Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abdominoanterior
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abecedarian
abecedarian
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
aberdavine
aberdeen
aberdeen
Proper noun
A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
A former county in northeastern Scotland; see
A in Florida
A village in the State of Georgia
A city in Idaho
A in Porter County, Indiana
A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
A city in Mississippi
A town in New South Wales
A town in North Carolina
A community in Nova Scotia
A village in Ohio
A community in Ontario
A town in Saskatchewan
A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
A city in northeastern South Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Brown County.
A city in Washington
Noun
A wide evenly curved fishhook. 1976
aberdeenshire
aberdeenshire
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
aberdevine
aberdevine
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
acanthomeridae
acanthuridae
acaridean
accelerando
accelerando
adv
(music) With a gradual increase in speed.
noun
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accordance
accordance
noun
Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
The act of granting something.
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accreditation
accreditation
noun
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accreditment
accreditment
noun
The process of becoming accredited.
accrescendi
accrescendo
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
acensuador
acetobromanilide
acetylenediurein
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylphenylhydrazine
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acipenseridae
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acorned
acorned
adj
(rare) Fed or filled with acorns.
Furnished or loaded with acorns
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acridnesses
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrindoline
acrochordinae
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
actinocrinidae
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodielectric
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
additamentary
addlebrain
addlebrain
noun
An addlebrained person.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adenanthera
adenauer
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
adendritic
adendritic
adj
(biology) (of a neuron) Not having dendrites.
(biology) (of other cells) Not having cytoplasmic processes.
Not having a branching structure, not tree-like.
adenemphractic
adenemphraxis
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adenocancroid
adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
noun
(oncology) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
adenocarcinomas
adenocarcinomas
noun
plural of adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinomata
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenochondroma
adenochondroma
noun
(pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue
adenochondrosarcoma
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenodermia
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenohypersthenia
adenoliomyofibroma
adenometritis
adenomyofibroma
adenomyxosarcoma
adenoneural
adenoneure
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophora
adenophore
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenosarcoma
adenosarcoma
noun
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
adenosarcomas
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adenoviral
adenoviral
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an adenovirus
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adermin
adermin
Noun
pyridoxine
adermine
adessenarian
adessenarian
Noun
A believer in the real presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
adffrozen
adfreezing
adfrozen
adherant
adherence
adherence
noun
(Scotland, law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
A close physical union of two objects.
Faithful support for some cause.
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adherend
adherend
noun
That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
adherends
adherends
noun
plural of adherend
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adherescence
adherescent
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adhern
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermanous
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adjoiner
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.