A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
almonage
almoning
alogical
alogical
adj
Not based upon logic or reasoned argument.
Opposed to logic.
alpigene
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
altarage
altarage
noun
The offerings made upon the altar or to a church.
The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
although
although
conj
But, except.
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
alurgite
amafingo
amalgams
amalgams
noun
plural of amalgam
amalings
amargosa
amargoso
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
ambilogy
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
ambrogio
ambuling
amburgey
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
aminogen
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amoskeag
amperage
amperage
noun
(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
amphigam
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
ampongue
amygdala
amygdala
noun
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anagnost
anagnost
noun
(now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
anagyrin
anagyris
analgene
analgene
noun
An antipyretic and analgesic, derived from quinoline and mainly used to treat rheumatism and neuralgia.
analgias
analgias
noun
plural of analgia
analgize
analogal
analogal
adj
(obsolete) Analogous.
analogia
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
analogon
analogon
noun
(philosophy) According to Sartre, an equivalent of perception (such as a painting or a mental image) that is necessary for the process of imagination to take place.
An analogue.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anderegg
androgen
androgen
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
androgyn
anearing
anearing
verb
present participle of anear
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
angakoks
angakoks
noun
plural of angakok
angareeb
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angekkok
angekkok
noun
Alternative spelling of angekok
angelate
angelate
noun
A salt or ester of angelic acid.
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
angeleen
angeleno
angelica
angelica
noun
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
angelico
angelika
angelina
angeline
angeling
angeling
verb
present participle of angel
angelita
angelito
angelize
angelize
verb
(transitive) To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.
angering
angering
verb
present participle of anger
angerona
angevine
angiitis
angiitis
noun
A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
anginoid
anginoid
adj
Resembling or relating to angina.
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiosis
angiosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
anglaise
angledog
angledog
noun
(dialects, chiefly US, New England, dated) An earthworm.
anglepod
anglesey
anglesey
Proper noun
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait.
angleton
angleton
Proper noun
A city in Texas, USA
anglians
anglican
anglings
anglings
noun
plural of angling
angloman
angolans
angolese
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
anguidae
anguilla
anguille
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
angulare
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
angustia
anhingas
anhingas
noun
plural of anhinga
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
annexing
annexing
noun
An annexation.
verb
present participle of annex
annoying
annoying
adj
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
noun
(rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.
verb
present participle of annoy
anogenic
anorgana
antagony
antagony
noun
(obsolete) contest; opposition; antagonism
antalgic
antalgic
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
noun
Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
antalgol
antergic
antiager
antiager
noun
An anti-aging cosmetic.
antidrag
antidrag
adj
That counteracts drag (resistance to movement)
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antigene
antigene
noun
(genetics) An oligonucleotide that attaches to a specific gene and suppresses its action.
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antigone
antigone
Proper noun
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by burying her brother Polynices
antiguan
antiking
antiking
noun
(politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antsigne
anviling
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
apagoges
apagoges
noun
plural of apagoge
apagogic
apagogic
adj
(rhetoric) Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
apagogue
apanaged
apanaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apanage
apanages
apanages
noun
plural of apanage
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apigenin
apigenin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavone, found as a glycoside in many plants, that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
apogamic
apogamic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to apogamy.
apogonid
apogonid
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.
apograph
apograph
noun
(textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).