(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abortient
abortient
adj
(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.
noun
(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
acariatre
acaricide
acaricide
noun
Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
acaridean
accipiter
accipiter
noun
(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
acclaimer
acclaimer
noun
(obsolete) One who claims.
One who salutes or praises with great approval.
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
acervatim
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acheilary
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
acidifier
acidifier
noun
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acierated
acierated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acierate
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
acipenser
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acopyrine
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
acraeinae
acraniate
acraniate
adj
That lacks a cranium
noun
Any animal of the class Acrania
acrasieae
acrididae
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acroteria
acroteria
noun
plural of acroterium
acroteric
acroteric
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
actoridae
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acurative
adderfish
adderspit
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
adlegiare
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirance
admirance
noun
(obsolete) admiration
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adrenalin
adrenalin
noun
Alternative spelling of adrenaline
adrenitis
adrenitis
noun
Alternative form of adrenalitis
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
adstringe
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversive
adversive
adj
causing adversion
opposite, contrary
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
aegicores
aegritude
aepyornis
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerialist
aerialist
noun
(obsolete) One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.
(obsolete, rare) A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience.
(skiing) A specialist in aerials, a freestyle skiing discipline.
An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
afrikaner
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
aftermilk
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
aftership
aftertime
aftertime
noun
(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
A later time; the future.
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
agaricine
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve
agreation
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
aigrettes
aigrettes
noun
plural of aigrette
ailantery
ailuridae
airbusses
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
airdromes
airdromes
noun
plural of airdrome
airedales
airedales
noun
plural of airedale
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
airlessly
airlessly
adv
In a airless manner; without air.
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airmailed
airmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airmail
airmarker
airmarker
noun
Alternative form of air marker
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
airmonger
airometer
airometer
noun
A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
airscapes
airscapes
noun
plural of airscape
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
airspaces
airspaces
noun
plural of airspace
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
airstream
airstream
noun
A flow or current of air.
The flow of air around an object.
akroteria
akroteria
noun
plural of akroterion
albardine
albarelli
albarelli
noun
plural of albarello
albertina
albertine
albertist
albertite
albertite
noun
(mineralogy) A bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alderling
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.