The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
acaulescent
acaulescent
adj
(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accentuates
accentuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acesodynous
acessamenus
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutonodose
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aesculapian
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
albategnius
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
allaeanthus
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alsinaceous
aluniferous
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphipneust
amphogenous
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
anilinguses
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
anisogenous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
annonaceous
annonaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
antennarius
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antestature
antesternum
antesunrise
anthogenous
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimensium
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
antiseizure
antiseizure
adj
(pharmacology) Intended to combat or reduce seizures.
Preventing goods etc. from being seized.
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antitruster
antitruster
noun
(US) A government agent who investigates monopolies.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aphelenchus
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aqueousness
aqueousness
noun
The state or quality of being aqueous.
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argentarius
arsenofuran
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assaugement
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
attunements
attunements
noun
plural of attunement
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
aureateness
austenitize
austenitize
verb
To heat iron (or an iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
austereness
austereness
noun
harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
severity; strictness; austerity.
austinville
austrianize
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autocinesis
autogeneses
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenuous
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autoscience
avellaneous
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
azosulphine
balaneutics
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bangiaceous
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
beauharnais
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
becushioned
belorussian
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
berninesque
bescoundrel
bescutcheon
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
biliousness
biliousness
noun
The state of being bilious.
bistournage
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize