(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
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.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
albopruinose
albumeniizer
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alexandrinus
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammoniureted
amphineurous
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
aneurilemmic
aneurismally
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
anisopleural
anisopterous
anitrogenous
anomaluridae
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anteluminary
antesuperior
anthospermum
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticourtier
anticourtier
adj
Opposing courtiers.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antiguerilla
antimoniuret
antimoniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An antimonide.
antineuritic
antineuritic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
antineutrino
antineutrino
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of the neutrino.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antireducing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitrusters
antitrusters
noun
plural of antitruster
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
arcocentrous
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
asporogenous
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attroupement
aurantiaceae
auripuncture
austronesian
austronesian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
Noun
Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies
autodrainage
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bareknuckled
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barramundies
baserunnings
bathycurrent
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
benzoazurine
berceaunette
bleachground
blepharoncus
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
blurrinesses
blurrinesses
noun
plural of blurriness
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourbonesque
boutonnieres
boutonnieres
noun
plural of boutonniere
bramantesque
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
brauneberger
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brimfullness
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.