(civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
(obsolete) To estrange; to cause alienation of.
abannition
abannition
noun
Alternative spelling of abannation
abaptiston
abaptiston
noun
(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abasements
abasements
noun
plural of abasement
abashments
abashments
noun
plural of abashment
abatements
abatements
noun
plural of abatement
abdicating
abdicating
verb
present participle of abdicate
abdication
abdication
noun
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
aberrantly
aberrantly
adv
In an aberrant manner; abnormally.
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
aberration
aberration
noun
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
(astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
(electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(zoology, botany) A typical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
A partial alienation of reason.
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abietineae
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abirritant
abirritant
adj
(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
abjunction
abjunction
noun
(logic) Synonym of material nonimplication
(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolitions
abolitions
noun
plural of abolition
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abominator
abominator
noun
One who abominates.
abonnement
abonnement
noun
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abortional
abortional
adj
(rare) Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absentness
absentness
noun
The quality of being absent-minded.
absinthial
absinthial
adj
Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.
absinthian
absinthian
adj
Of or pertaining to absinthe.
Of the nature of wormwood.
absinthiin
absinthiin
noun
Alternative form of absinthin
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absinthole
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrahent
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abthainrie
abundantia
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
akenobeite
aktyubinsk
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
albication
albication
noun
The process of becoming white, or developing white patches or streaks.
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
alboranite
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albutannin
albutannin
noun
exsiccated tannin albuminate
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabaptist
anabaptist
noun
Alternative form of Anabaptist
anabaptize
anabaptize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again; to rename.
anabathmoi
anabathmos
anabathrum
anabolitic
anabolitic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to anabolism or to anabolites
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
andabatism
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antebridal
antelabium
antenumber
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antibiosis
antibiosis
noun
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.
antibiotic
antibiotic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
(pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antiboxing
antiboxing
adj
Opposing the sport of boxing.
antibridal
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antifebrin
antilobium
antirabies
antirabies
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or countering rabies.
antorbital
antorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated to the front of the orbit of the eye
noun
(anatomy) The antorbital bone
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arcboutant
arrentable
athabascan
athabascan
Adjective
Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
Proper noun
The family of languages spoken by these peoples.
Noun
Any member of these peoples.
athabaskan
atrorubent
attainable
attainable
adj
Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
noun
Something that can be attained.
attainably
attainably
adv
Such that it can be attained.
attenuable
attenuable
adj
Capable of being attenuated.
auburntown
austinburg
autobahnen
babbittian
babbitting
babbitting
verb
present participle of babbitt
babblement
babblement
noun
(obsolete) babble
baboonroot
babylonite
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
bacchantic
bacchantic
adj
Bacchanalian.
Pertaining to the clergy of Bacchus.
bacitracin
bacitracin
noun
(pharmacology) A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.
backbiting
backbiting
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
noun
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
present participle of backbite
backbitten
backbitten
verb
past participle of backbite
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backstring
backtender
backtenter
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
bakerstown
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of