(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.
anarchize
anarchize
verb
To reduce or elevate to a state of anarchy.
anarcotin
anarthric
anarthric
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
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
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).
(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.
(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
ancillary
ancillary
adj
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
noun
(archaic) An auxiliary.
Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
androecia
androecia
noun
plural of androecium
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorectic
anorectic
adj
Causing a loss of appetite.
Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
noun
A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
antarctic
antarctic
adj
Alternative spelling of Antarctic
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
anthracia
anthracic
anthracic
adj
(microbiology) Of or relating to anthrax.
anthracin
anthracin
noun
Alternative form of anthracene
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antiarcha
antiarchi
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
anticreep
anticrime
anticrime
adj
Opposed to or aimed at preventing or punishing crime
antimeric
antimeric
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to antimeres.
antirabic
antirabic
adj
Preventing or curing rabies.
antiracer
antiricin
antiricin
noun
(medicine) An antitoxin produced in the blood as a response to exposure to ricin.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
apenteric
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
apocrenic
aposporic
aposporic
adj
Alternative form of aposporous
arabicism
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arachidic
arachidic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidic acid or its derivatives
arachnida
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
araucania
araucaria
araucaria
noun
An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
arborical
arborical
adj
(obsolete) Relating to trees; arboreal.
arcadians
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
archaical
archaical
adj
Archaic form of archaic.
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
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archaizer
archaizer
noun
One who makes archaic, as by using an archaic style.
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archarios
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archeries
archeries
noun
plural of archery
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archiater
archiater
noun
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
archibald
archibold
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archicyte
archidium
archidome
archigony
archilowe
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archimime
archimime
noun
The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
architect
architect
noun
(Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
verb
(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archizoic
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
archpiece
archsaint
archthief
arcosolia
arcosolia
noun
plural of arcosolium
arctalian
arctation
arctation
noun
(medicine) Constriction or contraction of a natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
arctician
arctician
noun
One who has investigated matters relating to the Arctic regions; an Arctic explorer.
arcticize
arcticize
verb
(transitive) To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
arctiidae
arctitude
arctogeic
arctoidea
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
arecaidin
arecoline
arecoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid natural product found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu).
arenicola
arenicole
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
armchairs
armchairs
noun
plural of armchair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armchair
armistice
armistice
name
Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.”)
noun
A (short) cessation of combat; a cease-fire, a truce.
A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
armoracia
armorican
armorican
Adjective
Of, from or pertaining to Armorica
Noun
Someone from Armorica
aromacity
aromatics
aromatics
noun
plural of aromatic
arracacia
arriccios
arriccios
noun
plural of arriccio
arrivance
arrivance
noun
(obsolete) Arrival
arrythmic
arsacidan
arsanilic
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
arsnicker
artemisic
arthritic
arthritic
adj
(pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.
noun
A person with arthritis.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
articular
articular
adj
(anatomy) Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body.
(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical article.
articulus
articulus
noun
(zoology) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
(zoology) A joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
artifacts
artifacts
noun
plural of artifact
artificer
artificer
noun
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
A savant.
A trickster.
An inventor.
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
artukovic
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
ascaridae
ascarides
ascaridia
ascaridol
ascertain
ascertain
verb
(archaic) To ensure or effect.
(archaic) To establish, to prove.
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
asparagic
asparamic
astracism
astricted
astricted
adj
restricted or confined; especially, in old Scottish law, describing land on which corn must be sent to a particular mill, paying multure or thirlage on it
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrict
ataractic
ataractic
adj
(pharmacology) That has a tranquilizing effect.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer.
ataraxics
ataraxics
noun
plural of ataraxic
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrocious
atrocious
adj
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
auctorial
auctorial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
audiencer
auriculae
auriculae
noun
plural of auricula
auricular
auricular
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
(anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.
(relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
Told to the ear; told privately.
noun
(humorous) The ear.
The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.