(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anandrous
anandrous
adj
(botany) Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants
anaunters
androclus
androgeus
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anomurous
anorchous
ansgarius
anthrenus
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antirusts
antirusts
noun
plural of antirust
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitrust
antitrust
adj
(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
aposaturn
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
areskutan
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
arrhenius
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
ascenseur
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
assurgent
assurgent
adj
(botany) Curving upward.
Rising or tending to rise.
noun
(heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.
astronaut
astronaut
noun
(Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country.
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
auslander
austrians
azureness
azureness
noun
The quality of being azure in colour.
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
barnumism
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
belinurus
beneurous
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bonsecour
borussian
bourgeons
bourgeons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeon
bournless
bournless
adj
(obsolete) Without a bourn or limit.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brachinus
branguses
brasquing
braunfels
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brumstane
brumstone
brunettes
brunettes
noun
plural of brunette
brunistic
brunizems
brunneous
brunneous
adj
(zoology) Of a dark brown colour.
brunonism
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
bruskness
bruskness
noun
The state of being brusk
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
bruteness
bruteness
noun
The state or quality of being brute.
bryanthus
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
bullhorns
bullhorns
noun
plural of bullhorn
bullrings
bullrings
noun
plural of bullring
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
burdeners
burdeners
noun
plural of burdener
burdenous
burdenous
adj
(obsolete) Heavy; oppressive.
burgensic
burgonets
burgonets
noun
plural of burgonet
burliness
burliness
noun
The characteristic of being burly.
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnisher
burnisher
noun
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
burnishes
burnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burnish
burnoosed
burnoosed
adj
Dressed in a burnoose.
burnooses
burnooses
noun
plural of burnoose
burnoused
burnouses
burnouses
noun
plural of burnous
burnsides
burnsides
noun
plural of burnside
burntness
burntness
noun
The state or quality of being burnt.
burrstone
burrstone
noun
A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.
burstones
burstones
noun
plural of burstone
buttoners
buttoners
noun
plural of buttoner
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantharus
cantharus
noun
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
A large drinking cup with two handles.
cantorous
carbonous
carbonous
adj
Of, relating to, or containing carbon.
carnaubas
carnaubas
noun
plural of carnauba
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
caruncles
caruncles
noun
plural of caruncle
casuarina
casuarina
noun
Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
cauldrons
cauldrons
noun
plural of cauldron
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
censurers
censurers
noun
plural of censurer
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
centaurus
centrotus
centuries
centuries
noun
plural of century
centurist
centurist
noun
A centuriator.
ceraunics
ceraunics
noun
(dated, rare, physics) The branch of physics that deals with heat and electricity.
ceruleans
ceruleans
noun
plural of cerulean
cestrinus
chancrous
chancrous
adj
(medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
chaunters
chaunters
noun
plural of chaunter
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
cinctures
cinctures
noun
plural of cincture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cincture
cinderous
cinderous
adj
relating to, or composed of cinders; cindery
cinereous
cinereous
adj
Containing ashes.
Like ashes.
Of an ash-gray colour.
cisjurane
cisjurane
adj
On the nearer side of the Jura mountains
citrinous
clangours
clangours
noun
plural of clangour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clangour
closuring
coendures
coendures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coendure
coinsured
coinsured
noun
A person covered by coinsurance.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coinsure
coinsurer
coinsurer
noun
A provider of coinsurance (joint insurer-client assumed risk).
coinsures
coinsures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinsure
concourse
concourse
noun
(obsolete) concurrence; cooperation
A large group of people; a crowd.
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
Airport terminal.
An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; confluence.