(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.
accentless
accentless
adj
Of a word, having no diacritical mark; unaccented.
Speaking without an accent.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
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
aefaldness
aerialness
aerialness
noun
The state or quality of being aerial.
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
alabamians
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
albanenses
albaspidin
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
albigenses
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
aldononose
alemannish
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
alfraganus
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.
algonquins
aliacensis
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
alkalinise
alkalinise
verb
Alternative spelling of alkalinize
alkalising
alkalising
verb
present participle of alkalise
allemandes
allemandes
noun
plural of allemande
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allemande
allenhurst
allonomous
allonomous
adj
(biology) Controlled by an external stimulus
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
alongships
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphonsine
alphonsism
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alsinaceae
alternates
alternates
noun
plural of alternate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alternate
altisonant
altisonant
adj
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminoplast
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
anablepses
anaclastic
anaclastic
adj
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analgesist
analogions
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analysable
analysable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzable
analysands
analysands
noun
plural of analysand
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
anastalsis
anastaltic
anastaltic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) styptic
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
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.
androlepsy
anelytrous
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
anglesmith
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglistics
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
animalness
animalness
noun
The quality of being animal; animality.
anisocycle
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anisopodal
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
annalistic
annalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to annals.
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annoyously
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
anomalurus
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
ansonville
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antecloset
antedorsal
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthelions
antherless
antherless
adj
Without anthers.
antholysis
anticlines
anticlines
noun
plural of anticline
antihylist
antilepsis
antilipase
antilipase
adj
That counters the action of a lipase
antilochus
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antisaloon
antisaloon
adj
(US) Opposing saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).