(numismatics) Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next.
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
adderbolt
adderbolt
noun
(now UK dialectal) A dragonfly.
addleplot
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adrostral
adrostral
adj
(zoology) Near the rostrum (snout)
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
afterhold
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldington
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
allantoid
allantoid
adj
(chiefly embryology) Allantoic.
(now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
noun
(obsolete, embryology) The allantois.
allocated
allocated
adj
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allocate
alodialty
altdorfer
alvordton
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
antenodal
antenodal
adj
Before a node or nodus
noun
An antenodal vein.
antidotal
antidotal
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote.
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antinodal
antinodal
adj
(physics) Of, pertaining to, or located at an antinode
antipodal
antipodal
adj
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
areolated
areolated
adj
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.
arnoldist
atloaxoid
atloidean
atloidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
aydelotte
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
ballotade
ballotade
noun
(dressage) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or on a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
bartholdi
basaltoid
basaltoid
adj
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
batfowled
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bilobated
blattodea
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodbeat
bloodiest
bloodiest
adj
superlative form of bloody: most bloody
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
bloodroot
bloodroot
noun
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
bloodtest
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloodwort
bloodwort
noun
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.