
calogram
camarada
camarade
camarata
camarera
camarine
camauros
cambarus
cambered
cambered
adj
Having camber.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camber
cambrian
cambrian
Adjective
Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.
Of or relating to Wales.
Noun
A Welsh person.
Proper noun
The Cambrian period.
cambrics
cambrics
noun
plural of cambric
cameleer
cameleer
noun
Camel driver or camel rider, one who travels by camel.
camerata
camerate
camerate
adj
Divided into chambers
verb
(transitive) To build in the form of a vault; to arch over.
(transitive) To divide into chambers.
camerier
camerina
camerine
camerist
cameroon
cameroon
Proper noun
in Central Africa. Official name:
Noun
A Conservative Party member with green or social liberal leanings, supporting the policies of David Cameron.
cameroun
cameroun
Proper noun
A former French and British territory in Central Africa, occupying the area of the modern-day country of Cameroon.
camisard
camisard
Noun
One of the French Protestants of the Cevennes region of south-central France, who raised an insurrection against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the in 1685.
camister
cammarum
camorist
camorras
campfire
campfire
noun
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.