The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
abthainry
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acanthine
acanthine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
acanthion
acanthion
noun
(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
acanthite
acanthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
acanthoma
acanthoma
noun
(medicine) A neoplasm of the prickle cell layer of the skin
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acatharsy
acatholic
acatholic
adj
not Catholic
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achetidae
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
adigranth
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
aesthetes
aesthetes
noun
plural of aesthete
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aetheling
aetheogam
aetheogam
noun
(botany) A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
aethereal
aethereal
adj
Alternative spelling of ethereal
affreight
affreight
verb
To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterharm
afterheat
afterheat
noun
Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling
afterhelp
afterhend
afterhold
afterhope
aftermath
aftermath
noun
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftership
afterwash
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agathosma
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aghlabite
aglethead
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agonothet
ahartalav
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
ahnfeltia
ahuehuete
ahuehuete
noun
Montezuma cypress Taxodium mucronatum
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
akhmatova
akoluthia
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alcathous
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchitran
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
aleknight
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.
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
aliphatic
aliphatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
A compound of this type.
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophite
allworthy
alopathic
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphatype
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).
alphonist
altamahaw
altheimer
althionic
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
alushtite
amalthaea
amaltheia
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
amathiste
ameritech
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amoritish
amphitene
amphitoky
amphitron
amphitruo
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anachoret
anachueta
anaesthyl
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anarithia
anarthria
anarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
anarthric
anarthric
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatherum
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchorate
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anorthite
anorthite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
anorthose
antapocha
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antehuman
anteporch
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle