Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
acensuador
acidnesses
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
adamsbasin
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
addisonian
addisonian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Addisonian.
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adenitises
adenitises
noun
plural of adenitis
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adenoidism
adenoidism
noun
adenoiditis
adenostoma
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
admissions
admissions
noun
The department, section, administrative team, etc., that process admissions for an institution, hospital, etc.; the place where such a department is located.
plural of admission
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
adnascence
adnascence
noun
Adhesion of parts to each other by the whole surface.
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adorations
adorations
noun
plural of adoration
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adscendent
adsmithing
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventists
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advowsance
aefaldness
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
albaspidin
aldononose
alessandra
alessandri
alessandro
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
allemandes
allemandes
noun
plural of allemande
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allemande
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
amazedness
amazedness
noun
The state or quality of being amazed.
amendments
amendments
noun
plural of amendment
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analysands
analysands
noun
plural of analysand
anandrious
anaspadias
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andabatism
andalusian
andalusian
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Andalusia
Noun
Someone from Andalusia.
A horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula, with long, thick mane and tail.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andamanese
andamanese
Proper noun
A minor language family spoken on the Andaman Islands.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Andaman Islands.
Of or relating to the Andamanese language family.
andamentos
andantinos
andantinos
noun
plural of andantino
anderstorp
andesinite
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androlepsy
andronicus
andronitis
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
angadresma
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anhidrosis
anhidrosis
noun
(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
anisomyodi
anisopodal
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
anspessade
anspessade
noun
(historical) A French gendarme serving in the military, between the 16th and 17th centuries.
antedorsal
antiaditis
antiaditis
noun
(archaic, rare) tonsillitis
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antidorcas
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antispadix
antitrades
antitrades
noun
plural of antitrade
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appendices
appendices
noun
plural of appendice
plural of appendix
appendixes
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
ardentness
ardentness
noun
The state or quality of being ardent.
aridnesses
aridnesses
noun
plural of aridness
arsenetted
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
artesonado
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendance
ascendance
noun
Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.
ascendancy
ascendancy
noun
(ecology) A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.
(historical, Ireland, sometimes capitalized) A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century
Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant.
ascendants
ascendants
noun
plural of ascendant
ascendence
ascendence
noun
Alternative form of ascendance
ascendency
ascendency
noun
Alternative spelling of ascendancy
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
asclepidin
asplenioid
assedation
assonanced
assonanced
adj
(prosody) Containing assonance
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
atlantides
attainders
attainders
noun
plural of attainder
attendants
attendants
noun
plural of attendant
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
attendress
attendress
noun
(archaic) A female attendant.
audivision
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
avidnesses
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
badacsonyi
badakhshan
badakhshan
Proper noun
A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.