A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antirusts
antirusts
noun
plural of antirust
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antisolar
antisolar
adj
(astronomy) opposite to the sun (from the Earth)
antitrust
antitrust
adj
(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antsirane
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
apatornis
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
apertness
apertness
noun
(archaic) openness; frankness
apiarians
apiarians
noun
plural of apiarian
aposaturn
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apronless
apronless
adj
Without an apron.
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
aragonese
arakanese
arcadians
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
archbancs
archsaint
ardassine
ardassine
noun
(archaic) A kind of fine Persian silk.
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
areasoner
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
areskutan
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
arianists
arizonans
arkansans
arkansian
arkansian
Adjective
Of or from Arkansas.
Noun
A native or resident of Arkansas.
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armaments
armaments
noun
plural of armament
armenians
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
arnoldist
arnoldson
arnoseris
arrangers
arrangers
noun
plural of arranger
arrestant
arrestant
noun
Any substance that halts insect development, as used in pesticides.
arresting
arresting
adj
striking, gripping
verb
present participle of arrest
arrhenius
arsacidan
arsanilic
arsenates
arsenates
noun
plural of arsenate
arseneted
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
arseniate
arseniate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) arsenate
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
arsenides
arsenides
noun
plural of arsenide
arsenillo
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arsenites
arsenites
noun
plural of arsenite
arsnicker
arsonists
arsonists
noun
plural of arsonist
artemisin
artemisin
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
artisanal
artisanal
adj
(of an item, especially a foodstuff) Made by an artisan (skilled worker).
Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery.
Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.
artisanry
artisanry
noun
Artisans considered collectively.
The work of an artisan.
aryanised
ascenders
ascenders
noun
plural of ascender
ascenseur
ascertain
ascertain
verb
(archaic) To ensure or effect.
(archaic) To establish, to prove.
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
asparagin
aspermont
asperness
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
aspirants
aspirants
noun
plural of aspirant
assenters
assenters
noun
plural of assenter
assentors
assentors
noun
plural of assentor
asserting
asserting
noun
The act of making assertions.
verb
present participle of assert
assertion
assertion
noun
(programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
Maintenance; vindication
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
assigners
assigners
noun
plural of assigner
assignors
assignors
noun
plural of assignor
assorting
assorting
verb
present participle of assort
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
assurgent
assurgent
adj
(botany) Curving upward.
Rising or tending to rise.
noun
(heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.
assyrians
astartian
asternata
astrachan
astrakhan
astrakhan
noun
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
astrangia
astrantia
astrantia
noun
Any of the genus Astrantia of herbaceous plants.
astringed
astringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astringe
astringer
astringer
noun
Obsolete form of austringer.
astringes
astringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astringe
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astronaut
astronaut
noun
(Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country.
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
asynergia
asynergia
noun
(pathology) A lack of muscular coordination
atrazines
atrazines
noun
plural of atrazine
atrienses
atriensis
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
attainers
attainers
noun
plural of attainer
attenders
attenders
noun
plural of attender
attorneys
attorneys
noun
plural of attorney
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
auslander
austrians
averments
averments
noun
plural of averment
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awareness
awareness
noun
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
The state or quality of being aware of something.
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
azaserine
azaserine
noun
A glutamine analogue and carcinogen, primarily used for researching pancreatic cancer in animal models.
azureness
azureness
noun
The quality of being azure in colour.
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
banishers
banishers
noun
plural of banisher
banisters
banisters
noun
plural of banister
bankcards
bankcards
noun
plural of bankcard
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt