(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusest
abstrusest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accuracies
accuracies
noun
plural of accuracy
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
accusative
accusative
adj
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acensuador
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acleistous
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquiesces
acquiesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquiesce
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquisited
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acuclosure
acusection
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adjustores
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adoxaceous
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
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
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aestuation
aetosaurus
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
afflatuses
afflatuses
noun
plural of afflatus
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
aftercause
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
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alcelaphus
aleurobius
alexicacus
allenhurst
alliaceous
alliaceous
adj
Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
alopecurus
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amarynceus
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.
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.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ametallous
amiantuses
ammiaceous
amphoterus
amplexuses
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
anchesmius
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annuisance
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
anoestrous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antepectus
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antipoenus
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
aperulosid
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.