(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
acanthuridae
acaudelescent
accentuated
accentuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accentuate
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetotoluidine
acetylenediurein
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acutonodose
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocystomatous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenostemonous
adenotyphus
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adglutinate
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiathermanous
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultnesses
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
adurent
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
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
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
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.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ammoniureted
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
anametadromous
ancistrocladaceous
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
andouillet
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androgametangium
andropetalous
androuet
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulodentate
anisocotyledonous
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antejudiciary
antelude
antemundane
antemundane
adj
Being or occurring prior to the creation of the world.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
antidecalogue
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis