Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arthralgia
arthralgia
noun
Pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.
arthralgic
arthralgic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia
arthredema
arthritics
arthritics
noun
plural of arthritic
arthritism
arthritism
noun
(pathology) A predisposition to gout or to arthritis.
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
arthroderm
arthroderm
noun
(zoology) The external covering of an arthropod.
arthrodiae
arthrodial
arthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia or to an arthrosis
arthrodira
arthrodire
arthrodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct order Arthrodira, armored jawed fishes that flourished in the Devonian period.
arthrolite
arthrolith
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthromere
arthromere
noun
(anatomy) Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal.
arthroncus
arthropoda
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
arthropody
arthrotome
arthrotome
noun
(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
arthrozoan
arthrozoic
arthurdale
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artophoria
artophoria
noun
plural of artophorion
arythmical
asiarchate
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
astrohatch
asyntrophy
athericera
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
atheromata
atheromata
noun
plural of atheroma
athrogenic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atracheate
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
austrophil
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autarchist
autarchist
noun
A proponent of autarchy.
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autoheader
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
averrhoist
azadrachta
azocorinth
azotorrhea
ballhooter
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barthelemy
bartholemy
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
batchelder
bathflower
bathoflore
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
batrachite
batrachite
noun
A pale greenish-grey variety of montmorillonite.
batrachium
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bebothered
bebothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bebother
beerothite
befathered
bellarthur
bellwether
bellwether
noun
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
bequeather
bequeather
noun
One who bequeaths.
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
beterschap
bethflower
bethorning
bethreaten
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
beyrichite
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bighearted
bighearted
adj
Noble, kind and generous
biorythmic
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birthdates
birthdates
noun
plural of birthdate
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
birthnight
birthnight
noun
The anniversary of that night in subsequent years.
The night of someone's birth.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
birthrates
birthrates
noun
plural of birthrate
birthright
birthright
noun
Something owed since birth, due to inheritance.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
birthstool
birthstool
noun
A special type of seat to provide balance and support during childbirth.
bitcheries
bitcheries
noun
plural of bitchery
bitterbush
bitterhead
blackheart
blackheart
noun
A cruel and remorseless person.
A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.
A type of malleable cast iron with minimum tensile strength of 350 N/mm².
Any of various plant diseases that cause darkening of the central tissue.
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blightbird
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
bluehearts
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boatheader
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
boltheader
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootholder
borgerhout
boroughlet
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botherment
botherment
noun
bother; annoyance
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachiator
brachiator
noun
Any creature that moves by means of brachiation
brachtmema
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brahmanist
brahmanist
Noun
An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
brahminist
branchiata
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.