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abasedly

abasedly

adv

  1. In an abased manner; abjectly.

abditory

abditory

noun

  1. (rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.

abeyance

abeyance

noun

  1. (heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
  2. (law) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  3. Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.

abeyancy

abeyancy

noun

  1. (rare) Abeyance.

abhenrys

abhinaya

abhinaya

noun

  1. (dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.

abiogeny

abiogeny

noun

  1. (biology) abiogenesis.

abiology

abiology

noun

  1. (sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.

abjectly

abjectly

adv

  1. In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.

aborally

aborally

adv

  1. In an aboral way; away from the mouth.

abruptly

abruptly

adv

  1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.

absently

absently

adv

  1. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.

abshenry

absurdly

absurdly

adv

  1. In an absurd fashion.
  2. The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
  3. To an extreme degree.

absyrtus

abulyeit

abusedly

abusedly

adv

  1. In an abused manner.

acalycal

acalycal

adj

  1. (botany, of a stamen) Not attached to a calyx

acalypha

acalypha

noun

  1. Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.

accoying

accoying

verb

  1. present participle of accoy

accuracy

accuracy

noun

  1. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
  2. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

aceology

aceology

Noun

  1. The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.

acerbity

acerbity

noun

  1. (countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
  2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity
  3. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

acetenyl

acetenyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) ethynyl

acetonyl

acetonyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone

acetoxyl

acetoxyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent

acetylic

acetylic

adj

  1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.

acetylid

achilary

achingly

achingly

adv

  1. In an aching manner; sorely.

achylous

achylous

adj

  1. (physiology) Without chyle

achymous

achymous

adj

  1. (physiology) Without chyme.

ackerley

acolytes

acolytes

noun

  1. plural of acolyte

acolytus

acopyrin

acridity

acridity

noun

  1. (figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
  2. An acrid taste or smell.
  3. Bitterness or acerbity.

acrimony

acrimony

noun

  1. A sharp and bitter hatred.

acrobacy

acrobacy

noun

  1. acrobatics
  2. acrobats collectively

acrocyst

acrocyst

noun

  1. A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids

acrogamy

acrology

acrology

noun

  1. Synonym of acrophony

acronomy

acronych

acronyms

acronyms

noun

  1. plural of acronym

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym

acrydium

acrylate

acrylate

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

acrylics

acrylics

noun

  1. plural of acrylic

actively

actively

adv

  1. (grammar) In the active form; not passive.
  2. In an active manner.

activity

activity

noun

  1. (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
  2. (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
  3. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
  4. (physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
  5. (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
  6. The propery of substances to react with other substances

actressy

actressy

adj

  1. Characteristic of an actress
  2. Histrionic or theatrical

actually

actually

adv

  1. (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
  2. (obsolete) Actively.
  3. (obsolete) Currently; at the time.

acxoyatl

acylated

acylated

adj

  1. (organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of acylate

acylates

acylates

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate

acylogen

acyloins

acyloins

noun

  1. plural of acyloin

adamancy

adamancy

noun

  1. The property of being adamant.

additory

additory

adj

  1. (rare) Tending to add; making some addition.

addyston

adenalgy

adenylic

adenylic

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives

adequacy

adequacy

noun

  1. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

adjutory

adjutory

adj

  1. (obsolete) Serving to help or assist.

adorably

adorably

adv

  1. In an adorable manner.

adorally

adorally

adv

  1. In an adoral way; near to the mouth.

adroitly

adroitly

adv

  1. Deftly; in an adroit manner.
  2. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.

adultery

adultery

noun

  1. (biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
  2. (biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
  3. (ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
  4. (obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
  5. (obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
  6. (political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
  7. Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

aduncity

aduncity

noun

  1. Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.

adventry

advisory

advisory

adj

  1. Able to give advice.
  2. Containing advice; advising.

advocacy

advocacy

noun

  1. the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
  2. the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
  3. the profession of an advocate

adynamia

adynamia

noun

  1. Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.

adynamic

adynamic

adj

  1. (physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
  2. Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.

aedility

aedility

noun

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.

aegemony

aegyptus

aegyrite

aeipathy

aerially

aerially

adv

  1. In an aerial manner.
  2. Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.

aerocyst

aerocyst

noun

  1. An air vesicle.

aerodyne

aerodyne

noun

  1. (aviation) A heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift from motion.

aerology

aerology

noun

  1. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
  2. The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.

aeronomy

aeronomy

noun

  1. A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.

aestuary

aesyetes

aethylla

affidavy

affidavy

noun

  1. (colloquial, dialect) An affidavit.

affinely

affinely

adv

  1. In an affine manner

affinity

affinity

noun

  1. (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
  2. (computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
  3. (geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
  4. (geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
  5. (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
  6. (taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
  7. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
  8. A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
  9. A love interest; a paramour.
  10. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
  11. Any passionate love for something.
  12. Any romantic relationship.
  13. The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

affirmly

affrayed

affrayed

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of affray

affrayer

affrayer

noun

  1. One involved in an affray.

affronty

affronty

Adjective

  1. Facing the observer.

affydavy

afterbay

afterbay

noun

  1. (hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.

aftereye

againbuy

againsay

againsay

verb

  1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.

aglycone

aglycone

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.

aglycons

aglycons

noun

  1. plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone

agrimony

agrimony

noun

  1. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
  2. Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.

agrology

agrology

noun

  1. (chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
  2. (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.

agromyza

agronomy

agronomy

noun

  1. The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

agrotype

agrotype

noun

  1. A type of soil used for agriculture

agrypnia

agrypnia

noun

  1. (psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.

aguishly

aguishly

adv

  1. (now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.

ahhiyawa

ahmadiya

aimfully

aimfully

adv

  1. In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.

airplays

airplays

noun

  1. plural of airplay

akiyenik

alacrify

alacrify

verb

  1. (transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.

alacrity

alacrity

noun

  1. Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
  2. Promptness; speed.

alcaydes

alcaydes

noun

  1. plural of alcayde

alcyones

alcyonic

alcyonic

adj

  1. (zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.

aldehyde

aldehyde

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

alderfly

alderfly

noun

  1. (fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
  2. A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.

alderney

aleatory

aleatory

adj

  1. (art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
  2. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

aleberry

aleberry

noun

  1. A beverage made by boiling ale with spice and sugar and sops of bread.

algarsyf

algidity

algidity

noun

  1. (medicine) The state of being algid.

algocyan

algocyan

noun

  1. (organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.

algology

algology

noun

  1. The branch of botany dealing with algae.
  2. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.

algraphy

algraphy

noun

  1. (photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.

alkalify

alkalify

verb

  1. (intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
  2. (transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)

alkedavy

alkylate

alkylate

verb

  1. (organic chemistry) To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent

alkylene

alkylene

noun

  1. (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.
  2. (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.

alkylize

alkyloxy

alkyloxy

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) Alternative form of alkoxy

allayers

allayers

noun

  1. plural of allayer

allaying

allaying

noun

  1. An allayment.

verb

  1. present participle of allay

allegany

allegany

Proper noun

  1. a town and village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.
  2. an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, USA.

allegory

allegory

noun

  1. (mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
  2. (rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
  3. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
  4. A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.

alleppey

alleyite

alleyway

alleyway

noun

  1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
  2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.

alliably

allogamy

allogamy

noun

  1. (biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization

allonyms

allonyms

noun

  1. plural of allonym

allotype

allotype

noun

  1. (biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
  2. (immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
  3. (zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.

allotypy

allotypy

noun

  1. The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.

alloyage

alloyage

noun

  1. The act or art of alloying metals.
  2. The combination or alloy thus produced.

alloying

alloying

verb

  1. present participle of alloy

allusory

allusory

adj

  1. allusive; making allusion

allylate

allylate

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical)

verb

  1. To cause, or to undergo allylation

allylene

allylene

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) propyne

almighty

almighty

adj

  1. (by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
  2. (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
  3. (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

adv

  1. (slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.

almistry

alodiary

aloedary

aloedary

noun

  1. (obsolete) A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.

alomancy

alomancy

noun

  1. Alternative form of halomancy