(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abidances
abidances
noun
plural of abidance
academian
academian
noun
(historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato.
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college.
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
acaridans
acaridans
noun
plural of acaridan
acaridean
accidence
accidence
noun
(grammar) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.
A book containing the first principles of grammar; (by extension) a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art.
The rudiments of any subject.
accidency
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordion
accordion
noun
(figurative) A set of items (concepts, links, or otherwise) that can be packed and unpacked cognitively, or their representation as a set of virtual objects.
(graphical user interface) A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
A box-shaped musical instrument with means of keys and buttons, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
acediamin
achenodia
acidizing
acidizing
verb
present participle of acidize
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridinic
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actinidia
actinoida
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
addicting
addicting
adj
(US) Causing addiction.
verb
present participle of addict
addiction
addiction
noun
(medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
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
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.
aelodicon
affianced
affianced
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiance
alcedines
alcimedon
alcyonoid
alcyonoid
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Alcyonaria.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
allianced
allianced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliance
amerindic
amerindic
Adjective
Amerindian
anacardic
anacardic
adj
Pertaining to cashews (Anacardium occidentale).
noun
Ellipsis of anacardic acid..
anacidity
anacidity
noun
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.
anadipsic
andesitic
andesitic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to, or composed of andesite
androecia
androecia
noun
plural of androecium
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
anecdysis
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
anticodon
anticodon
noun
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
antidinic
antidinic
adj
Preventing vertigo or dizziness.
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
appendice
appendice
noun
Obsolete form of appendix.
arachnida
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
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.
arcadians
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
arecaidin
arsacidan
ascending
ascending
adj
(computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
(of a sequence) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees.
Sloping or leading upwards.
noun
An ascent.
verb
present participle and gerund of ascend
ascidians
ascidians
noun
plural of ascidian
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiencer
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
audiencia
audiencia
noun
(historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
balconied
balconied
adj
That has a balcony attached.
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bedecking
bedecking
noun
An ornament.
verb
present participle of bedeck
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
benedicks
benedicks
noun
plural of benedick
benedicta
benedicto
benedicts
benedicts
noun
plural of benedict
beneficed
beneficed
adj
(Christianity) Having a benefice
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benefice
bicyanide
bicyanide
noun
(chemistry) dicyanide
blechnoid
braconids
braconids
noun
plural of braconid
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
buccinoid
buccinoid
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.
(zoology) Resembling the genus Buccinum.
cabineted
cabineted
adj
Alternative form of cabinetted
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
cadencies
cadencies
noun
plural of cadency
cadencing
cadencing
verb
present participle of cadence (verb)
cadential
cadential
adj
Of or pertaining to cadence or a cadenza.
cadginess
cadginess
noun
The state or quality of being cadgy.
caedmonic
caissoned
caissoned
adj
(architecture) Having a caisson; coffered.
calamined
calamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calamine
calandria
calandria
noun
(brewing) A heating element within a brew kettle.
A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.
A thermosyphon reboiler.
caledonia
calendric
calendric
adj
Of or pertaining to a calendar
cambodian
cambodian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language.
Noun
A person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent.
Proper noun
The language of the Cambodian people.
canadians
canalised
canalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canalise
canalized
canalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canalize
canalside
canalside
adj
Situated near or alongside a canal.
noun
The bank of a canal.
cancroids
cancroids
noun
plural of cancroid
candidacy
candidacy
noun
The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
candidate
candidate
noun
(genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
A participant in an examination.
A person who is applying for a job.
A person who is running in an election.
Something or somebody that may be suitable.
verb
(nonstandard, chiefly in jargon and non-native speakers' English) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).
(uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
candidest
candidest
adj
superlative form of candid: most candid
candlelit
candlelit
adj
Lit by a candle or candles.
candlepin
candlepin
noun
(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
canfields
canonised
canonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canonise
canonized
canonized
adj
(Christianity) In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint.
Made part of the canon; made official.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canonize
capnodium
capnoides
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
cappadine
cappadine
noun
A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
carabidan
carabidan
noun
Any beetle of the family Carabidae
carangids
carangids
noun
plural of carangid
carangoid
carangoid
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
carbonide
carbonide
noun
Archaic form of carbide.
carcinoid
carcinoid
noun
(medicine) A form of slow-growing tumour originating in the neuroendocrine system.
cardamine
cardamine
noun
Any plant of the genus Cardamine; a bittercress.
cardigans
cardigans
noun
plural of cardigan
cardinals
cardinals
noun
plural of cardinal
carinated
carinated
adj
carinate; shaped like a keel
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
cascadian
cascadian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Cascade Range or the Cascade region of North America.
Noun
A resident of the Cascade region of North America.
cascading
cascading
verb
present participle of cascade
cassidony
cassidony
noun
Chalcedony
French lavender (Lavandula stoechas).
goldilocks (Galatella linosyris, syn. Aster linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
cassinoid
cassinoid
noun
(mathematics) Synonym of Cassini oval
catenoids
catenoids
noun
plural of catenoid
cathidine
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
ceilinged
ceilinged
adj
(especially in combination) Having a (specified type of) ceiling.
celandine
celandine
noun
Either of two unrelated flowering plants:
The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
The lesser celandine (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria)
celloidin
celloidin
noun
(biology) A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
A specimen embedded in celloidin.
centaurid
centinody
centipede
centipede
noun
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
centroids
centroids
noun
plural of centroid
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.