An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
aberroscope
aberroscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abscessroot
absorbances
absorbances
noun
plural of absorbance
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
abstracters
abstracters
noun
plural of abstracter
abstractest
abstractest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstract: most abstract
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of abstract
abstractive
abstractive
adj
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
acarologies
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accelerates
accelerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accelerate
accersition
accessaries
accessaries
noun
plural of accessary
accessarily
accessarily
adv
In the manner of an accessary.
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessorial
accessorial
adj
(logistics) Assessorial.
Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
Of or relating to an accession.
noun
(logistics) An assessorial charge.
accessories
accessories
noun
plural of accessory
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accessorise
accessorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
accessorius
accessorize
accessorize
verb
(intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.
(transitive, intransitive) To furnish with accessories.
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accrescence
accrescence
noun
(rare) Continuous growth; an accretion.
accrescendi
accrescendo
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrasiaceae
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acraturesis
acridnesses
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
adelocerous
adherescent
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
aechmagoras
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aerenchymas
aerobacters
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscepsis
aerostatics
aerostatics
noun
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alectorides
aleuroscope
aliteracies
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amercements
amercements
noun
plural of amercement
americanese
americanese
Proper noun
American English
americanise
americanism
americanism
Noun
A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American language usage.
A preference to the United States and the ideas it represents.
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
anarcestean
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anchoresses
anchoresses
noun
plural of anchoress
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
ancientries
ancientries
noun
plural of ancientry
ancillaries
ancillaries
noun
plural of ancillary
ancyloceras
androcrates
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anisocercal
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
antecessors
antecessors
noun
plural of antecessor
anthracenes
anthracenes
noun
plural of anthracene
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
antichreses
antichreses
noun
plural of antichresis
antichresis
antichresis
noun
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antisideric
aortectasia
aortectasia
noun
(medicine) dilatation of the aorta
aortectasis
aortectasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of aortectasia
aphrodesiac
apicultures
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
appearances
appearances
noun
plural of appearance
apperceives
apperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apperceive
appreciates
appreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appreciate
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
approachers
approachers
noun
plural of approacher
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arborescent
arborescent
adj
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
archaeornis
archaicness
archaicness
noun
The quality of being archaic.
archapostle
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archelochus
archemastry
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
archeostome
archespores
archespores
noun
plural of archespore
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archigaster
archisphere
architraves
architraves
noun
plural of architrave
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
archseducer
archsteward
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
ardisiaceae
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
aristotelic
aristotelic
Adjective
Aristotelian
arithmetics
arithmetics
noun
plural of arithmetic
arrogancies
arrogancies
noun
plural of arrogancy
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
arsenicking
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy