(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.
accentless
accentless
adj
Of a word, having no diacritical mark; unaccented.
Speaking without an accent.
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
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.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
allenhurst
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
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
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
ambulantes
aminoplast
anaclastic
anaclastic
adj
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
analgesist
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.
anastalsis
anastaltic
anastaltic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) styptic
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
anelytrous
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
anglesmith
anglistics
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
annalistic
annalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to annals.
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antecloset
antedorsal
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthelions
antherless
antherless
adj
Without anthers.
antholysis
anticlines
anticlines
noun
plural of anticline
antihylist
antilepsis
antilipase
antilipase
adj
That counters the action of a lipase
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.
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
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
antiselene
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
antisialic
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.
antlerless
antlerless
adj
Without antlers.
antronasal
antronasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an antrum and its associated nasal cavity
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
aplanatism
aplanatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from spherical aberration.
apostolian
appellants
appellants
noun
plural of appellant
applesnits
applicants
applicants
noun
plural of applicant
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
asphaltene
asphaltene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
assailants
assailants
noun
plural of assailant
assailment
assailment
noun
(now rare) The act of assailing.
assaulting
assaulting
verb
present participle of assault
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.
asthenical
asthenical
adj
(archaic) asthenic
athelstane
atlantides
australene
australian
autolesion
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
a city in Massachusetts, USA, named after in England.
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
belemnites
belemnites
noun
plural of belemnite
belonesite
beminstrel
benevolist
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
blackstone
blairstown
blanketers
blastogeny
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blitzstein
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
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bluestoner
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
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.
brilliants
brilliants
noun
plural of brilliant
brutalness
brutalness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
caenostyly
calcsinter
calvinists
cantilenes
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.
castellans
castellans
noun
plural of castellan
castellany
castellany
noun
(historical) The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle.
(historical) The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
castorland
catalanist
catmalison
caulescent
caulescent
adj
(botany) having a well-developed stem above ground; with a trunk