A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
accessit
accessit
noun
A vote in the election of a pope.
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
actiones
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adustive
aestatis
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglisten
agnoites
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
airsheet
airtimes
airtimes
noun
plural of airtime
aisteoir
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alasteir
alcestis
aleiptes
alevitsa
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
alterius
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
amaister
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
amethist
amirates
amirates
noun
plural of amirate
amitoses
amitoses
noun
plural of amitosis
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
anastice
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
ancients
ancients
noun
The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.
plural of ancient
andesite
andesite
noun
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
anemotis
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
animates
animates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate
anisated
anisette
anisette
noun
A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antilens
antilles
antilles
Proper noun
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antisera
antisine
antistes
antsiest
antsiest
adj
superlative form of antsy: most antsy
antsigne
apathies
apathies
noun
plural of apathy
apatites
apatites
noun
plural of apatite
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
apposite
apposite
adj
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
Related, homologous.
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
noun
(rare) That which is apposite; something suitable.
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arenites
arenites
noun
plural of arenite
aretaics
aretaics
noun
(ethics) The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
ariettas
ariettas
noun
plural of arietta
ariettes
ariettes
noun
plural of ariette
aristate
aristate
adj
(botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.
(botany) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned
(zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.
aristeas
aristeia
aristeia
noun
A scene in epic poetry where the hero has his finest moments in battle.
aristide
arsenite
arsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid
arsmetik
arsonite
arsonite
noun
(dated) An arsonist.
artemisa
arteries
arteries
noun
plural of artery
artesian
artesian
adj
(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
arthemis
articles
articles
noun
(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
(slang) Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
plural of article
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of article
artiness
artiness
noun
The quality of being arty.
artistes
artistes
noun
plural of artiste
artsiest
artsiest
adj
superlative form of artsy: most artsy
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
asbolite
ascetics
ascetics
noun
plural of ascetic
aseptify
asfetida
asherite
asiatize
asperite
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
aspirate
aspirate
adj
Synonym of aspirated.
noun
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
verb
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
(transitive, intransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
1887, James Frederick Hodgetts, Greater England, page 33
assident
assident
adj
(medicine) Of a symptom, generally, but not always, accompanying a disease; indicative of the presence of a disease but not a necessary occurrence in conjunction with that disease.
assiento
assiento
noun
(historical) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing Negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.
assiette
assiette
noun
A mixture of bole, bloodstone, and galena once used in bookbinding as a gilding surface
A plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
assisted
assisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assist
assister
assister
noun
One who assists; an assistant or helper.
astatine
astatine
noun
A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.
astatize
astatize
verb
(transitive, magnetism) To render astatic.
asteriae
asterial
asterias
asterina
asterion
asterion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
asterisk
asterisk
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
(US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
(dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
(figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
verb
(transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.
asterism
asterism
noun
(astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
asterite
asterite
noun
(science fiction) An inhabitant of an asteroid.
asterius
asternia
asteroid
asteroid
noun
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
(astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astonies
astonies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astony
astraeid
astringe
astringe
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress
To bind by moral or legal obligation.
astroite
astroite
noun
(obsolete) A radiated fossil or stone; a starstone.
ateliers
ateliers
noun
plural of atelier
atestine
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
atheists
atheists
noun
plural of atheist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atheist
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
atomises
atomises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise
atomizes
atomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize
atresias
atresias
noun
plural of atresia
atticise
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
austrine
austrine
adj
(obsolete) Southern; southerly; austral.
autecism
autosite
autosite
noun
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
azotises
azotises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of azotise
azotizes
azotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of azotize