(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.
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
acheulian
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.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
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.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
alcuinian
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anchusine
anchusins
animacule
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
araucania
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.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
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.
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
awunctive
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
biclinium
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bipunctal
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bourbonic
bourbonic
adj
(humorous, very rare) Containing bourbon, or having the flavour of bourbon.
brachinus
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
brunistic
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
buccaning
buccaning
verb
present participle of buccan
buccinoid
buccinoid
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.
(zoology) Resembling the genus Buccinum.
buchanite
buchonite
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
buckskins
buckskins
noun
trousers and other clothing made from buckskin
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
burgensic
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
cacuminal
cacuminal
adj
(linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.
noun
(linguistics, phonology) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
caliburno
callusing
callusing
verb
present participle of callus
calpurnia
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
canangium
canicular
canicular
adj
(archaic) Of or related to the dog days of summer.
(colloquial, humorous) Relating to dogs; canine.
(historical astronomy, dated) Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.
cannequin
cannequin
noun
(obsolete) A kind of cotton cloth made in the East Indies.
canthuthi
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
capnodium
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
carnaubic
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
casuarina
casuarina
noun
Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
catoquina
catullian
caucasian
caucasian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian
caucusing
caucusing
verb
present participle of caucus
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.
caulinary
caulinary
adj
cauline
caulkings
caulkings
noun
plural of caulking
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
causation
causation
noun
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
celioncus
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
censusing
censusing
verb
present participle of census
centauric
centaurid
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centurial
centurial
adj
Of or pertaining to a century.
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
centuries
centuries
noun
plural of century
centurion
centurion
noun
(US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
centurist
centurist
noun
A centuriator.
ceraunics
ceraunics
noun
(dated, rare, physics) The branch of physics that deals with heat and electricity.
ceraunite
cerniture
ceruminal
ceruminal
adj
Relating to cerumen
cervuline
cestrinus
changuina
chaunting
chaunting
noun
Obsolete form of chanting.
verb
present participle of chaunt
cherubini
chicquing
chiloncus
chiloquin
chimakuan
chincough
chincough
noun
whooping cough
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chiquitan
chitinous
chitinous
adj
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chouanize
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
chthonius
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chungking
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
churching
churching
noun
(Christianity) The ceremonial blessing of a woman who has given birth.
verb
present participle of church
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
ciclatoun
ciclatoun
noun
A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
cicutoxin
cicutoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous polyyne and alcohol found in various plants, including the water hemlock.
cincinnus
cincinnus
noun
(botany) A type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.
cinctured
cinctured
adj
Having a cincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cincture
cinctures
cinctures
noun
plural of cincture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cincture