Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
acanthocereus
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
adenemphraxis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adventureship
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aeschynanthus
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allothigenous
allothogenous
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
anaesthesiant
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthosiderite
antiaesthetic
antiaesthetic
adj
Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.
antiatheistic
antiatheistic
adj
(religion) Opposing atheism.
antihemolysin
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archmessenger
archostenosis
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
archvestryman
argumentmaths
aristolochine
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
aschaffenburg
aschelminthes
assheadedness
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
noun
(geology) The zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
atheisticness
atheisticness
noun
The state or quality of being atheistic.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
authenticates
authenticates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
automechanism
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bassenthwaite
bathycentesis
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
berchtesgaden
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
bitterishness
bitterishness
noun
The state or condition of being bitterish.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bothsidedness
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
bronchobuster
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
caddishnesses
caddishnesses
noun
plural of caddishness
calisthenical
calisthenical
adj
Alternative form of calisthenic
callisthenics
callisthenics
noun
Alternative spelling of calisthenics
calyptranthes
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
cardiasthenia
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catechisation
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
cephalanthous
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
chamaeleontis
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chancefulness
chancelleries
chancelleries
noun
plural of chancellery
chancelloress
chancelloress
noun
(rare) A female chancellor.
(rare) The wife of a chancellor.
chancellories
chancellories
noun
plural of chancellory
chancellorism
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
charlatanries
charlatanries
noun
plural of charlatanry
chastisements
chastisements
noun
plural of chastisement
chaucerianism
cheatableness
cheerlessness
cheerlessness
noun
the state or characteristic of being cheerless
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chenopodiales
chiastoneural
chieftaincies
chieftaincies
noun
plural of chieftaincy
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiffonnieres
childlessness
childlessness
noun
The state of being childless.
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light