(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adventureship
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
aegithognathous
africanthropus
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
allothigenous
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminish
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
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.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphisbaenous
amphithurons
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
anchesmius
anchisaurus
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anchusine
anchusins
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anilinophilous
anisanthous
anischuria
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisostichous
anisostichus
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthracitious
anthracitous
anthriscus
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
antiauthoritarianism
antiauthoritarianism
noun
Opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antichorus
antienthusiasm
antienthusiast
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antienthusiastically
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antihumanism
antihumanism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) Opposition to humanism.
antihumanist
antihumanist
adj
(ethics) Opposing humanism
noun
(ethics) One who opposes humanism.
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antihumbuggist
antilochus
antimachus
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiphus
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphelinus
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
arrhenius
arsinoitherium
ashippun
ashurbanipal
athanasius
auchincloss
aughtlins
auntish
auntish
adj
Characteristic of an aunt; auntlike
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authenticates
authenticates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authenticities
authenticities
noun
plural of authenticity
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorisation
authorisation
noun
Alternative spelling of authorization
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
authoritarianisms
authoritarianisms
noun
plural of authoritarianism
authoritarians
authoritarians
noun
plural of authoritarian
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automechanism
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
azodisulphonic
azosulphine
azosulphonic
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchistan
bankruptship
baragouinish
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
beauharnais
becushioned
behistun
benzosulphimide
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
biologicohumanistic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.