(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antronasal
antronasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an antrum and its associated nasal cavity
antrophore
antrophose
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
aphronitre
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
apparation
apparation
noun
(obsolete) A preparation.
apparition
apparition
noun
(astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apportions
apportions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion
aprication
aprication
noun
(rare) The act of apricating, or basking in the sun.
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
arcboutant
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archpatron
arctogaean
arctoidean
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
areolation
areolation
noun
An areola, or a similar form of a space surrounded by something of a different colour.
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
argyroneta
arietation
arietation
noun
(obsolete) The act of butting like a ram; the use of a battering ram.
(obsolete) The act of striking or conflicting.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrendator
arrendator
noun
Alternative spelling of arendator
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arrogating
arrogating
verb
present participle of arrogate
arrogation
arrogation
noun
(law) The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.
arrowstone
arsenation
arsenation
noun
(chemistry) Conversion to, or reaction with an arsenate
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
arsonation
artemision
artesonado
arthroncus
arthrozoan
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
assentator
assentator
noun
An obsequious flatterer.
assertions
assertions
noun
plural of assertion
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astriction
astriction
noun
(law, Scotland, historical) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. (The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.)
(medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
(obsolete) astringency
(obsolete) constipation
The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
astrionics
astrionics
noun
(astronautics) The science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronauts
astronauts
noun
plural of astronaut
astronomer
astronomer
noun
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asyntrophy
athrogenic
atropamine
atropatene
atropatene
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom established in the 4th century BC in modern-day Iranian Azerbaijan by the satrap Atropates.
a satrapy of later Parthian and Sasanian empires; Aturpatakan; Adurbadagan; Atrapatakan
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
atrorubent
attenuator
attenuator
noun
(physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
attornment
attornment
noun
(feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
attraction
attraction
noun
(chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
(countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
(linguistics) An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.
The feeling of being attracted.
The tendency to attract.
auburntown
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azocorinth
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
baboonroot
bakerstown
balatronic
balatronic
adj
buffoonish
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
baralipton
bargestone
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baroneting
baronetise
baronetize
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrientos
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
bartonella
bartonella
noun
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
batocrinus
bauernbrot
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beardstown
beartongue
beavertown
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
bernadotte
bernstorff
berrettino
bertolonia
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
betancourt
bethorning
betorcinol
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bettendorf
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
biocentric
biocentric
adj
Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism.
biocontrol
biocontrol
noun
(biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
verb
To exercise such control
birational
birational
adj
(mathematics) Describing a rational geometric function that has a rational inverse
birotation
birotation
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) Mutarotation.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blairstown
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bluestoner
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonesetter
bonesetter
noun
One who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
bonitarian
bonneterre
bonnetiere
bordentown
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
botaurinae
botherment
botherment
noun
bother; annoyance
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brainstone
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
branchport
brantsford
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakstone
breakstone
noun
Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
Pearlwort (Sagina spp.)
Saxifrage (Saxifraga spp.)
breastbone
breastbone
noun
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.