(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
achimaas
acmispon
acosmism
acosmism
noun
A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.
The determination of the world as mere phenomena to which true reality does not pertain.
acosmist
acosmist
noun
A follower of acosmism
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
aegimius
affamish
affamish
verb
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
airmails
airmails
noun
(colloquial) The items of mail conveyed using aircraft.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airmail
airtimes
airtimes
noun
plural of airtime
alaminos
alarmism
alarmism
noun
The raising of needless alarms.
alarmist
alarmist
adj
Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
alastrim
alastrim
noun
(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alismoid
allelism
allelism
noun
(genetics) The existence of two or more alleles of a gene
almeries
almeries
noun
plural of almery
almistry
alpinism
alpinism
noun
(sometimes capitalized) Mountain climbing.
alsifilm
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
alumines
amaister
amalings
amanitas
amanitas
noun
plural of amanita
amasesis
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
amathist
amazonis
ambaries
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amboinas
amboinas
noun
plural of amboina
ambroids
ambroise
ambrosia
ambrosia
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosio
ameiosis
ameiosis
noun
(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
ameiurus
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
americas
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amerinds
amethist
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amidases
amidases
noun
plural of amidase
amidines
amidines
noun
plural of amidine
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
aminosis
amirates
amirates
noun
plural of amirate
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amission
amission
noun
(obsolete) deprivation; loss
amitoses
amitoses
noun
plural of amitosis
amitosis
amitosis
noun
(obsolete, biology) cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes
amizilis
ammianus
ammonias
ammonias
noun
plural of ammonia
amnesiac
amnesiac
noun
Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
amnesias
amnesias
noun
plural of amnesia
amnesics
amnesics
noun
plural of amnesic
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amollish
amorists
amorists
noun
plural of amorist
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
amotions
amotions
noun
plural of amotion
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amphissa
amritsar
amritsar
Proper noun
A large city in India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
The district (the second most populous in Punjab) which contains this city.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylosis
anaemias
anaemias
noun
plural of anaemia
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
animates
animates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate
animisms
animisms
noun
plural of animism
animists
animists
noun
plural of animist
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
annalism
annelism
annulism
anosmias
anosmias
noun
plural of anosmia
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antimask
antimask
adj
Opposing masks.
noun
Obsolete form of antimasque.
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
apachism
apathism
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.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
apiosoma
apomicts
apomicts
noun
plural of apomict
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
apomyius
aramaism
aramaism
Noun
An idiom from the Aramaic language.
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
arianism
arianism
Noun
A non-trinitarian Christology, denominated as heretical since Council of Nicaea, but still influential in Monophysite Christianity.
arisaema
armaries
armigers
armigers
noun
plural of armiger
armillas
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
armoires
armoires
noun
plural of armoire
armories
armories
noun
plural of armory
armorist
armorist
noun
(heraldry) A person skilled in the bearings of coats of arms, and all relating to their emblazonment.
(uncommon) An armorer; one who produces arms and armor.
arrivism
arrivism
noun
Alternative form of arrivisme
arsenism
arsenism
noun
arsenic poisoning
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsmetik
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
artemisa
arthemis
aryanism
aryanism
Noun
The ideological belief in the superiority of a defined Aryan race, particularly as an element of Nazism.
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aseismic
aseismic
adj
(seismology) applied to earth fault slip movement that does not produce any seismic shock.
(seismology) seismically inactive
asemasia
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
asianism
asilomar
aspermia
aspermia
noun
A form of infertility associated with a failure to produce semen.
aspermic
aspermic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aspermia.
(of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
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.