An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
acanthuridae
acaridomatium
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adarbitrium
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
additur
additur
noun
(law) The augmentation by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adiathermanous
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjudicature
adjudicature
noun
An act of adjudication; a judgment.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adstipulator
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventureship
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
aegritude
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
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.
ammoniureted
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androgametangium
androtauric
antecardium
antejudiciary
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
anticonductor
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antidysuric
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antimasquerade
antimoniureted
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antipeduncular
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antireducer
antireducing
antireduction
antireductive
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
archdisturber
arctitude
arduinite
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
aristodemus
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arseniuretted
arseniuretted
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Combined with arsenic.
arthrodirous
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
attitudinarian
attitudinarian
noun
One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.
attitudinarianism
attitudinarianism
noun
A practising of attitudes; posture-making.
attitudiniser
attitudiniser
noun
Alternative form of attitudinizer
attitudinizer
attitudinizer
noun
One who attitudinizes, or practises poses.
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
audibertia
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditor
auditor
noun
(Scientology) One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.
(rare) One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
auditoria
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
auditotoria
auditress
auditress
noun
(dated) A female hearer.
audrit
auldfarrantlike
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
aurited
aurited
adj
(zoology) Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.
australioid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autodepolymerization
autodermic
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autodiagrammatic
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.