(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
academic
academic
adj
(art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
noun
(archaic) A student in a college.
(plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
(plural only) Academic studies.
(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
A member of the Academy; an academician.
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
academie
academus
aceldama
aceldama
noun
A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter.
The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.
acetamid
acetamid
noun
Obsolete spelling of acetamide
acidemia
acidemia
noun
Alternative form of acidaemia
adamance
adamance
noun
The quality of being adamant
adamello
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
addendum
addendum
noun
(engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
A postscript.
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
addiment
addiment
noun
(immunology, archaic) Synonym of complement
adeeming
adeeming
verb
present participle of adeem
adempted
adempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adempt
adenomas
adermine
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
admedial
admedial
adj
(anatomy) Near the medial plane
admedian
admedian
adj
(anatomy) Near the median plane
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
admitted
admitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admit
admittee
admittee
noun
One who is admitted.
admitter
admitter
noun
Someone who or something which admits.
adnumber
adreamed
adreamed
adj
(obsolete) Visited by a dream.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
agamedes
agamidae
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
airdrome
airdrome
noun
A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
akeldama
alamedas
alamedas
noun
plural of alameda
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
alcimede
aldamine
alderman
alderman
noun
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
(US, slang) A potbelly, paunch.
A long pipe for smoking.
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
aldermen
aldermen
noun
plural of alderman
aldimine
aldimine
noun
(organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
allemand
allemand
noun
Misspelling of allemande.
almander
almander
noun
(obsolete) almond tree
almendro
almohade
almsdeed
almsdeed
noun
The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
amandine
amandine
adj
(cooking) Served with almonds.
noun
A cosmetic cream prepared from almonds.
The vegetable casein of almonds.
amazedly
amazedly
adv
In an amazed manner.
ambedkar
amberoid
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
amenders
amenders
noun
plural of amender
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amerinds
amidases
amidases
noun
plural of amidase
amidated
amidated
adj
(organic chemistry) Converted into, or reacted with an amide
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
aminated
aminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aminate
amioidei
ammelide
ammelide
noun
(organic chemistry) 6-amino-2,4-dihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine, the hydrolysis product of ammeline.
ammodyte
ammodyte
noun
(obsolete) A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe.
(obsolete) One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoinder
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amundsen
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
andromed
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
animated
animated
adj
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
Endowed with life.
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animate
animized
anthemed
anthemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthem
apodemal
apodemas
aramidae
ardmored
armenoid
armenoid
Noun
A member of a subtype of the Caucasian race, similar to the Dinaric but with slightly darker pigmentation, found mainly in the northern part of Western Asia.
armoried
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
asmodeus
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
atomized
atomized
adj
Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomize
awaredom
azoimide
azoimide
noun
Hydrazoic acid
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
bakerdom
bakerdom
noun
The realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.
balsamed
balsamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balsam
banderma
bandsmen
bandsmen
noun
plural of bandsman
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
beadsman
beadsman
noun
(Scotland, historical) A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
(historical, England) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
beadsmen
beadsmen
noun
plural of beadsman
beambird
beambird
noun
A small European flycatcher, the spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, that often nests on a beam in a building.
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
becalmed
becalmed
adj
(nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becalm
becombed
becrimed
bedamned
bedamned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedamn
bedesman
bedesman
noun
Obsolete form of beadsman.
bedesmen
bedesmen
noun
plural of bedesman
bedframe
bedframe
noun
The frame of a bed.
bedimmed
bedimmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedim
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bedismal
bedlamer
bedlamer
noun
(Canada) A young harp seal after its second moult.
bedlamic
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
bedmaker
bedmaker
noun
(Cambridge University, formal or historical) A bedder.
someone who manufactures beds
bedmates
bedmates
noun
plural of bedmate
bedrooms
bedrooms
noun
plural of bedroom
bedtimes
bedtimes
noun
plural of bedtime
bedumbed
bedumbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedumb
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
begemmed
begemmed
adj
Adorned (as if) with gems.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begem
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begummed
begummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begum
beldames
beldames
noun
plural of beldame
belemnid
belldame
belledom
belledom
noun
The realm or sphere of belles.
bellmead
belmondo
bemadams
bemadams
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemadam
bemadden
bemadden
verb
(archaic or poetic) To cause (someone) to become mad.
bemeaned
bemeaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemean ("to demean, lower, abase")
bemisted
bemisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemist
bemitred
bemoaned
bemoaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemoan
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
bemuddle
bemuddle
verb
(archaic) to confuse, distort
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
benumbed
benumbed
adj
Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.
Lacking sensation; numb.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benumb
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bergdama
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
bermudan
bermudan
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian peoples.
bermudas
beseemed
beseemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseem
beshamed
beshamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshame
beslimed
beslimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslime
besmiled
besmiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmile
besmoked
besmoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmoke
besmudge
besmudge
verb
To smudge.
bewormed
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
bimedial
bimedial
adj
(geometry, of a line) Being the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (such as the side and diagonal of a square).