(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
algerienne
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
anallergic
anaxagoras
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgonia
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angadresma
angaralite
angarstroi
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiocarpy
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
angiometer
angiorrhea
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
anglemeter
anglemeter
noun
An instrument to measure angles, especially one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anorganism
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antegarden
antespring
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antigraphy
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antigyrous
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
antiracing
antiracing
adj
Opposing racing.
antitragal
antitragic
antitragic
adj
(literature) Challenging the conventions of tragedy.
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
appareling
appareling
noun
clothing
verb
present participle of apparel
appleringy
appraising
appraising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of appraise
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
araracanga
araracanga
noun
The scarlet macaw.
arborizing
arborizing
verb
present participle of arborize
archaising
archaising
verb
present participle of archaise
archaizing
archaizing
verb
present participle of archaize
archangels
archangels
noun
plural of archangel
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archgunner
archigonic
archregent
arciniegas
arctangent
arctangent
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
arctogaean
argelander
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
argentarii
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argentines
argentines
noun
plural of argentine
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argusianus
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
argyroneta
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arraigning
arraigning
noun
An arraignment.
verb
present participle of arraign
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.