One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alcyonaria
aldehydrol
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
aldrovanda
alectoriae
aleixandre
alessandra
alessandri
alessandro
aleurobius
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexandria
alexandria
Proper noun
A city and port in Egypt.
A census-designated place in Alabama, USA
A city in Monroe Township, Indiana, USA
A city in Kentucky, USA
A city and the parish seat of Louisiana, USA
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Missouri, USA
A village in Nebraska, USA
A town in New Hampshire, USA
A town in New York, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Tennessee, USA
An independent city in Virginia, USA
A city in South Dakota, USA
A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alexiteric
alexiteric
adj
Resisting poison or venom.
noun
(medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
A preservative against the effects of poison.
alfarabius
alfraganus
alfridaric
algarrobin
algarrobin
noun
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algebraize
algebraize
verb
(transitive) To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.
algerienne
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algoristic
algoristic
adj
algorithmic
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alhambraic
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alipterion
aliptteria
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
alkalurops
allanturic
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorize
allegorize
verb
Alternative spelling of allegorise
allegresse
allegretto
allegretto
adv
(music) To be played rather fast and lively.
noun
(music) A movement in this time.
allenhurst
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
allergists
allergists
noun
plural of allergist
alleviater
alleviator
alleviator
noun
That who or which alleviates.
alligators
alligators
noun
plural of alligator
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alligator
alliterate
alliterate
verb
(intransitive) To exhibit alliteration.
(transitive) To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
allobroges
allocators
allocators
noun
plural of allocator
allochiral
allochiria
allochiria
noun
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.
allochroic
allochroic
adj
Of changeable colour.
alloerotic
alloerotic
adj
having erotic desire of or attraction to another person of any sex
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allokurtic
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerize
allomerize
verb
To undergo allomerization
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
allopatric
allopatric
adj
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allosaurus
allosaurus
noun
A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotheria
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotrylic
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
allutterly
allwhither
almacantar
almacantar
noun
Alternative form of almucantar
almoravide
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
alodiaries
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alpharetta
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
alteration
alteration
noun
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
alterative
alterative
adj
(medicine) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.
Causing alteration.
noun
(medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.
altercated
altercated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of altercate
alternance
alternance
noun
Alternation.
alternaria
alternated
alternated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alternate
alternater
alternates
alternates
noun
plural of alternate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alternate
alternator
alternator
noun
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.