A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acrostics
acrostics
noun
plural of acrostic
acrotisms
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
actionist
actionist
noun
(art, sometimes capitalized) One taking part in the actionism movement.
Synonym of activist
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
additions
additions
noun
plural of addition
ademonist
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adnations
adnations
noun
plural of adnation
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
agiotages
agiotages
noun
plural of agiotage
agistator
agistator
noun
Alternative form of agistor
agitators
agitators
noun
plural of agitator
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
agnations
agnations
noun
plural of agnation
agnoetism
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aistopoda
alabastoi
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
alectoris
alisonite
allantois
allantois
noun
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
aloisiite
aloisiite
Noun
A mineral made up of hydrous subsilicate of calcium, ferrous iron, magnesium, and sodium occurring in amorphous brown-to-violet masses.
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alphonist
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
altissimo
altissimo
noun
(music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register
amatories
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amitroles
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
amoralist
amoralist
noun
One who practises or who advocates amoralism.
amoristic
amoristic
adj
Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory.
amoritish
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortises
amortises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortise
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
anacostia
analogist
analogist
noun
One who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy.
anastasio
anatocism
anatocism
noun
(law) compound interest
anatomies
anatomies
noun
plural of anatomy
anatomise
anatomise
verb
Alternative form of anatomize
anatomism
anatomism
noun
The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.
The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
anatomist
anatomist
noun
One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anatoxins
anatoxins
noun
plural of anatoxin
anconitis
angiocyst
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
animators
animators
noun
plural of animator
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
aniseroot
aniseroot
noun
Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.
anisodont
anisodont
adj
(zoology) Having irregular teeth.
anointers
anointers
noun
plural of anointer
anomalist
anomalist
noun
(linguistics) An advocate of anomalism
anosmatic
anosmatic
adj
(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
anostosis
anostosis
noun
(pathology) Failure of bone formation, or atrophy of bones
anteriors
antiatoms
antiatoms
noun
plural of antiatom
anticosti
antidotes
antidotes
noun
plural of antidote
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antigonus
antimason
antimason
noun
One who opposes Freemasonry.
antimeson
antimeson
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
antinodes
antinodes
noun
plural of antinode
antinoise
antinoise
adj
Capable of neutralizing a noise.
Intended to reduce environmental noise.
noun
A sound wave, of the same amplitude but of opposite phase to that of an unwanted sound, that can neutralize the unwanted sound using destructive interference.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antiscion
antiscion
noun
(astrology) The mirror image, or shadow, of a planet, based upon a line of reference which is the axis of 0 Cancer/0 Capricorn (the position of the sun at the solstices).
antisolar
antisolar
adj
(astronomy) opposite to the sun (from the Earth)
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
antisynod
antoninus
anviltops
apatornis
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphotaxis
apolistan
apologist
apologist
noun
One who makes an apology.
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
aportoise
apostasis
apostatic
apostatic
Adjective
Apostate.
apostaxis
apostille
apostille
noun
A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
verb
To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention.
apostoile
apostolic
apostolic
adj
(religion, Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
apriorist
apriorist
noun
(philosophy) A believer in apriorism.
arborists
arborists
noun
plural of arborist
areithous
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
aristotle
aristotle
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) bottle
arnoldist
aromatics
aromatics
noun
plural of aromatic
aromatise
aromatise
verb
Alternative spelling of aromatize
arsonists
arsonists
noun
plural of arsonist
arterious
arterious
adj
(archaic) arterial
arthrosia
arthrosis
arthrosis
noun
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.
Any articulation or joint between bones.
artistdom
artistdom
noun
The class or estate of artists.
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspirator
aspirator
noun
A pooter (device for collecting insects).
A pump for removing gases or liquids.
A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
assertion
assertion
noun
(programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
Maintenance; vindication
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
assistors
assistors
noun
plural of assistor
associate
associate
adj
(biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
Having partial status or privileges.
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
noun
(algebra) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
A companion; a comrade.
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
verb
(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
(mathematics) To be associative.
(reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
(transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
(transitive, obsolete) To accompany; to be in the company of.
(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
assorting
assorting
verb
present participle of assort
assortive
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asterioid
asterodia
asteroids
asteroids
noun
plural of asteroid
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
astroglia
astroglia
noun
The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord