(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acheirus
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
aciculas
acontius
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acrisius
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adradius
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustive
aegimius
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
agaricus
agelaius
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
aguistin
aidoneus
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
aissaoua
ajourise
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alburtis
alcinous
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
aloisius
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
alterius
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.
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
alumines
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
ameiurus
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.
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
ammianus
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
anacusia
anacusic
anacusic
adj
(medicine) Totally deaf.
anacusis
anacusis
noun
(medicine) Total deafness.
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angustia
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.
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
anisuria
annulism
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
antinous
antiphus
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
antonius
antonius
Proper noun
definition
anuresis
anuresis
noun
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
aphesius
aphidius
aphodius
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apolusis
apomyius
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
aquarius
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquinist
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
arcesius
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
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.
arnusian
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsinous
arsinous
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
ascanius
ascanius
Proper noun
the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas
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.
ashippun
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.
aspiquee
assidual
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
assuring
assuring
verb
present participle of assure
asterius
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
asturian
asturias
asuncion
attritus
attritus
noun
material pulverized by attrition
atymnius
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
audivise
auguries
auguries
noun
plural of augury
augustin
auksinai
auksinas
auletris
auletris
noun
(historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
aulicism
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
aurelius
aurelius
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
ausonian
ausonian
Adjective
Of ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians
Italian
Of or relating to the ancient poet Ausonius.
Noun
An ancient inhabitant of middle or lower Italy
An Italian
ausonius
ausonius
Proper noun
a 4th-century Roman poet.
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
austrian
austrian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Austria or its people.
Of or relating to a school of economic thought based on the concept of methodological individualism: that social phenomena result from the motivations and actions of individuals.
Noun
A person from Austria or of Austrian descent.
An economist supporting the ideals of the Austrian School of Economics.
austrine
austrine
adj
(obsolete) Southern; southerly; austral.
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autecism
autistic
autistic
adj
(Internet slang, 4chan, offensive or self-deprecatory) Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
(now derogatory, offensive, slang, and medically obsolete) Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autosign
autosign
verb
(computing, transitive) To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically.
autosite
autosite
noun
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
autoslip
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
avanious
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avulsing
avulsing
verb
present participle of avulse
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
azurites
azurites
noun
plural of azurite
babirusa
babirusa
noun
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
banausic
banausic
adj
(formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.