(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
altisonant
altisonant
adj
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
aminoplast
anelytrous
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
antecloset
antedorsal
anthelions
antholysis
antilochus
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antisaloon
antisaloon
adj
(US) Opposing saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
antiscolic
antiscolic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) anthelmintic
antisocial
antisocial
adj
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people
noun
An antisocial individual.
antronasal
antronasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an antrum and its associated nasal cavity
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
apostolian
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
assoilment
assoilment
noun
Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
Act of soiling; defilement.
assonantal
assonantal
adj
assonant
assonantly
assonantly
adv
In an assonant manner.
autolesion
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
belonesite
benevolist
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
blackstone
blairstown
blastogeny
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonnetless
bonnetless
adj
Without a bonnet.
bottlenest
bottlenose
bottlenose
noun
The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.
bottlenose dolphin.
bottlenose skate.
bottlenose whale.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
caenostyly
castagnole
castellano
castellano
noun
(historical) A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
castorland
catmalison
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
citronalis
clingstone
clingstone
noun
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coagulants
coagulants
noun
plural of coagulant
coalescent
coalescent
adj
Causing coalescence.
noun
Any agent that causes coalescence.
coalitions
coalitions
noun
plural of coalition
coastlines
coastlines
noun
plural of coastline
coelestine
coelestine
noun
Archaic form of celestine (“the mineral”).
coenoblast
coenoblast
noun
(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
coenosteal
coenosteal
adj
Relating to a coenosteum
collations
collations
noun
plural of collation
collinsite
collinsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
collinston
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consilient
consilient
adj
Of academic disciplines, displaying consilience.
consolator
consolator
noun
One who consoles or comforts.
consolette
consolette
noun
(dated, chiefly from the 1960s) A small console (especially, a cabinet for home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo), that usually stands on legs.
consortial
consortial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a consortium.
constables
constables
noun
plural of constable
constantly
constantly
adv
(archaic) With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
(frequency) Recurring regularly.
In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.
consulated
consulates
consulates
noun
plural of consulate
consultant
consultant
noun
(medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
A person or party that is consulted.
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
consultary
consultary
adj
(law) Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consulting
consulting
noun
Short for consulting physician.
verb
present participle and gerund of consult
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
consultory
consultory
adj
Alternative form of consultatory
contraltos
contraltos
noun
plural of contralto
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
cornulites
costliness
costliness
noun
The characteristic of being costly.
cotillions
cotillions
noun
plural of cotillion
cotsetland
cottonless
cottonless
adj
Without cotton.
cotyledons
cotyledons
noun
plural of cotyledon
councilist
councilist
noun
(obsolete) One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
A communist who advocates workers' councils
culbertson
cyclotrons
cyclotrons
noun
plural of cyclotron
dallastown
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
decontrols
decontrols
noun
plural of decontrol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontrol
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
dentonasal
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
desolation
desolation
noun
A place or country wasted and forsaken.
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
disjointly
disjointly
adv
In a disjointed state.
dissolvent
dissolvent
adj
Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
Having power to dissolve a solid body.
noun
A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
doylestown
doylestown
Proper noun
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
eaglestone
eaglestone
noun
A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose kernel inside such that it makes a rattling noise, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes.
edentalous
edentalous
adj
edentate; lacking teeth
edentulous
edentulous
adj
(sciences) Toothless.
elevations
elevations
noun
plural of elevation
ellingston
elocutions
elocutions
noun
plural of elocution
elopements
elopements
noun
plural of elopement
emollients
emollients
noun
plural of emollient
emoluments
emoluments
noun
plural of emolument
emulations
emulations
noun
plural of emulation
encloister
encloister
verb
To shut up in a cloister.
endostylar
endostylar
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle
endostylic
endostylic
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle.
ensilation
enterclose
enterclose
noun
(obsolete) A passage between two rooms.
epistolean
epistolean
noun
(rare) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
escalation
escalation
noun
(customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy