(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acarologies
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrologies
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
actinopterygious
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
adstringe
adversing
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aechmagoras
aegagropiles
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aegicores
aerobacteriologist
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aerogenes
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerognosy
aerogrammes
aerogrammes
noun
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aerugos
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
aftergas
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrass
aftergrass
noun
The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
afterguns
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agamospore
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agaricales
agaristidae
agarose
agarose
noun
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
agastreae
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatharchides
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agelacrinites
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agers
agers
noun
plural of ager
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
aggers
aggers
noun
plural of agger
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggregates
aggregates
noun
plural of aggregate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggregate
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggress
aggress
noun
Aggression.
verb
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
aggressed
aggressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggress
aggresses
aggresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggress
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggressive
aggressive
adj
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
(pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
noun
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
One who is aggressive.
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
aggressivenesses
aggressivenesses
noun
plural of aggressiveness
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggressor
aggressor
noun
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agister
agoraeus
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agostadero
agraeus
agrafes
agrafes
noun
plural of agrafe
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
agreations
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agreeablenesses
agreeablenesses
noun
plural of agreeableness
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agreers
agreers
noun
plural of agreer
agrees
agrees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agree
agreges
agremens
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrest
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
agrestis
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agriochoerus
agriotes
agrise
agrise
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify.
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.