(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
acrogamous
acrogamy
acrologism
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acromonogrammatic
acromonogrammatic
adj
(poetry) Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
adamsburg
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
aechmagoras
aerogram
aerogram
noun
(dated) A wireless message.
(dated, rare) A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
(medicine, rare) A pneumogram.
A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.
aerogramme
aerogramme
noun
Alternative spelling of aerogram
aerogrammes
aerogrammes
noun
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.
aerograms
aerograms
noun
plural of aerogram
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerometeorograph
aerometeorograph
noun
A meteorograph designed for use in an aircraft or other flying vehicle.
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergame
aftergame
noun
(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
(video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
aftermarriage
afterswarming
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agamospore
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
agarum
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
ageometrical
ageratum
ageratum
noun
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
agglomerator
agglomerator
noun
A device that agglomerates material.
aggrammatism
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
aglimmer
aglimmer
adj
Glimmering; gleaming or shining.
agoramania
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agoranomus
agram
agramed
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agrammatica
agrammatical
agrammatical
adj
(grammar) Not grammatical; ungrammatical.
agrammatism
agrammatism
noun
An ungrammatical utterance.
The inability to form sentences by virtue of a brain disorder.
agrammatologia
agrarianism
agrarianism
noun
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
agrarianisms
agrarianisms
noun
plural of agrarianism
agrauleum
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agremens
agrement
agrement
noun
Obsolete form of agreement.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agrimonia
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agrom
agrom
noun
(medicine, obsolete, East Indies) psoriasis of the tongue
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyza
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agromyzidae
agronome
agronome
noun
An agronomist.
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
agronomy
agronomy
noun
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.
agrostemma
ahmadnagar
ahmednagar
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmailing
airmailing
verb
present participle of airmail
airmonger
alamogordo
alarming
alarming
adj
causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
verb
present participle of alarm
alarmingly
alarmingly
adv
Causing fear or concern.
In an alarming way, frighteningly.
To an extent that causes alarm.
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algesiometer
algiomuscular
algoesthesiometer
algometer
algometer
noun
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
algometries
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
algorithmically
algorithmically
adv
Using an algorithm.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allomerizing
almagra
almagra
noun
A deep red ochre found in Spain; Indian red.
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.