A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adlumidin
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albinuria
albinuria
noun
Synonym of albiduria
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
alburnett
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alcuinian
alcyoneus
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alentours
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
algonquin
alimentum
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
allusions
allusions
noun
plural of allusion
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
almuredin
alphonsus
altenburg
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminium
aluminium
noun
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
amentulum
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
anacletus
anacyclus
analagous
analagous
adj
Misspelling of analogous.
analogous
analogous
adj
(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
andalusia
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
androclus
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angeluses
angeluses
noun
plural of angelus
angouleme
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
angularia
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
anilingus
anilingus
noun
A form of oral sex in which the tongue and lips are used for stimulation of a sexual partner's anus.
animacule
annualist
annualist
noun
One who writes for, or edits, an annual.
annualize
annualize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of annualise.
annueller
annularia
annularly
annularly
adv
In an annular manner.
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
annullate
annulling
annulling
noun
An annulment.
verb
present participle of annul
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
annuloida
annulosan
annulosan
noun
(zoology) One of the Annulosa.
annuluses
annuluses
noun
plural of annulus
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anovulant
anovulant
noun
Any drug that prevents ovulation.
anschluss
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antennula
antennula
noun
Alternative form of antennule
antennule
antennule
noun
(zoology) A small antenna.
antequalm
antiloquy
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antocular
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
aphelinus
appulsion
appulsion
noun
(obsolete, rare) A driving or striking against; an appulse.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aquaplane
aquaplane
noun
A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment
verb
(automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
To ride such a board.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
aufklrung
aughtlins
auntliest
auntliest
adj
superlative form of auntly: most auntly
aureoline
aureoling
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
auslander
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
avifaunal
avifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to avifauna.
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
balibuntl
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bangweulu
banjulele
banjulele
noun
Alternative form of banjolele
bealtuinn
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
biangular
biangular
adj
Having two angles or corners.
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
bilingual
bilingual
adj
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
Having the ability to speak two languages.
Hypernym: multilingual
Spoken or written in two different languages.
noun
A person who is able to use two languages.
bilinguar
bilinguar
adj
Obsolete form of bilingual.
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.