(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
alliaceous
alliaceous
adj
Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
allobroges
allogamies
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotheist
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
alodiaries
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alphonsine
alphosises
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
ameloblast
ameloblast
noun
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ametallous
ammiaceous
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitess
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphispore
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphoterus
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylopsase
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anagnostes
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
anastomose
anastomose
adj
(botany, mycology) Joined or run together; interconnected.
(of rivers, etc) Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
verb
(intransitive, of rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join by anastomosis.
(transitive, of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
andamentos
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anelytrous
anematosis
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anisocycle
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
anoestrous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
anoxyscope
ansonville
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antecloset
antedorsal
anthelions
anthoceros
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
anticosine
anticosine
noun
Synonym of arccosine
antiegoism
antiegoist
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antimonies
antimonies
noun
Misspelling of antinomies.
plural of antimony
antinomies
antinomies
noun
plural of antinomy
antinoness
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antipoenus
antoecians
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antrophose
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
aperulosid
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apiologies
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apoapsides
apoapsides
noun
plural of apoapsis
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apocarpies
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
apophonies
apophonies
noun
plural of apophony
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apospories
apostacies
apostacies
noun
plural of apostacy
apostacize
apostasies
apostasies
noun
plural of apostasy
apostatise
apostatise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostatize
apostatize
apostatize
verb
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
apostemate
apostemate
verb
To become an aposteme; to pustulate.
apostolate
apostolate
noun
A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.
The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
apostoless
apostoless
noun
Alternative form of apostless (“a female apostle”)
apostolize
apostolize
verb
(archaic) To convert; to proselytize.
To make sacred or apostolic.
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apotheoses
apotheoses
noun
plural of apotheosis
apotheosis
apotheosis
noun
(loosely) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
(psychology) The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.