(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
addendums
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agrauleum
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alambique
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alimentum
allegatum
allumette
allumette
noun
A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
A matchstick.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almuredin
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
alvearium
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
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.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amentulum
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
amoebaeum
amoebaeum
noun
(poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
amoreuxia
amounters
amourette
amourette
noun
A cupid.
A petty love affair.
The love grass, or quaking grass.
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
anatherum
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angouleme
angraecum
animacule
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anoestrum
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
antehuman
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antequalm
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
apemantus
aplectrum
apneumona
aposthume
aquameter
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armatured
armatured
adj
Fitted with an armature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armature
armatures
armatures
noun
plural of armature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armature
armourers
armourers
noun
plural of armourer
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
assumedly
assumedly
adv
(chiefly US) In an assumed manner; presumably.
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
atheneums
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
aumoniere
aumsville
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autecisms
auteurism
auteurism
noun
(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
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.
autohemic
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
automated
automated
adj
Made automatic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automate
automates
automates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automate
automedon
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
autoserum
autoserum
noun
A serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy
autosomes
autosomes
noun
plural of autosome
autotimer
autotimer
noun
An automatic timer.
auxometer
auxometer
noun
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
azaleamum
azaleamum
noun
(horticulture) A kind of cushion chrysanthemum.
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bambuseae
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beamhouse
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beautydom
beautydom
noun
The estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
befrumple
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
bejumbled
bejumbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejumble
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bemuddled
bemuddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemuddle
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemurmure
bemurmurs
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzled
bemuzzles
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudite
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
besmutted
besmutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmut
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.