Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agalinis
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ageneses
ageneses
noun
plural of agenesis
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenizes
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
aglisten
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agostini
agostino
agremens
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
aguistin
aliasing
aliasing
noun
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.
verb
present participle of alias
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
amalings
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
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
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
anagyris
analgias
analgias
noun
plural of analgia
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
angakoks
angakoks
noun
plural of angakok
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angiitis
angiitis
noun
A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.
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
anglaise
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.
anglians
anglings
anglings
noun
plural of angling
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.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
angustia
anhingas
anhingas
noun
plural of anhinga
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antsigne
apanages
apanages
noun
plural of apanage
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
arangoes
arangoes
noun
plural of arango
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
arginase
arginase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine
argosine
argynnis
arisings
arisings
noun
The waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
plural of arising
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arraigns
arraigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign
arranges
arranges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange
ascogone
ashangos
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
assaying
assaying
noun
A trial by assay.
verb
present participle of assay
assignat
assignat
noun
(now historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.
assigned
assigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assign
assignee
assignee
noun
(law) one to whom rights or property is being transferred
one to whom a thing is assigned
one who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent
assigner
assigner
noun
One who, or that which, assigns.
assignor
assignor
noun
(law) The person or party which makes an assignment.
assinego
assinego
noun
Alternative form of asinego
assizing
assizing
verb
present participle of assize
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
assuring
assuring
verb
present participle of assure
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
astringe
astringe
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress
To bind by moral or legal obligation.
asynergy
asynergy
noun
defective or absent coordination between organs, muscles, limbs or joints, resulting in a loss in movement or speed
asyngamy
asyngamy
noun
Absence of syngamy.
ataghans
ataghans
noun
plural of ataghan
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
augustan
augustan
Adjective
Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 - 14
Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.
augustin
austreng
autosign
autosign
verb
(computing, transitive) To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically.
avengers
avengers
noun
plural of avenger
avulsing
avulsing
verb
present participle of avulse
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
baggings
baggings
noun
plural of bagging
bandages
bandages
noun
plural of bandage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bandage
bangkoks
bangkoks
noun
plural of bangkok
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bankings
bankings
noun
plural of banking
bantings
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bargains
bargains
noun
plural of bargain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bargain
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastogne
batangas
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battings
battings
noun
plural of batting
beadings
beadings
noun
plural of beading
beanbags
beanbags
noun
plural of beanbag
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
beatings
beatings
noun
plural of beating
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
belgians
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
bergmans
beslings
bespreng
bespring
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
biassing
biassing
noun
Alternative form of biasing
biddings
biddings
noun
plural of bidding
biggings
biggings
noun
plural of bigging
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
billings
billings
noun
plural of billing
biltongs
biltongs
noun
plural of biltong
bindings
bindings
noun
plural of binding
binnings
binnings
noun
plural of binning
birdings
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.