Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
acipenseridae
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adenemphraxis
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenometritis
adenosarcomas
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrants
administrants
noun
plural of administrant
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
adrenosterone
adrenosterone
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone, originally isolated from the adrenal cortex, that has weak androgenic effects.
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adversariness
adversariness
noun
Quality of being adversary.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
africanderism
afrikanderism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
airconditions
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androdynamous
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
angiocarditis
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
anthosiderite
antidyscratic
antidyscratic
adj
Countering dyscrasy.
noun
A remedy to counter dyscrasy.
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antispreading
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
archscoundrel
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
armageddonist
arseniuretted
arseniuretted
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Combined with arsenic.
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
attitudiniser
attitudiniser
noun
Alternative form of attitudinizer
avanguardisti
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backswordsman
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
basiglandular
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
berchtesgaden
bernardsville
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodripeness
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachydontism
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cardiasthenia
cardicentesis
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardinalities
cardinalities
noun
plural of cardinality
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cauldrifeness
centrodesmose
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomal
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondroclasis
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
christianised
christianized
christiansand
christiansted
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
cleidosternal
cnemidophorus
coadventuress
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coheartedness
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
concernedness
concernedness
noun
The state or quality of being concerned.
concertedness
concertedness
noun
The quality of being concerted.
conductorless
conductorless
adj
Lacking a conductor
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederatism
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
conidiiferous
conquistadors
consderations
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consideration
consideration
noun
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
A payment or other recompense for something done.
Importance, claim to notice, regard.
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
The tendency to consider others.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideringly
consideringly
adv
in a manner suggesting one is considering, pensively
consolidators
consolidators
noun
plural of consolidator
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise