(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abipon
abongo
abongo
Proper noun
A Negrillo people of Gabon.
Noun
The people of the Abongo tribe.
abonne
abound
abound
verb
(intransitive) To be copiously supplied
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing.
(intransitive) To be highly productive.
(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
(intransitive) To revel in.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
achorn
achorn
noun
(Chester) An acorn.
acknow
acknow
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
(transitive, obsolete) To recognize.
ackton
acnode
acnode
noun
(geometry) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
acoine
aconic
aconin
acopon
acorns
acorns
noun
plural of acorn
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
adcons
adeona
adjoin
adjoin
verb
(transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
adnoun
adnoun
noun
(grammar) an adjective used as a noun (sensu stricto), an absolute adjective
(grammar, dated) an adjective
adonai
adonia
adonic
adonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Adonis.
Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect.
having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee.
Noun
A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.
adonin
adonis
adonoy
adorne
adorno
adorns
adorns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adorn
adreno
adyton
adyton
noun
Synonym of adytum
aeonic
aeonic
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of eonic
aethon
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
agenor
agnola
agnosy
agnosy
noun
(countable, neurology) A deficit in the ability to perceive.
(countable, neurology) A patient suffering from an agnosy.
(uncountable) A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment.
(uncountable, rare) Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people.
agoing
agoing
verb
(archaic, dialectal) present participle of go
agonal
agonal
adj
Of or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.
Of or pertaining to the pain of death.
agones
agones
Noun
agons
agonia
agonic
agonic
adj
(cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.
(geometry) Lacking an angle.
(medicine, obsolete) Occurring shortly before death; agonal.
(psychology) Of a mode of social interaction based on threats, displays of power, or inducements of anxiety.
Characterized by agony.
Synonym of agonal
noun
Synonym of agonic line.
agroan
agroan
adj
groaning
agujon
aharon
aikona
aikona
intj
(South Africa) no; no way
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
aizoon
ajenjo
ajoint
ajowan
ajowan
noun
Alternative form of ajwain
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
akonge
aksoyn
albino
albino
adj
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
noun
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
albion
alboin
alborn
alcyon
alcyon
noun
Alternative form of halcyon
aldwon
aleron
alfons
algona
alison
allmon
allons
almoin
almond
almond
adj
Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
noun
(countable) A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.
(countable) A type of tree nut.
(uncountable) Flavor or other characteristics of almond.
(uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits
Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
almont
alnico
alnico
noun
An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
aloins
aloins
noun
plural of aloin
alonso
alonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alonzo
alonzo
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alsoon
alston
alston
Proper noun
A market town in Cumbria, England.
A village in Devon, England.
A village in Lancashire, England.
A small town in Georgia, USA.
altona
altoun
aluino
alvino
alyson
amagon
amando
amazon
amazon
noun
A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight.
A tall, strong, athletic woman.
An amazon parrot
amidon
amlong
ammino
ammino
adj
Characteristic of an ammine
ammono
amnion
amnion
noun
(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
amnios
amnios
noun
(anatomy) amnion
amount
amount
noun
(nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
A quantity or volume.
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
verb
(intransitive, followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
(obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.
amoyan
amston
amuyon
amydon
amylon
anahao
analog
analog
adj
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
noun
(chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.
(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
(countable, biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
anasco
anatol
anatox
anatto
anatto
noun
Alternative form of annatto (“dye”)
anaxon
anchor
anchor
noun
(Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
(US) A screw anchor.
(archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
(architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
(architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
(athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
(cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
(climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
(economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
(figurative) That which gives stability or security.
(heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
(nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
(nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
(obsolete) An anchorite or anchoress.
(slang) The brake of a vehicle.
(soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Alternative form of anker
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
verb
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
To stop; to fix or rest.
ancoly
ancome
ancome
noun
(obsolete) A small inflammatory swelling, arising suddenly.
ancona
ancona
noun
Alternative form of ancon
An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures
ancone
ancony
ancony
noun
A piece of malleable iron that is wrought into the shape of a flat bar, about three feet long, with a square rough unwrought knob on each end.
ancora
andevo
andoke
androl
andron
andron
noun
(architecture, historical) In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the apartment reserved for males, in the lower part of the house.
andros
andros
Proper noun
An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
An island in the Bahamas.
androw
anfuso
angelo
angico
angico
noun
A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
angilo
angkor
angkor
Proper noun
A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
anglos
anglos
noun
plural of anglo
angola
angora
angora
noun
(uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.
(uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
An angora cat.
a goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
a rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)
anilao
anions
anions
noun
plural of anion
anisol
anisol
noun
Alternative form of anisole
anitos
anitos
noun
plural of anito
ankoli
annona
annona
noun
custard apple (tree of the genus Annona and its fruit)
annora
annoys
annoys
noun
plural of annoy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annoy
anodal
anodal
adj
Relating to the anode.
anodes
anodes
noun
plural of anode
anodic
anodic
adj
Relating to an anode.
anodon
anodon
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Anodon, now Anodonta, of freshwater bivalves.
anodos
anogra
anoine
anoint
anoint
verb
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
anoles
anoles
noun
plural of anole
anolis
anomal
anomal
adj
(obsolete) anomalous
noun
(obsolete) Something anomalous, especially an irregular word in a language.
anomer
anomer
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
anomia
anomia
noun
(neurology) The difficulty in finding the right word.
(neurology) The inability to remember names.
anomic
anomic
adj
(neurology) Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
anomie
anomie
noun
Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
anonad
anonol
anonym
anonym
noun
(zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.
An anonymous person.
An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
anopia
anopia
noun
(medicine) State or condition of sightlessness, often due to medical reasons.
anopla
anopsy
anopsy
noun
Dated form of anopsia.
anorak
anorak
noun
(Britain, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
anorth
anosia
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.