(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
absenter
absenter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absent: more absent
noun
One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself.
abshenry
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
acrasins
acrasins
noun
plural of acrasin
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adriaens
aeriness
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
africans
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agremens
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
airiness
airiness
noun
The quality of being airy.
The quality of being light in quality or manner.
insubstantiality
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
alverson
amberson
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
amenders
amenders
noun
plural of amender
amerinds
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagyris
analyser
analyser
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzer
anasarca
anasarca
noun
(medicine) Severe generalised oedema.
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
andersen
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andirons
andirons
noun
plural of andiron
andrassy
andrewes
androids
androids
noun
plural of android
androsin
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
anheuser
anisuria
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
anorchus
anourous
anourous
adj
Alternative form of anurous
ansarian
anserine
anserine
adj
Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.
Silly, foolish, stupid.
noun
(biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle.
ansermet
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
antiaris
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
antisera
antritis
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
anureses
anuresis
anuresis
noun
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
anusvara
anusvara
noun
A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.
anvasser
apastron
apastron
noun
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
apparens
apprense
arabians
araneids
araneids
noun
plural of araneid
araneose
araneose
adj
Resembling a spider's web; arachnoid.
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
arangoes
arangoes
noun
plural of arango
arbinose
arcanist
arcanist
noun
(historical) A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.
arcanums
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archness
archness
noun
The state of being arch.
archsnob
arcsines
arcsines
noun
plural of arcsine
ardennes
ardennes
Proper noun
One of the départements of Champagne-Ardenne, France (INSEE code 08)
arenites
arenites
noun
plural of arenite
arginase
arginase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine
argosine
argynnis
arianism
arianism
Noun
A non-trinitarian Christology, denominated as heretical since Council of Nicaea, but still influential in Monophysite Christianity.
arianist
aridness
aridness
noun
The state or quality of being arid.
arisings
arisings
noun
The waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
plural of arising
arkansan
arkansan
Adjective
Of or from Arkansas
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arkansas
arkansaw
armbands
armbands
noun
plural of armband
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
arnattos
arnottos
arnusian
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arraigns
arraigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign
arranges
arranges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange
arrasene
arrasene
noun
A fabric of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.
arrosion
arrosion
noun
(medicine) The wasting away of a vessel wall under pressure.
(obsolete) A gnawing.
arsedine
arsedine
noun
(obsolete) An imitation gold used in gilding.
arsenals
arsenals
noun
plural of arsenal
arsenate
arsenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.
(chemistry) The anion AsO₄³⁻.
arsenics
arsenics
noun
plural of arsenic
arsenide
arsenide
noun
A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3.
An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
arsenism
arsenism
noun
arsenic poisoning
arsenite
arsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsenous
arsenous
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
arsinous
arsinous
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
arsonate
arsonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion HAsO₃²⁻, derivatives, or any salt containing this ion
arsonist
arsonist
noun
One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.
arsonite
arsonite
noun
(dated) An arsonist.
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
arsonous
arsonous
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives
Of or relating to arson.
arsylene
artesian
artesian
adj
(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
artiness
artiness
noun
The quality of being arty.
artisans
artisans
noun
plural of artisan
aryanise
aryanism
aryanism
Noun
The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
asapurna
ascender
ascender
noun
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
A person or thing that ascends.
ascensor
asherton
asnieres
aspirant
aspirant
adj
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
noun
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
aspirins
aspirins
noun
plural of aspirin
assarion
assarion
noun
Synonym of as (“Ancient Roman coin”)
assenter
assenter
noun
(UK, politics) One of the eight voters who endorse the proposer and seconder's nomination of a candidate for election to the parliament of the United Kingdom.