(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
adigranth
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adversing
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agapornis
agaricine
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
agincourt
agrarians
agrarians
noun
plural of agrarian
agreation
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrigento
agrigento
Proper noun
The capital city of Agrigento.
agrimonia
agrippina
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
agrypniai
agrypnias
airmonger
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alderling
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
ambrogino
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
anagyrine
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
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
anenergia
angeronia
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angriness
angriness
Noun
The state of being angry.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
angularia
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
ansgarius
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiglare
antiglare
adj
Acting to reduce or combat glare
antigraft
antigraft
adj
(politics) Opposed to or working against graft
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antinegro
antinegro
adj
Opposing Negros.
antitragi
antitragi
noun
plural of antitragus
antralgia
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
arabizing
aragonian
aragonite
aragonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃; it is dimorphous with calcite.
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
archigony
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
argentide
argentina
argentine
argentine
adj
Containing or resembling silver.
noun
(mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
White metal coated with silver.
argentino
argention
argention
noun
(chemistry, archaic) ionized silver
argentite
argentite
noun
(mineralogy) Silver sulfide, (Ag₂S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
arlington
arlington
Proper noun
A place name.
a CDP which is coterminous with Virginia, USA.
Arlington National Cemetery (in Arlington County, Virginia) an American military cemetery, which includes among other things the tomb of the unknown soldiers.
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
arointing
arointing
verb
present participle of aroint
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arraigned
arraigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arraign
arraigner
arraigner
noun
(law) One who arraigns.
arranging
arranging
noun
Arrangement.
verb
present participle of arrange
arresting
arresting
adj
striking, gripping
verb
present participle of arrest
arrington
arterying
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
asparagin
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
asserting
asserting
noun
The act of making assertions.
verb
present participle of assert
assigners
assigners
noun
plural of assigner
assignors
assignors
noun
plural of assignor
assorting
assorting
verb
present participle of assort
astrangia
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astringer
astringer
noun
Obsolete form of austringer.
astringes
astringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astringe
asynergia
asynergia
noun
(pathology) A lack of muscular coordination
attorning
attorning
verb
present participle of attorn
attriting
attriting
verb
present participle of attrite
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
aureoling
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barbering
barbering
noun
(informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.
The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
bargained
bargained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bargain
bargainee
bargainee
noun
(law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property being sold.
bargainer
bargainer
noun
A person who makes a bargain.
bargainor
bargainor
noun
(law) One who makes a bargain or contract with another, especially to sell property.
barkening
barkening
verb
present participle of barken
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
barraging
barraging
verb
present participle of barrage
barreling
barreling
noun
(mechanical engineering) A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
Synonym of barrel distortion
barringer
bartering
bartering
noun
barter
verb
present participle of barter
battering
battering
noun
A heavy beating.
A large defeat.
verb
present participle of batter
beavering
beavering
noun
Hunting or trapping beaver.
verb
present participle of beaver
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstring
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe