of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjurers
abjurers
noun
plural of abjurer
abjures
abjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
abstruse
abstruse
adj
(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
abstruser
abstruser
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
absurdest
absurdest
adj
superlative form of absurd: most absurd
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
abtruse
abuser
abuser
noun
(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
One who abuses someone or something.
abusers
abusers
noun
plural of abuser
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
airbusses
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
albopruinose
albumeniser
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
aleurobius
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
ambassadeur
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambleocarpus
ambrosiaceous
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antirepublicanism
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
arabesques
arabesques
noun
plural of arabesque
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
arboresque
arboretums
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arbusterin
arbusterol
arbutase
arbutes
arbutes
noun
plural of arbute
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arbutuses
arbutuses
noun
plural of arbutus
archdisturber
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
armbruster
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
arquebuses
arquebuses
noun
plural of arquebuse
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
aschaffenburg
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
assurable
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
attributes
attributes
noun
plural of attribute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attribute
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacterious
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balaustre
ballbuster
ballbuster
noun
Alternative form of ball-buster
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balourdise
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
baluster
baluster
noun
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from 17th c.]
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
bararesque
barbaresque
barbaresque
adj
barbaric in form or style
barbariousness
barbariousness
noun
(nonstandard) The state or quality of being barbarious.
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue