(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
acaridans
acaridans
noun
plural of acaridan
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
achronism
acipenser
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
adrenitis
adrenitis
noun
Alternative form of adrenalitis
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adstringe
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
aepyornis
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
afrikaans
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
agapornis
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agrarians
agrarians
noun
plural of agrarian
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrypnias
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
alisander
alizarins
alizarins
noun
plural of alizarin
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosine
americans
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
anabrosis
anabrosis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) wasting away
anacharis
anacharis
noun
(obsolete) A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
anacrisis
anacrisis
noun
(historical) A stage of the Ancient Greek judicial process in which all of the evidence is produced prior to the trial.
(literary criticism) A dialog or plot event that causes a character to reveal his or her beliefs and motivations.
An interrogation that provokes its subject to make explicit his or her underlying assumptions and deeply held values.
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
androides
androides
noun
Dated form of android.
anesidora
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
angriness
angriness
Noun
The state of being angry.
anidrosis
anidrosis
noun
(pathology) An inability to tolerate heat, typically as a result of reduced sweating
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
animators
animators
noun
plural of animator
aniseroot
aniseroot
noun
Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
anointers
anointers
noun
plural of anointer
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anserinae
anserines
anserines
noun
plural of anserine
ansgarius
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
anteriors
antherids
antiarins
antiarins
noun
plural of antiarin
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antiprism
antiprism
noun
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
apatornis
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
apiarians
apiarians
noun
plural of apiarian
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
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
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.
archsaint
ardassine
ardassine
noun
(archaic) A kind of fine Persian silk.
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
arianists
arizonans
arkansian
arkansian
Adjective
Of or from Arkansas.
Noun
A native or resident of Arkansas.
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
armenians
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
arnoldist
arnoseris
arresting
arresting
adj
striking, gripping
verb
present participle of arrest
arrhenius
arsacidan
arsanilic
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
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
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
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
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
assyrians
astartian
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
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
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
austrians
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
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.