(biology, food) The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.
abomasus
abomasus
noun
Alternative form of abomasum
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abscound
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absonous
absonous
adj
(obsolete) Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.
abusious
abusious
adj
Alternative form of abusive
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytus
acontius
acousmas
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.
acuerdos
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjurors
adjurors
noun
plural of adjuror
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
adolphus
adoretus
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
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.
aglauros
agnostus
agoraeus
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agraulos
ahousaht
aidoneus
aissaoua
ajourise
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alcinous
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alkalous
allosaur
allosaur
noun
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
aloisius
alopecus
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ametrous
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
annoyous
annoyous
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; annoying
annulosa
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
anorchus
anourous
anourous
adj
Alternative form of anurous
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
antinous
antonius
antonius
Proper noun
definition
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aphodius
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
arborous
arborous
adj
Formed by trees; filled or covered with trees.
ardurous
arousals
arousals
noun
plural of arousal
arousers
arousers
noun
plural of arouser
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arsenous
arsenous
adj
(chemistry) of, related to, or derived from arsenic, especially in an oxidation state of three; arsenious
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.
arsonous
arsonous
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives
Of or relating to arson.
arthrous
arthrous
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
(specifically, of a term or phrase) Used with or headed by a grammatical article.
arugolas
asarotum
ashuelot
asmodeus
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
asporous
asporous
adj
(botany) That does not have spores
assoluto
assummon
assurors
assurors
noun
plural of assuror
astomous
astomous
adj
Alternative form of astomatous
astounds
astounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound
asuncion
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
aubusson
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
augurous
augurous
adj
(obsolete) Full of augury; foreboding.
auntrous
aureolas
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
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.
autocosm
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
automats
automats
noun
plural of automat
autopsic
autopsic
adj
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.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
autoslip
autosome
autosome
noun
(genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
avanious
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
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
axonopus
azulejos
azulejos
noun
plural of azulejo
azureous
azureous
adj
of a fine blue color; azure.
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
barbudos
barocius
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
battutos
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud