An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accrescendi
accrescendo
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acridnesses
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
adelocerous
adherescent
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
alectorides
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ancistrodon
androcrates
antidysuric
antisideric
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archseducer
archsteward
arcticwards
ardisiaceae
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
ascaricidal
ascaricidal
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
barricaders
barricaders
noun
plural of barricader
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
branchstand
breadstitch
bredestitch
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.