(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
acarology
acarology
noun
(zoology) The study of ticks and mites.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
accessors
accessors
noun
plural of accessor
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
accordant
accordant
adj
In agreement; agreeing.
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordion
accordion
noun
(figurative) A set of items (concepts, links, or otherwise) that can be packed and unpacked cognitively, or their representation as a set of virtual objects.
(graphical user interface) A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
A box-shaped musical instrument with means of keys and buttons, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acholuria
acholuria
noun
(pathology) A lack of bile pigments in the urine
acholuric
acholuric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acholuria
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
achronism
achropsia
achyrodes
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acopyrine
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acroamata
acroamata
noun
plural of acroama
acrobates
acrobatic
acrobatic
adj
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
vigorously active
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
acrocarpi
acrocomia
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acrodrome
acrodrome
adj
(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogynae
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acrologic
acrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to acronyms
Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
acromania
acromania
noun
(obsolete) mental illness (especially when accompanied by hyperactivity)
acrometer
acromimia
acromyodi
acronical
acronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of acronycal
Occurring at sunset.
Occurring at the end of life.
acronycal
acronycal
adj
(astronomy) Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star.
acronycta
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acrophony
acrophony
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
acrosarca
acrosomes
acrosomes
noun
plural of acrosome
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acrospore
acrospore
noun
A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
acrostics
acrostics
noun
plural of acrostic
acroteral
acroteria
acroteria
noun
plural of acroterium
acroteric
acroteric
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
acrotisms
acrotreta
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
activator
activator
noun
(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
actoridae
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
acuductor
acusector
acutiator
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
aegicores
aepyceros
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeroscope
aeroscope
noun
A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aerospace
aerospace
adj
Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
noun
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agincourt
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
albacores
albacores
noun
plural of albacore
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albocracy
albocracy
noun
Governance by white people, especially Europeans.
alchornea
alcoranic
alcoranic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Qur'an; qur'anic.
alcornoco
alcornoco
noun
Alternative form of alcornoque
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
aleconner
aleconner
noun
(historical, UK) An officer appointed yearly at the leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer.
(historical, UK) One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for the sinecure of inspecting the measures used in public houses.
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
alectryon
aleochara
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alkoranic
allectory
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allobaric
allobaric
adj
Concerning changes in atmospheric pressure.
allocator
allocator
noun
(computing) A utility that allocates and deallocates a dynamic resource (usually memory).
One who, or that which, allocates.
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
alloxuric
almocrebe
alorcinic
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
amelcorns
americano
americano
noun
A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amicrobic
amicrobic
adj
Not caused by microbes
amoristic
amoristic
adj
Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory.
anabrotic
anachoret
anacortes
anacrotic
anacrotic
adj
(biology) Relating to anacrotism.
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anarcotin
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor