Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acrologue
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
aculeolus
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aequiculi
aeschylus
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
aguadulce
alcyoneus
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleuritic
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
anacletus
animacule
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplectrum
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
archelaus
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archruler
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
auriculae
auriculae
noun
plural of auricula
ausgleich
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
auxetical
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
barleducs
beauclerc
beauclerk
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
becluster
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
beflounce
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
blueblack
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluecurls
bluecurls
noun
Any plant in Trichostema, a genus of flowering plants, with blue flowers.
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
brucellae
brucellae
noun
plural of brucella
brucellas
bucephala
buchalter
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
buckfield
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckplate
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bullocker
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
calcaneum
calcaneum
noun
(anatomy) The calcaneus.
calcaneus
calcaneus
noun
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
calculate
calculate
verb
(chess) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
(intransitive, mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
calderium
calembour
calembour
noun
A pun.
calendula
calendula
noun
Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
calloused
calloused
adj
Alternative form of callused
callouses
callouses
noun
plural of callous
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
camaldule
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
cancellus
cancellus
noun
(anatomy) One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.
(architecture) A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
cannelure
cannelure
noun
(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
capreolus
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
carbuncle
carbuncle
noun
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
(heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
carduelis
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
carfuffle
caroluses
carousels
carousels
noun
plural of carousel
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carrousel
carrousel
noun
Alternative form of carousel
caruncles
caruncles
noun
plural of caruncle
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
cassoulet
cassoulet
noun
A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
castellum
castellum
noun
(historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
catalogue
catalogue
noun
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
(singular) A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
verb
(philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To put into a catalogue.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cauldrife
caulfield
caulicles
caulicles
noun
plural of caulicle
caulicole
caulicole
noun
(architecture) Any of the eight stalks in a Corinthian capital that have leaves that support the volutes
caulicule
causaless
causeless
causeless
adj
Groundless or unreasonable.
Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
cautelous
cautelous
adj
(obsolete) Cautious, careful.
(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
celastrus
celeuthea
celioncus
cellarous
cellarous
adj
Like or belonging to a cellar.
cellulase
cellulase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.
cellulate
cellulate
adj
divided into chambers or cells; cellular, cellulated
verb
To make, or to become cellular
celluloid
celluloid
noun
(figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.
(obsolete) An item, such as a jacket, made from celluloid.
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
cellulose
cellulose
adj
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
noun
(organic chemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
cellulous
celsitude
cenaculum
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
centurial
centurial
adj
Of or pertaining to a century.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.