(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
adenosine
adenosine
noun
(biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
adigranth
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjoinant
adjoinant
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous, adjoining.
adjoining
adjoining
adj
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
verb
present participle of adjoin
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adlumidin
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
admirance
admirance
noun
(obsolete) admiration
admission
admission
noun
(Britain, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
(law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
The act or practice of admitting.
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
admitting
admitting
noun
An act of admission; an allowing to enter.
verb
present participle of admit
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adnations
adnations
noun
plural of adnation
adnexitis
adnexitis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, i.e. the Fallopian tubes or ovaries.
adnominal
adnominal
adj
(grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.
(grammar, dated) Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).
noun
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.
adonizing
adonizing
verb
present participle of adonize
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoration
adoration
noun
(countable) An act of religious worship.
(historical) The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
(religion) Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance.
(uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
(uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adrenalin
adrenalin
noun
Alternative spelling of adrenaline
adrenitis
adrenitis
noun
Alternative form of adrenalitis
adsignify
adsignify
verb
(transitive) To denote additionally.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
advancing
advancing
noun
The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
verb
present participle of advance
advancive
advancive
adj
(archaic) Tending to advance.
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advenient
advenient
adj
(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
aeginetan
aeginetan
Adjective
Of or relating to Aegina.
Noun
An inhabitant of Aegina.
aeginetic
aelodicon
aeolodion
aeolodion
noun
Synonym of aeolodicon
aepyornis
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeschines
aetheling
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
affiancer
affiancer
noun
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
affiances
affiances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiance
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
afrikaans
afrikaner
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
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agaonidae
agapornis
agaricine
agatizing
agatizing
verb
present participle of agatize
agenesias
agenizing
agenizing
adj
That treats with agene.
agennesis
agennesis
noun
(pathology) Impotence; sterility.
agennetic
agentival
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
agileness
agileness
noun
The state or quality of being agile; agility.
agilmente
agincourt
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
agitating
agitating
verb
present participle of agitate
agitation
agitation
noun
(archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
agitpunkt
aglipayan
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnatical
agnatical
adj
agnatic
agnations
agnations
noun
plural of agnation
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agomensin
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agonising
agonising
noun
Alternative form of agonizing
verb
present participle of agonise
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agonizing
agonizing
adj
Causing physical or mental agony.
noun
The act of one who agonizes.
verb
present participle of agonize
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
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ahnfeltia
aidmanmen
ailantery
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailantine
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airmonger
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
airwayman
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
aitkenite
akmolinsk
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alabamian
alabamian
Adjective
Pertaining to the American state Alabama, or its natives and residents.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Alabama in the United States of America.
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.