(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
acciaccature
accordaturas
accouterment
accouterment
noun
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
acculturated
acculturated
adj
accustomed to; familiar with
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturate
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accusatrixes
aceratherium
acetabularia
acetylbiuret
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocrinus
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acutiplantar
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjudicature
adjudicature
noun
An act of adjudication; a judgment.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allotelluric
amphicyrtous
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthracitous
anthropurgic
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticourtier
anticourtier
adj
Opposing courtiers.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antiliturgic
antineuritic
antineuritic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.
antireducing
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
aquacultural
aquacultural
adj
(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquicultural
aquicultural
adj
Alternative form of aquacultural
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
architecture
architecture
noun
(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
A unifying structure.
Any particular style of building design.
Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
The structure and design of a system or product.
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archturncoat
arcocentrous
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristomachus
articulacies
articulacies
noun
plural of articulacy
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
articulation
articulation
noun
(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
(countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
(education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
(linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
(music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
(uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
articulators
articulators
noun
plural of articulator
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
ascriptitius
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
asteriscuses
astronautics
astronautics
noun
Navigation through space.
The science and technology of space flight.
athericerous
atroceruleus
aurantiaceae
aurichalcite
aurichalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate mineral of copper and zinc.
auriculately
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
auripuncture
auscultatory
auscultatory
adj
Of or pertaining to auscultation
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autocratical
autocratical
Adjective
autocratic
autocratoric
autocratoric
adj
(archaic, rare) autocratic
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autodetector
autodetector
noun
An automatic detector.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baluchithere
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bathycurrent
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
berceaunette
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
biscuitmaker
bitubercular
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
borotungstic
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyauxetic
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adj
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
butcherbroom
butteraceous
butteraceous
adj
Alternative form of butyraceous
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.