Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abington
abington
Proper noun
A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
ablating
ablating
verb
present participle of ablate
aborning
aborning
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
acceding
acceding
verb
present participle of accede
accinged
accinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accinge
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
adapting
adapting
verb
present participle of adapt
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adeeming
adeeming
verb
present participle of adeem
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adiating
adiating
verb
present participle of adiate
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
admixing
admixing
verb
present participle of admix
adopting
adopting
verb
present participle of adopt
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
aegerian
aeginaea
aegirine
aegirine
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
affixing
affixing
adj
Of the function or role of an affix
noun
affixation
verb
present participle of affix
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afluking
againbuy
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agalinis
aganippe
agaricin
agaricin
noun
(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agenized
agenized
adj
Treated with agene.
agenizes
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agenting
agenting
noun
Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
aglisten
agmatine
agmatine
noun
(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
agminate
agminate
adj
(biology) Grouped together.
agnathia
agnathia
noun
(pathology) A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agnation
agnation
noun
(grammar) The property of being agnate.
consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
agnition
agnition
noun
(obsolete) acknowledgement
agnizing
agnizing
verb
present participle of agnize
agnoites
agnomina
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agoniada
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agostini
agostino
agrarian
agrarian
adj
(botany) wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
Agricultural or rural.
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
noun
A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
agreeing
agreeing
noun
An agreement.
verb
present participle of agree
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrinion
agrinion
Proper noun
A city in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
agrionia
agrionid
agripina
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
aguavina
aguavina
noun
The fish Diplectrum radiale.
aguistin
airthing
akazgine
akazgine
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid, analogous to strychnine, obtained from the akazga plant.
alangine
alangium
alarming
alarming
adj
causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
verb
present participle of alarm
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
algerian
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
algomian
algonkin
aliasing
aliasing
noun
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.
verb
present participle of alias
alibiing
alibiing
verb
present participle of alibi
alienage
alienage
noun
The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
aliening
aliening
verb
present participle of alien
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aligning
aligning
verb
present participle of align
alingual
alingual
adj
(linguistics) Using no language.
allaying
allaying
noun
An allayment.
verb
present participle of allay
alleging
alleging
noun
allegation
verb
present participle of allege
allergin
allergin
noun
Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
alloying
alloying
verb
present participle of alloy
allthing
allthing
pron
(obsolete) everything
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
almoning
alpigene
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
amafingo
amalings
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
ambuling
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
aminogen
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
anagyrin
anagyris
analgias
analgias
noun
plural of analgia
analgize
analogia
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
anearing
anearing
verb
present participle of anear
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angelica
angelica
noun
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
angelico
angelika
angelina
angeline
angeling
angeling
verb
present participle of angel
angelita
angelito
angelize
angelize
verb
(transitive) To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.
angering
angering
verb
present participle of anger
angevine
angiitis
angiitis
noun
A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed.