(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
acensuador
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acusection
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
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
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aestuation
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
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.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
allenhurst
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amarynceus
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amiantuses
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
anchesmius
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annuisance
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
anoestrous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antepectus
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antipoenus
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assurances
assurances
noun
plural of assurance
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
astuteness
astuteness
noun
The quality of being astute.
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
attenuates
attenuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attenuate
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
augustness
augustness
noun
The state or quality of being august or noble.
austenitic
austenitic
adj
Relating to, or containing austenite
australene
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
autogenies
autogenous
autogenous
adj
(anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolesion
autonetics
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
axiopoenus
baigneuses
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
banquettes
banquettes
noun
plural of banquette
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.
baseburner
baseburner
noun
A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
basigenous
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
becousined
becrusting
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benedictus
bermudians
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bierstuben
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bluenesses
bluenesses
noun
plural of blueness
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bluestoner
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blurriness
blurriness
noun
The characteristic of being blurry.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boethusian
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
braunstein
brinehouse
brontesque
brunetness
brunetness
noun
The quality of being a brunet, a brown-haired person.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brunissure
brunsville
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brutalness
brutalness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being brutal; brutality
bubbliness
bubbliness
noun
The state or condition of being bubbly.
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
budennovsk
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bullescene
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunglesome
bunglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent