(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accusals
accusals
noun
plural of accusal
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
aciculas
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
albicans
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcaldes
alcaldes
noun
plural of alcalde
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcaydes
alcaydes
noun
plural of alcayde
alcazars
alcester
alcestis
alcinous
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alcyones
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
alencons
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
allicins
allicins
noun
plural of allicin
allspice
allspice
noun
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
almanacs
almanacs
noun
plural of almanac
alnicoes
alocasia
alocasia
noun
Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.
alopecus
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
altschin
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
ancillas
ancylose
anisilic
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aplastic
aplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to aplasia.
(pathology) Relating to the inability of the body to create new cells, such that tissue cannot grow or regenerate.
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).
arecales
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
articles
articles
noun
(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
(slang) Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
plural of article
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of article
ascellus
asclepin
asclepin
Noun
A particular steroid glycoside.
aulicism
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
bacalaos
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
backless
backless
adj
(of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
backlins
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backlogs
backlogs
noun
plural of backlog
backslap
backslap
verb
To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
baculums
balances
balances
noun
plural of balance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balance
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
ballocks
ballocks
noun
Alternative form of bollocks
balochis
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
baluchis
bancales
bancales
noun
plural of bancal
basaltic
basaltic
adj
Of or pertaining to basalt.
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
basilect
basilect
noun
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
basilica
basilica
noun
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
(obsolete) An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
basilics
basilics
noun
plural of basilic
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
beclasps
beclasps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclasp
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
berascal
berascal
verb
(archaic) To accuse of being a rascal or to treat as a rascal.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bisiliac
bisiliac
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the two iliac bones or fossae
blackens
blackens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacken
blackest
blackest
adj
superlative form of black: most black
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
blowcase
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
briscola
bucellas
bullaces
bullaces
noun
plural of bullace
buscarle
cabalism
cabalism
noun
The activities of a cabal; secret plotting.
The study of the Jewish Kaballah.
cabalist
cabalist
noun
A member of a cabal.
A person skilled in esoteric matters.
A student of the Jewish Kaballah.
caballos
cabbalas
cabbalas
name
plural of cabbala
cabildos
cabildos
noun
plural of cabildo
caboclos
caboclos
noun
plural of caboclo
cacklers
cacklers
noun
plural of cackler
cacodyls
cacodyls
noun
plural of cacodyl
cactales
cadelles
cadelles
noun
plural of cadelle
caesural
caesural
adj
Of or pertaining to a caesura.
cagefuls
cagefuls
noun
plural of cageful
cageless
cageless
adj
Without a cage.
cajolers
cajolers
noun
plural of cajoler
calabash
calabash
noun
(music) A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.
A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
calamars
calamars
noun
plural of calamar
calantas
calashes
calashes
noun
plural of calash
calastic
calathos
calathos
noun
A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
calcines
calcines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcine
calcites
calcites
noun
plural of calcite
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
calcspar
calcspar
noun
calcite
calculus
calculus
noun
(countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
(countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
(dated, countable) Calculation; computation.
(uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
(uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
calderas
calderas
noun
plural of caldera
caldrons
caldrons
noun
plural of caldron (alternative spelling of cauldrons).
caleches
caleches
noun
plural of caleche
calendas
calesero
calfless
calfless
adj
Having no or extremely reduced calves.
Without a calf, or young cow.
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calibers
calibers
noun
plural of caliber
calibres
calibres
noun
plural of calibre
caliches
caliches
noun
plural of caliche
calicles
calicles
noun
plural of calicle
calicoes
calicoes
noun
plural of calico
calindas
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
calipees
calipees
noun
plural of calipee
calipers
calipers
noun
(UK) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
calippus
calisaya
calisaya
noun
A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.