Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
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.
afterstain
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aghastness
aghastness
noun
The state or quality of being aghast.
agitations
agitations
noun
plural of agitation
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agoranomus
agreations
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.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agynarious
airinesses
airinesses
noun
plural of airiness
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
aktyubinsk
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A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.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.
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.
anabaptist
anabaptist
noun
Alternative form of Anabaptist
anabathmos
anablepses
anacampsis
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anaclastic
anaclastic
adj
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
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.
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anagenesis
anagenesis
noun
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.
anagnostes
anakinesis
anakrousis
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
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anandrious
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
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.
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarcestes
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anarchists
anarchists
noun
plural of anarchist
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anartismos
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.