(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.
apocynum
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
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.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquatone
aquatone
noun
A print produced by this method.
An offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilino
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araguato
araguato
noun
A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).
araneous
araneous
adj
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
araucano
arborous
arborous
adj
Formed by trees; filled or covered with trees.
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
ardurous
argonaut
argonaut
noun
An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
arguendo
arguendo
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
(law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
arhauaco
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
armourer
armourer
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of armorer
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
athrough
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
attourne
aubusson
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
audition
audition
noun
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
(rare) Something heard.
(uncountable) The sense of hearing.
An act of hearing; being heard.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
augurous
augurous
adj
(obsolete) Full of augury; foreboding.
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
auntrous
aureolae
aureolae
noun
plural of aureola
aureolas
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
aureoles
aureoles
noun
plural of aureole
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
auriculo
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
aurorean
aurorean
adj
Belonging to the dawn, or resembling it in brilliant hue.
aurorian
aurorian
adj
(poetic) Of or relating to the dawn.
aurorium
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.
autacoid
autacoid
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autoboat
autocade
autocade
noun
motorcade
autocall
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocarp
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autocoid
autocoid
noun
Alternative form of autacoid
autocosm
autocrat
autocrat
noun
A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autoecic
autoette
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autogram
autogram
noun
A sentence that describes itself, in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters.
autogyro
autogyro
noun
Alternative spelling of autogiro
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
autolith
autolith
noun
(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
autology
autology
noun
(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.
The study of oneself.
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
autolyze
autolyze
verb
(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
automata
automate
automate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
automats
automats
noun
plural of automat
autompne
autonomy
autonomy
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
(mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
(uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
autophon
autopolo
autopore
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoptic
autoptic
adj
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
autorail
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.
autotomy
autotomy
noun
(chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
autoxeny
auximone
auxobody
auxocyte
auxology
auxology
noun
(biology) The study of growth
avanious
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
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
axofugal
axoneure
axonopus
ayacucho
aznavour
azohumic
azoturia
azoturia
noun
(medicine) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
(veterinary medicine) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine
azulejos
azulejos
noun
plural of azulejo
azureous
azureous
adj
of a fine blue color; azure.
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
baculoid
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
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.
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.