(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
acuductor
acusector
acutiator
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
alcathous
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
antecornu
antecourt
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antocular
antonescu
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
archcount
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
artukovic
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astucious
astucious
adj
Subtle; cunning; astute.
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
atrocious
atrocious
adj
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
auctorial
auctorial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autecious
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autochton
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocoder
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autocracy
autocracy
noun
(countable) An instance of this government.
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
autocrats
autocrats
noun
plural of autocrat
autocross
autocross
noun
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones
verb
(intransitive) To take part in this sport.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autohemic
autoicous
autoicous
adj
(botany) autoecious
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autositic
autositic
adj
Relating to an autosite.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
autotomic
autotomic
adj
Relating to autotomy.
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotruck
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bonducnut
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bouchette
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brucetown
bucerotes
buchonite
buckholts
buckshots
buckshots
noun
plural of buckshot
bucksport
buckstone
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bucktooth
bucktooth
noun
An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
bucoliast
burntcorn
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
buttstock
buttstock
noun
The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
cajuputol
cajuputol
noun
Alternative form of cajeputol
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
cantorous
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
carryouts
carryouts
noun
plural of carryout
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
cartouche
cartouche
noun
(Egyptian hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
(architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
A paper cartridge.
A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
casthouse
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
catamount
catamount
noun
(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
(obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
catoquina
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
caudatory
caulotaxy
cauponate
causation
causation
noun
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
centrotus
centurion
centurion
noun
(US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
ceratodus
cetaceous
cetaceous
adj
Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
ceteosaur
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
chitinous
chitinous
adj
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
choluteca
choreutic
choreutic
adj
Relating to a chorus
choudrant
chthonius
churchton
ciclatoun
ciclatoun
noun
A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
cicutoxin
cicutoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous polyyne and alcohol found in various plants, including the water hemlock.