Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamsen
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
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
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthomas
achaemenes
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
adamsbasin
adenoidism
adenoidism
noun
adenoiditis
adenostoma
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
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adsmithing
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
agoranomus
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
alabamians
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.
alemannish
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
allemandes
allemandes
noun
plural of allemande
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allemande
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.
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
alphonsism
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.
amagansett
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amarynceus
amassments
amassments
noun
plural of amassment
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amazedness
amazedness
noun
The state or quality of being amazed.
amazements
amazements
noun
plural of amazement
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amendments
amendments
noun
plural of amendment
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amiantuses
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminoplast
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitess
ammonitish
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amniotitis
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphrysian
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabathmos
anacampsis
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
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.
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anartismos
anaseismic
anaseismic
adj
Moving up and down; said of earthquake shocks.
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anastomose
anastomose
adj
(botany, mycology) Joined or run together; interconnected.
(of rivers, etc) Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
verb
(intransitive, of rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join by anastomosis.
(transitive, of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomists
anatomists
noun
plural of anatomist
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anaximenes
anchesmius
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
andabatism
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
anematosis
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angadresma
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglesmith
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
animalness
animalness
noun
The quality of being animal; animality.
animations
animations
noun
plural of animation
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisomyodi
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
anomalurus
anorganism
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthonomus
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antiegoism
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimachus
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimensia
antimensia
noun
plural of antimensium
antimerism
antimerism
noun
(biology) The division of the body into antimeres.
antiminsia
antiminsia
noun
plural of antiminsion
antimonies
antimonies
noun
Misspelling of antinomies.
plural of antimony
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious