The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abatjours
abatjours
noun
plural of abatjour
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abattoirs
abattoirs
noun
plural of abattoir
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
abbottson
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abradants
abradants
noun
plural of abradant
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absorbant
absorbant
adj
Alternative spelling of absorbent
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstracts
abstracts
noun
plural of abstract
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstract
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accubitus
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acrobates
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
adsorbate
adsorbate
noun
a substance that has been adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
aetobatus
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
alabaster
alabaster
adj
Made of alabaster.
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
noun
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
alabastoi
alabastos
alabastra
alabastra
noun
plural of alabastron
albatross
albatross
noun
(figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
(golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
albertist
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
ambystoma
arbalests
arbalests
noun
plural of arbalest
arbalists
arbalists
noun
plural of arbalist
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
arborists
arborists
noun
plural of arborist
arbutuses
arbutuses
noun
plural of arbutus
asbestine
asbestine
adj
Resembling or relating to asbestos.
noun
A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
asbestous
asbestous
Adjective
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
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.
ashtabula
astrolabe
astrolabe
noun
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
athabasca
athabasca
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
athabaska
atlasburg
atrebates
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autoblast
autobuses
autobuses
noun
plural of autobus
auxoblast
baalistic
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
baccarats
bacchants
bacchants
noun
plural of bacchant
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backcasts
backcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backcast
backchats
backchats
noun
plural of backchat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backchat
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backlists
backlists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstamp
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
backstein
backstick
backstick
noun
(field hockey, often attributively) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
backstrap
backstrap
noun
(drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
(firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
The backbone of a book.
verb
To apply or make into a backstrap.
backstrip
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bactrites
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bagritski
baguettes
baguettes
noun
plural of baguette
bailments
bailments
noun
plural of bailment
bakemeats
bakemeats
noun
plural of bakemeat
bakestone
bakestone
noun
Synonym of Welshcake
Synonym of baking stone
balanites
balanitis
balanitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.
balaustre
balbuties
balbuties
noun
(medicine, obsolete) stammering
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
balladist
balladist
noun
One who composes or performs ballads.
ballasted
ballasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballast
ballaster
ballastic
ballistae
ballistae
noun
plural of ballista
ballistic
ballistic
adj
(comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
(comparable, slang) Very angry.
(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.
ballonets
ballonets
noun
plural of ballonet
balloters
balloters
noun
plural of balloter
ballotist
ballotist
noun
One who supports the use of the secret ballot in elections.
ballsiest
ballsiest
adj
superlative form of ballsy: most ballsy
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
baltassar
balthasar
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bandobust
bandstand
bandstand
noun
A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.