(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
acutiator
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
akoluthia
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
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
ambulatio
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphitruo
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
annuation
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antigonus
antiloquy
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antirumor
antitumor
antitumor
adj
(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
noun
Any substance that inhibits tumors.
antiunion
antiunion
adj
(politics) Opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions
antoninus
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
areithous
arterious
arterious
adj
(archaic) arterial
artukovic
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astucious
astucious
adj
Subtle; cunning; astute.
astutious
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrocious
atrocious
adj
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
auctorial
auctorial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
auditions
auditions
noun
plural of audition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of audition
auditoria
aulostomi
aureation
aureation
noun
(rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autecious
authorial
authorial
adj
Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorish
authorish
adj
Characteristic of an author.
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
authorize
authorize
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
(transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autogiros
autogiros
noun
plural of autogiro
autohemic
autoicous
autoicous
adj
(botany) autoecious
autoindex
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolysis
autolysis
noun
(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
automania
automania
noun
(US) An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autopilot
autopilot
noun
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
(by extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically
verb
(intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
autopista
autopista
noun
A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
autopoint
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autopsist
autopsist
noun
One who performs an autopsy.
autoriser
autosauri
autosight
autositic
autositic
adj
Relating to an autosite.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
autotimer
autotimer
noun
An automatic timer.
autotomic
autotomic
adj
Relating to autotomy.
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotoxin
autotoxin
noun
Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
autourine
autozooid
autozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
autrefois
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
azoturias
azoturias
noun
plural of azoturia
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
betulinol
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bilboquet
bilboquet
noun
A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string.
biloquist
biloquist
noun
(rare) A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biovulate
blomquist
blousiest
blousiest
adj
superlative form of blousy: most blousy
bluejoint
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bothriums
botrydium
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
botulinal
botulinal
adj
Of or pertaining to botulism or botulin toxins.
botulinum
botulinum
noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
botulinus
botulinus
noun
Alternative form of botulinum
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
boutiques
boutiques
noun
plural of boutique
bromatium
bruington
buchonite
bucoliast
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bullation
bullation
noun
(medicine) The formation of bullae or blisters.
bullition
bullition
noun
(obsolete) The action of boiling.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
burtonize
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
buteonine
buteonine
noun
(ornithology) Any bird in the accipitrid subfamily Buteoninae
buttoning
buttoning
noun
A fastening with buttons.
verb
present participle of button
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
catoquina
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
causation
causation
noun
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
centurion
centurion
noun
(US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
chitinous
chitinous
adj
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
choreutic
choreutic
adj
Relating to a chorus
chthonius
ciclatoun
ciclatoun
noun
A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
cicutoxin
cicutoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous polyyne and alcohol found in various plants, including the water hemlock.