of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abjuration
abjuration
noun
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abjuratory
abjuratory
adj
Involving abjuration.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
acanthurus
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accultural
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
accusatrix
accusatrix
noun
A female accusator.
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetylurea
acouometer
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acutograve
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjustores
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterate
adulterate
adj
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively, archaic) To commit adultery.
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).
(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery.
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
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.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aetosaurus
aftercause
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterhours
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agathyrsus
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agriotypus
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
ajatasatru
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alacritous
alacritous
adj
(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
allanturic
allenhurst
allokurtic
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
allutterly
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
altruistic
altruistic
adj
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amatsumara
amatsumara
Proper noun
the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ammoniuret
amphithura
amphoterus
amurcosity
anabathrum
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anaculture
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
anazoturia
anazoturia
noun
(medicine) A decrease in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annumerate
annumerate
verb
(obsolete) To add on; to count in.
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antennular
antennular
adj
(zoology) of or relating to antennules or an antennule
antenumber
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antigyrous
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antiritual
antiritual
adj
Opposing a ritual or rituals.
noun
A ritual that opposes another ritual, or is set up in opposition to it.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
antiuratic
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apocrustic
apotropous
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
arboretums
arbusterin
arbusterol
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arcboutant
archibuteo
archivault
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
ariovistus
aristillus
aristippus
aristulate
aristulate
adj
(botany) Having a short beard or awn
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armbruster
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.