(archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acapsular
acapsular
adj
(botany) Having no capsule.
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accounsel
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accubitus
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acidurias
acidurias
noun
plural of aciduria
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquisita
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
actualist
actualist
noun
A proponent of actualism.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
aculeolus
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
acusector
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adenoncus
aegiochus
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeschylus
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
alcathous
alcyoneus
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
anacletus
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anacyclus
anchusine
anchusins
anconeous
androclus
announces
announces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce
anorchous
anschluss
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antonescu
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
aquacades
aquacades
noun
plural of aquacade
aquaducts
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscula
arbuscule
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archhouse
articulus
articulus
noun
(zoology) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
(zoology) A joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
ascalabus
ascenseur
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
ascyphous
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
assaracus
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astucious
astucious
adj
Subtle; cunning; astute.
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
atrocious
atrocious
adj
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
audacious
audacious
adj
Impudent, insolent.
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
aulacodus
auriculas
auriscalp
auriscalp
noun
An earpick.
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
aurochses
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.
ausgleich
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
auspicial
auspicial
adj
Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
austausch
austausch
noun
Only used in austausch coefficient
australic
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autecious
autecisms
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autocrats
autocrats
noun
plural of autocrat
autocross
autocross
noun
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones
verb
(intransitive) To take part in this sport.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autoicous
autoicous
adj
(botany) autoecious
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autositic
autositic
adj
Relating to an autosite.
avascular
avascular
adj
(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
ayahausca
ayahuasca
ayahuasca
noun
A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine.
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barleducs
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bashmuric
bechuanas
bibacious
bibacious
adj
Addicted to drinking alcohol.
bicalvous
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blackbush
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blancanus
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bodacious
bodacious
adj
(Australian slang, US slang) Impressively great in size, and enormous; extraordinary.