The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthin
absinthin
noun
(organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acatharsy
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aestethic
aesthesia
aesthesia
noun
The ability to perceive sensations.
aesthesis
aesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of esthesis
aesthetes
aesthetes
noun
plural of aesthete
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
afghanets
aftership
afterwash
agastache
agastache
noun
A plant of genus Agastache, a giant hyssop.
agathosma
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alcathous
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphonist
alushtite
amaranths
amaranths
noun
plural of amaranth
amathiste
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amoritish
anaesthyl
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anchistea
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anorthose
antherids
anthraces
anthrenus
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
anthyllis
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipasch
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphlaston
apholates
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphotaxis
aposthume
apotheces
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
archaists
archaists
noun
plural of archaist
archettos
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archsaint
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
arthritis
arthritis
noun
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.
arthroses
arthroses
noun
plural of arthrosis
arthrosia
arthrosis
arthrosis
noun
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.
Any articulation or joint between bones.
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
aschistic
ascochyta
ascochyta
noun
Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
asherites
ashplants
ashplants
noun
plural of ashplant
ashtabula
ashthroat
ashthroat
noun
(obsolete) vervain
ashtoreth
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
asphaltic
asphaltic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the Dead Sea (salt lake between Jordan and Israel).
Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
asphyctic
asphyctic
adj
Pertaining to asphyxia.
asthenias
asthenias
noun
plural of asthenia
asthenics
asthenics
noun
plural of asthenic
asthenies
asthenies
noun
plural of astheny
asthenope
asthmatic
asthmatic
adj
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
noun
A person who suffers from asthma.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astrachan
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
athabasca
athabasca
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
athabaska
athanasia
athanasia
noun
Alternative form of athanasy
atheistic
atheistic
adj
of or relating to atheists or atheism
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athelstan
athelstan
Proper noun
An Englishmalegiven name which is rather rare.
An Englishsurname.
A small town south of Huntingdon at Quebec in Canada.
A community in Iowa.
A town in Wisconsin, however spelt as Athelstane.
athenaeus
atheneums
athenians
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
atheromas
atherurus
athetesis
athetesis
noun
The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.
athetoids
athetosic
athetosic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to athetosis.
athetosis
athetosis
noun
(medicine) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
athletics
athletics
noun
(sports, especially Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
plural of athletic
athletism
athletism
noun
The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
atrahasis
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atrophous
attachers
attachers
noun
plural of attacher
attatches
aughtlins
aunthoods
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
austausch
austausch
noun
Only used in austausch coefficient
authoress
authoress
noun
(dated) A female author.
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorish
authorish
adj
Characteristic of an author.
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.