(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abhenries
abhenries
noun
plural of abhenry
abhorring
abhorring
noun
A detested thing.
Detestation.
verb
present participle of abhor
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
abortient
abortient
adj
(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.
noun
(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
aboudikro
abrachias
abrachias
noun
plural of abrachia
abrahamic
abrahamic
Adjective
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch.
Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
abrasions
abrasions
noun
plural of abrasion
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abrazitic
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abridgers
abridgers
noun
plural of abridger
abridging
abridging
verb
present participle of abridge
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
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
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abthainry
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
acrobatic
acrobatic
adj
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
vigorously active
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerobiont
aerobiont
noun
(biology) Any organism that needs air (oxygen) to survive
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
airbusses
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
airphobia
albardine
albarelli
albarelli
noun
plural of albarello
albertina
albertine
albertist
albertite
albertite
noun
(mineralogy) A bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albinuria
albinuria
noun
Synonym of albiduria
albricias
albricias
noun
(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
allobaric
allobaric
adj
Concerning changes in atmospheric pressure.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
amberoids
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambrogino
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosias
ambrosias
noun
plural of ambrosia
ambrosine
ambrosius
amburbial
amburbial
adj
Relating to the amburbium.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amicrobic
amicrobic
adj
Not caused by microbes
anabrosis
anabrosis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) wasting away
anabrotic
anaerobia
anaerobia
noun
anaerobes
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
antiabrin
antilabor
antilabor
adj
In opposition to labor unions.
In opposition to the labor party.
antirabic
antirabic
adj
Preventing or curing rabies.
antirobin
antiurban
antiurban
adj
(sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
arabicism
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arability
arability
noun
(agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
arabizing
arabophil
arbalists
arbalists
noun
plural of arbalist
arbitrage
arbitrage
noun
(archaic) Arbitration.
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
verb
(intransitive, finance) To employ arbitrage
(transitive, finance) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among
arbitrary
arbitrary
adj
(linguistics) Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
(usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
Determined by independent arbiter.
noun
Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.
arbitrate
arbitrate
verb
(mathematics, rare) To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.
To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
arbitress
arbitress
noun
A female arbiter.
arborical
arborical
adj
(obsolete) Relating to trees; arboreal.
arborists
arborists
noun
plural of arborist
arborized
arborized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arborize
arborizes
arborizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arborize
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
archibald
archibold
arribadas
arribadas
noun
plural of arribada
artmobile
artmobile
noun
A vehicle that operates as a mobile art exhibition.
aryballoi
aryballoi
noun
plural of aryballos
arybballi
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
atabyrian
atrabilar
attribute
attribute
noun
(computer graphics, dated) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
verb
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
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.
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
aubrietia
aubrietia
noun
A creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
avertible
avertible
adj
Capable of being averted; preventable.
avicebron
azorubine
azorubine
noun
(organic chemistry) a red azo dye used as a food colouring, mostly in baked goods
babbitter
babbitter
noun
A worker who applies Babbitt metal.
babbittry
babbittry
noun
Narrow-minded materialism.
babillard
babillard
noun
The lesser whitethroat of Europe
babirousa
babirousa
noun
Archaic form of babirusa.
babirusas
babirusas
noun
plural of babirusa
babirussa
bacbakiri
bacbakiri
noun
Archaic form of bokmakierie.
baccharis
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bacillary
bacillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacillus
backbiter
backbiter
noun
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backspeir
backspier
backstair
backstair
adj
clandestine, secret or furtive
noun
The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
backstrip
backtrail
backtrail
noun
A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
The path over which one has already traveled.
verb
To backtrack along a trail.
backtrick
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacterian
bacterian
adj
(archaic) bacterial
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
bacteriol
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bacterize
bacterize
verb
To treat with bacteria.
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bactrites
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badinerie
badinerie
noun
A brief and lively dance.
The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagritski
bahuvrihi
bahuvrihi
noun
(grammar, also attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.