The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
adderspit
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespoton
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
afterpast
aftership
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
airstrips
airstrips
noun
plural of airstrip
aistopoda
aliseptal
aliseptal
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
alloplast
alloplast
noun
(surgery) A graft (especially a bone graft) of an inert (non-biological) material
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alpasotes
alpestral
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphonist
alpinists
alpinists
noun
plural of alpinist
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
anapaests
anapaests
noun
plural of anapaest
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
antapexes
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepasts
antepasts
noun
plural of antepast
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antipasch
antipasti
antipasti
noun
plural of antipasto
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antispast
antispast
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
anviltops
apanteles
apantesis
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
apatornis
apemantus
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
apertness
apertness
noun
(archaic) openness; frankness
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
apetalies
apetalose
apetalose
adj
Alternative form of apetalous
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphlaston
apholates
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphotaxis
apiarists
apiarists
noun
plural of apiarist
aplustria
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apolistan
apologist
apologist
noun
One who makes an apology.
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
aportlast
aportoise
aposaturn
apostasis
apostates
apostates
noun
plural of apostate
apostatic
apostatic
Adjective
Apostate.
apostaxis
aposthume
apostille
apostille
noun
A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
verb
To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention.
apostoile
apostolic
apostolic
adj
(religion, Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
apostolos
apotelesm
apotelesm
noun
(astrology, obsolete) The calculation and explanation of a horoscope.
apotheces
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
apparatus
apparatus
noun
(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
(video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
A complex machine or instrument.
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
appertise
appestats
appestats
noun
plural of appestat
appetiser
appetiser
noun
Alternative spelling of appetizer.
appetisse
appetites
appetites
noun
plural of appetite
apriorist
apriorist
noun
(philosophy) A believer in apriorism.
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
apteryges
apteryxes
apteryxes
noun
plural of apteryx
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aptnesses
aptnesses
noun
plural of aptness
aptyalism
aptyalism
noun
(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
ashplants
ashplants
noun
plural of ashplant
aspartame
aspartame
noun
(organic chemistry) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
aspartate
aspartate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of aspartic acid.
aspectant
aspectant
adj
Face to face.
noun
(heraldry) Animals placed face to face in a charge.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
asperates
asperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asperate
aspermont
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
asphaltic
asphaltic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the Dead Sea (salt lake between Jordan and Israel).
Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
asphyctic
asphyctic
adj
Pertaining to asphyxia.
aspirants
aspirants
noun
plural of aspirant
aspiratae
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
aspirates
aspirates
noun
plural of aspirate
aspirator
aspirator
noun
A pooter (device for collecting insects).
A pump for removing gases or liquids.
A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
asthenope
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
asymptote
asymptote
noun
(by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
(mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
verb
(mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
asynaptic
asynaptic
adj
(genetics) Relating to asynapsis
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atrophous
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
atropisms
attempers
attempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attemper
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autopista
autopista
noun
A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
autoplast
autoplast
noun
Synonym of autograft
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.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.