Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abigails
abigails
noun
plural of abigail
abogados
abogados
noun
plural of abogado
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
adjudges
adjudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudge
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
aedeagus
aedeagus
noun
A copulatory organ of some male insects.
aegagrus
aegagrus
noun
Any species of wild goat, including but not limited to Capra aegagrus.
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aegimius
aegyptus
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
aftergas
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agalinis
agamedes
agametes
agametes
noun
plural of agamete
agaricus
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
agdistis
agdistis
Proper noun
A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agelaius
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ageneses
ageneses
noun
plural of agenesis
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenizes
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglaspis
aglauros
aglisten
aglossal
aglossal
Adjective
Having no tongue.
aglossia
aglossia
noun
(anatomy) The absence of a tongue.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agoraeus
agostini
agostino
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
agraulos
agremens
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
agtbasic
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
aguistin
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
algarsyf
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
aliasing
aliasing
noun
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.
verb
present participle of alias
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
allegers
allegers
noun
plural of alleger
allegros
allegros
noun
plural of allegro
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
almagest
almagest
noun
A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
amalgams
amalgams
noun
plural of amalgam
amalings
amargosa
amargoso
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amoskeag
anagnost
anagnost
noun
(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagyris
analgias
analgias
noun
plural of analgia
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
angakoks
angakoks
noun
plural of angakok
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angiitis
angiitis
noun
A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiosis
angiosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels
anglaise
anglesey
anglesey
Proper noun
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait.
anglians
anglings
anglings
noun
plural of angling
angolans
angolese
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
angustia
anhingas
anhingas
noun
plural of anhinga
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antsigne
apagoges
apagoges
noun
plural of apagoge
apanages
apanages
noun
plural of apanage
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
arangoes
arangoes
noun
plural of arango
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
argestes
arginase
arginase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine
argosies
argosies
noun
plural of argosy
argosine
arguedas
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
argynnis
argyrose
arisings
arisings
noun
The waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
plural of arising
armigers
armigers
noun
plural of armiger
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arraigns
arraigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign
arranges
arranges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange