The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
acrotisms
actinisms
actinisms
noun
plural of actinism
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
activisms
activisms
noun
plural of activism
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
adamastor
adamastor
noun
A hideous phantom
adamitism
adamitism
noun
Rare form of Adamitism.
adamsites
adamstown
adamstown
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the
A village in Ireland
A in Maryland.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
ademonist
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
adventism
aerosteam
aerosteam
adj
(historical) Powered by both heated air and steam.
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
agathosma
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agistment
agistment
noun
(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.
agnoetism
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
airstream
airstream
noun
A flow or current of air.
The flow of air around an object.
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
alarmists
alarmists
noun
plural of alarmist
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
almagests
almagests
noun
plural of almagest
altissimo
altissimo
noun
(music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amadavats
amadavats
noun
plural of amadavat
amanitins
amanitins
noun
plural of amanitin
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amarettos
amassette
amassment
amassment
noun
(countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
The act of amassing.
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
amathiste
amatories
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
ambystoma
ameerates
ameerates
noun
plural of ameerate
amenities
amenities
noun
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
plural of amenity
ameristic
ameristic
adj
(biology) Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
aminities
amitroles
ammocetes
ammocetes
noun
plural of ammocete
ammodytes
ammodytes
noun
plural of ammodyte
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amnesties
amnesties
noun
plural of amnesty
amoralist
amoralist
noun
One who practises or who advocates amoralism.
amorettos
amorettos
noun
plural of amoretto
amoristic
amoristic
adj
Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory.
amoritish
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortises
amortises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortise
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
amounters
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amsterdam
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
anamesite
anastomos
anastomus
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anatocism
anatocism
noun
(law) compound interest
anatomies
anatomies
noun
plural of anatomy
anatomise
anatomise
verb
Alternative form of anatomize
anatomism
anatomism
noun
The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.
The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
anatomist
anatomist
noun
One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
animalist
animalist
noun
(art) A painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals.
(literature) A writer of animal stories.
(philosophy) One who believes in the dominance of man's animal nature in behavior.
(rare) One who believes that microorganisms cause disease.
A sensualist.
animastic
animastic
adj
(rare) Pertaining to or possessing an animate nonphysical nature; having a mental or spiritual nature.
Relating to mind or spirit; spiritual.
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
animatism
animatism
noun
(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded with a life-force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.
animatist
animatist
noun
(anthropology) A believer in animatism.
animators
animators
noun
plural of animator
animistic
animistic
adj
Of or pertaining to animism.
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
anoestrum
anomalist
anomalist
noun
(linguistics) An advocate of anomalism
anosmatic
anosmatic
adj
(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
antiatoms
antiatoms
noun
plural of antiatom
antimasks
antimasks
noun
plural of antimask
antimason
antimason
noun
One who opposes Freemasonry.
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antimesia
antimeson
antimeson
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
apemantus
aposthume
apotelesm
apotelesm
noun
(astrology, obsolete) The calculation and explanation of a horoscope.
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
aptyalism
aptyalism
noun
(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.
aramitess
argentums
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armaments
armaments
noun
plural of armament
armatoles
armatures
armatures
noun
plural of armature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armature
armistice
armistice
name
Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.”)
noun
A (short) cessation of combat; a cease-fire, a truce.
A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
aromatics
aromatics
noun
plural of aromatic
aromatise
aromatise
verb
Alternative spelling of aromatize
aromatous
aromatous
adj
(obsolete) aromatic
arsesmart
arsesmart
noun
The water pepper plant, Persicaria hydropiper (formerly Polygonum hydropiper).
arsmetrik
artemisia
artemisia
noun
Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine and flavouring.
artemisic
artemisin
artemisin
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
artemovsk
artistdom
artistdom
noun
The class or estate of artists.
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
asomatous
asomatous
adj
Without a material body; incorporeal.
aspartame
aspartame
noun
(organic chemistry) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
aspermont
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
assamites
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
asterisms
asterisms
noun
plural of asterism
asthmatic
asthmatic
adj
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
noun
A person who suffers from asthma.
astigmias
astigmias
noun
plural of astigmia
astigmism
astigmism
noun
Archaic form of astigmatism.
astomatal
astracism
astrodome
astrodome
noun
A transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
astromeda
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
astydamia
asymmetry
asymmetry
noun
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
asymptote
asymptote
noun
(by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
(mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
verb
(mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.