(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
achalasia
achalasia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully; usually with reference to gastrointestinal smooth muscles or to esophageal achalasia when not otherwise specified.
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achronism
achropsia
acidheads
acidheads
noun
plural of acidhead
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
aegiochus
aeschines
aestethic
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
airchecks
airchecks
noun
plural of aircheck
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphiscii
amphiscii
noun
amphiscians
anacharis
anacharis
noun
(obsolete) A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anchistea
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchusine
anchusins
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipasch
aphasiacs
aphasiacs
noun
plural of aphasiac
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaiser
archaiser
noun
Alternative form of archaizer
archaises
archaises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaise
archaisms
archaisms
noun
plural of archaism
archaists
archaists
noun
plural of archaist
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archarios
archeries
archeries
noun
plural of archery
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archsaint
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
armchairs
armchairs
noun
plural of armchair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armchair
aschistic
ashochimi
asphaltic
asphaltic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the Dead Sea (salt lake between Jordan and Israel).
Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
asphyctic
asphyctic
adj
Pertaining to asphyxia.
asthenics
asthenics
noun
plural of asthenic
asthmatic
asthmatic
adj
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
noun
A person who suffers from asthma.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
atheistic
atheistic
adj
of or relating to atheists or atheism
athetosic
athetosic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to athetosis.
athletics
athletics
noun
(sports, especially Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
plural of athletic
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
ausgleich
baccharis
bacchides
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backshish
backshish
noun
Alternative spelling of baksheesh
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
bashalick
bashmuric
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bipaschal
bipaschal
adj
Including two Passovers.
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
brachials
brachials
noun
plural of brachial
brachinus
cachexias
cachexias
noun
plural of cachexia
cachexies
cachexies
noun
plural of cachexy
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
caithness
caithness
Proper noun
a historic county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
callipash
callipash
noun
Alternative form of calipash
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
cantharis
cantharis
noun
singular of cantharides
canthitis
canthitis
noun
inflammation of the canthus
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
cashiered
cashiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cashier
cashierer
cashierer
noun
One who rejects, discards, or dismisses.
catchiest
catchiest
adj
superlative form of catchy: most catchy
catechins
catechins
noun
plural of catechin
catechise
catechise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of catechize.
catechism
catechism
noun
A basic manual in some subject.
A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.
catechist
catechist
noun
(Christianity) One who practices catechesis, i.e., catechizes catechumens; a teacher who instructs students in the doctrines of a particular Christian denomination typically in preparation for confirmation.
catfishes
catfishes
noun
plural of catfish
catharism
catharism
Proper noun
A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements.
catharist
catharist
Adjective
relating to Cathari and/or according to Catharism
catharsis
catharsis
noun
(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
(medicine) Purging of the digestive system.
(psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by re-establishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catholics
catstitch
catstitch
verb
(transitive) To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.
cattishly
cattishly
adv
In a cattish manner.
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cenchrias
cephaelis
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
chabasite
chabasite
noun
Alternative form of chabazite
chadwicks
chaetites
chaferies
chaferies
noun
plural of chafery
chaffiest
chaffiest
adj
superlative form of chaffy: most chaffy
chainless
chainless
adj
Without a chain.
chainsman
chainsmen
chairless
chairless
adj
Without a chair or chairs.
chairmans
chairmans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chairman
chakavski
chalastic
chalastic
adj
(medicine) Reducing stiffness; laxative.
chalcites
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chalkiest
chalkiest
adj
superlative form of chalky: most chalky
challihos
challises
challises
noun
plural of challis
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
chamoises
chamoises
noun
plural of chamois
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamois
chamosite
chamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
chanciest
chanciest
adj
superlative form of chancy: most chancy
changaris
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
chantries
chantries
noun
plural of chantry
chapaties
chapattis
chapattis
noun
plural of chapatti
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chaplains
chaplains
noun
plural of chaplain
chaprassi
chaprassi
noun
Alternative form of chaprasi
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
characids
characids
noun
plural of characid
characins
characins
noun
plural of characin
chariness
chariness
noun
The condition of being chary; caution
charismas
charities
charities
noun
plural of charity
charmwise
charolais
charriest
charriest
adj
superlative form of charry: most charry
charteris
chartings
chartings
noun
plural of charting
chartists
chartists
noun
plural of chartist
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.