Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anconagra
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androgone
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anenergia
angadreme
angerboda
angerless
angerless
adj
Without anger.
angeronia
angetenar
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angraecum
angrbodha
angriness
angriness
Noun
The state of being angry.
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
angularia
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
angurboda
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
ansgarius
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antagoras
antaranga
antegrade
antegrade
adj
moving or directed forward
antiglare
antiglare
adj
Acting to reduce or combat glare
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antinegro
antinegro
adj
Opposing Negros.
antitragi
antitragi
noun
plural of antitragus
antralgia
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
apteryges
aquagreen
aquaregia
arabizing
aragallus
aragonese
aragonian
aragonite
aragonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃; it is dimorphous with calcite.
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archurger
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
argasidae
argentate
argentate
adj
(botany, dated, rare) silvery white
verb
To treat with a silver salt
argenteum
argentide
argentina
argentine
argentine
adj
Containing or resembling silver.
noun
(mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
White metal coated with silver.
argentino
argention
argention
noun
(chemistry, archaic) ionized silver
argentite
argentite
noun
(mineralogy) Silver sulfide, (Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
argillite
argillite
noun
(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material
argilloid
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
argonauta
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
argusfish
arguslike
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arlington
arlington
Proper noun
A place name.
a CDP which is coterminous with Virginia, USA.
Arlington National Cemetery (in Arlington County, Virginia) an American military cemetery, which includes among other things the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armigeral
armigeral
adj
Synonym of armigerous
armigeros
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
arointing
arointing
verb
present participle of aroint
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
arraigned
arraigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arraign
arraigner
arraigner
noun
(law) One who arraigns.
arrangers
arrangers
noun
plural of arranger
arranging
arranging
noun
Arrangement.
verb
present participle of arrange
arrearage
arrearage
noun
An item that is in arrears, as periodic payments on a debt or for taxes.
The condition of being in arrears.
arresting
arresting
adj
striking, gripping
verb
present participle of arrest
arrington
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
arrogated
arrogated
adj
claimed falsely
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrogate
arrogates
arrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrogate
arrogator
arterying
arthogram
arthragra
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
asparagic
asparagin
asparagus
asparagus
noun
(color) A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
asparagyl
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
asserting
asserting
noun
The act of making assertions.
verb
present participle of assert
assigners
assigners
noun
plural of assigner
assignors
assignors
noun
plural of assignor
assorting
assorting
verb
present participle of assort
assurgent
assurgent
adj
(botany) Curving upward.
Rising or tending to rise.
noun
(heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.
astragali
astragali
noun
plural of astragalus
astragals
astragals
noun
plural of astragal
astrangia
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astringer
astringer
noun
Obsolete form of austringer.
astringes
astringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astringe
astrogate
astrogate
verb
(science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.