(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiathermanous
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anametadromous
ancistrocladaceous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andropetalous
antidiffuser
antimasquerade
antiproductiveness
archscoundrel
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arseniuretted
arseniuretted
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Combined with arsenic.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
asterospondylous
asunder
asunder
adv
(archaic, literary) Into separate parts or pieces.
attitudiniser
attitudiniser
noun
Alternative form of attitudinizer
auslander
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
barramundies
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bermudians
bescoundrel
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blunderheadedness
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blunders
blunders
noun
plural of blunder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blunder
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bounders
bounders
noun
plural of bounder
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
buddenbrooks
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
bundesrath
bundlers
bundlers
noun
plural of bundler
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burdeners
burdeners
noun
plural of burdener
burdenless
burdenless
adj
Without a burden.
burdenous
burdenous
adj
(obsolete) Heavy; oppressive.
burdens
burdens
noun
plural of burden
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burden
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnoosed
burnoosed
adj
Dressed in a burnoose.
burnoused
burnsed
burnside
burnside
noun
(especially in plural) A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.
burnsides
burnsides
noun
plural of burnside
burrheadedness
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
candelabrums
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cardiodysneuria
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
censured
censured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of censure
centrodesmus
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chordacentrous
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cinderous
cinderous
adj
relating to, or composed of cinders; cindery
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
cnemidophorus
coadventuress
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coendures
coendures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coendure