AAH: [No definition found]
AAHED: [No definition found]
AAHING: [No definition found]
AAHS: [No definition found]
AAL: [No definition found]
AALII: [No definition found]
AALIIS: [No definition found]
AALS: [No definition found]
AARDVARK: 1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.  2. A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
AARDVARKS: 1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.  2. A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
AARDWOLF: 1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
AARDWOLVES: 1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
AARGH: 1. Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
AARRGH: [No definition found]
AARRGHH: [No definition found]
AAS: [No definition found]
AASVOGEL: 1. Vulture.
AASVOGELS: 1. Vulture.
ABA: 1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.  2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
ABACA: 1. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.  2. The fiber of this plant, used in rope.
ABACAS: 1. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.  2. The fiber of this plant, used in rope.
ABACI: [No definition found]
ABACK: 1. Towards the back or rear; backwards.  2. In the rear; a distance behind.
ABACTERIAL: [No definition found]
ABACUS: 1. A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.  2. A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc.
ABACUSES: 1. A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.  2. A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc.
ABAFT: 1. On the aft side; in the stern.  2. Backwards.
ABAKA: [No definition found]
ABAKAS: [No definition found]
ABALONE: 1. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.  2. The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
ABALONES: 1. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.  2. The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
ABAMP: [No definition found]
ABAMPERE: [No definition found]
ABAMPERES: [No definition found]
ABAMPS: [No definition found]
ABANDON: 1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.  2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
ABANDONED: 1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.  2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
ABANDONER: [No definition found]
ABANDONERS: [No definition found]
ABANDONING: 1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.  2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
ABANDONMENT: 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.  2. The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
ABANDONMENTS: 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.  2. The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
ABANDONS: 1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.  2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
ABANDONWARE: 1. A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.
ABANDONWARES: [No definition found]
ABAPICAL: [No definition found]
ABAS: [No definition found]
ABASE: 1. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.  2. To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
ABASED: 1. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.  2. To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
ABASEDLY: [No definition found]
ABASEMENT: 1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.  2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
ABASEMENTS: [No definition found]
ABASER: [No definition found]
ABASERS: [No definition found]
ABASES: 1. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.  2. To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
ABASH: 1. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.  2. To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
ABASHED: 1. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.  2. To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
ABASHEDLY: [No definition found]
ABASHES: 1. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.  2. To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
ABASHING: 1. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.  2. To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
ABASHMENT: [No definition found]
ABASHMENTS: [No definition found]
ABASIA: [No definition found]
ABASIAS: [No definition found]
ABASING: 1. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.  2. To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
ABATABLE: [No definition found]
ABATE: 1. Abatement.  2. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
ABATED: 1. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.  2. To become null and void.
ABATEMENT: 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of.  2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
ABATEMENTS: [No definition found]
ABATER: [No definition found]
ABATERS: [No definition found]
ABATES: 1. Abatement.  2. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
ABATING: 1. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.  2. To become null and void.
ABATIS: 1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.  2. In the middle ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
ABATISES: 1. A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.  2. In the middle ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
ABATOR: [No definition found]
ABATORS: [No definition found]
ABATTIS: [No definition found]
ABATTISES: [No definition found]
ABATTOIR: 1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.  2. A place likened to a slaughterhouse.
ABATTOIRS: 1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.  2. A place likened to a slaughterhouse.
ABAXIAL: 1. Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.  2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
ABAXILE: [No definition found]
ABAYA: 1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.  2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
ABAYAS: 1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.  2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
ABBA: 1. Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.  2. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
ABBACIES: 1. The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
ABBACY: 1. The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
ABBAS: [No definition found]
ABBATIAL: 1. Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
ABBE: 1. A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.  2. An honorific title for a member of the French clergy.
ABBES: 1. A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.  2. An honorific title for a member of the French clergy.
ABBESS: 1. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.  2. (British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
ABBESSES: 1. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.  2. (British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
ABBEY: 1. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.  2. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
ABBEYS: 1. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.  2. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
ABBOT: 1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.  2. The pastor and/or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
ABBOTCIES: [No definition found]
ABBOTCY: [No definition found]
ABBOTS: 1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.  2. The pastor and/or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
ABBOTSHIP: [No definition found]
ABBOTSHIPS: [No definition found]
ABBREVIATE: 1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.
ABBREVIATED: 1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.
ABBREVIATES: 1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.
ABBREVIATING: 1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.
ABBREVIATION: 1. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.  2. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
ABBREVIATOR: [No definition found]
ABBREVIATORS: [No definition found]
ABCOULOMB: [No definition found]
ABCOULOMBS: [No definition found]
ABDICABLE: [No definition found]
ABDICATE: 1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
ABDICATED: 1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
ABDICATES: 1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
ABDICATING: 1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
ABDICATION: 1. The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.  2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
ABDICATIONS: 1. The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.  2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
ABDICATOR: [No definition found]
ABDICATORS: [No definition found]
ABDOMEN: 1. The fat surrounding the belly.  2. The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
ABDOMENS: 1. The fat surrounding the belly.  2. The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
ABDOMINA: [No definition found]
ABDOMINAL: 1. A fish of the order Abdominales.  2. (usually plurale tantum) An abdominal muscle.
ABDOMINALLY: [No definition found]
ABDOMINALS: 1. A fish of the order Abdominales.  2. (usually plurale tantum) An abdominal muscle.
ABDUCE: [No definition found]
ABDUCED: [No definition found]
ABDUCENS: 1. The abducens nerve: the nerve in humans and most animals that governs the motion of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
ABDUCENT: [No definition found]
ABDUCENTES: [No definition found]
ABDUCES: [No definition found]
ABDUCING: [No definition found]
ABDUCT: 1. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.  2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
ABDUCTED: 1. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.  2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
ABDUCTEE: 1. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
ABDUCTEES: 1. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
ABDUCTING: 1. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.  2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
ABDUCTION: 1. Leading away; a carrying away.  2. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
ABDUCTIONS: 1. Leading away; a carrying away.  2. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
ABDUCTOR: 1. One who abducts; a kidnapper.  2. A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
ABDUCTORES: [No definition found]
ABDUCTORS: 1. One who abducts; a kidnapper.  2. A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
ABDUCTS: 1. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.  2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
ABEAM: 1. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.  2. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative.
ABECEDARIAN: 1. Someone who is learning the alphabet.  2. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
ABECEDARIANS: [No definition found]
ABED: 1. In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.  2. To childbed
ABEGGING: [No definition found]
ABELE: 1. The white poplar (Populus alba).
ABELES: 1. The white poplar (Populus alba).
ABELIA: 1. Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
ABELIAN: 1. Having a commutative defining operation.
ABELIAS: 1. Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
ABELMOSK: [No definition found]
ABELMOSKS: [No definition found]
ABERRANCE: [No definition found]
ABERRANCES: [No definition found]
ABERRANCIES: [No definition found]
ABERRANCY: [No definition found]
ABERRANT: 1. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.  2. A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
ABERRANTLY: [No definition found]
ABERRANTS: [No definition found]
ABERRATED: [No definition found]
ABERRATION: 1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.  2. The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
ABERRATIONAL: [No definition found]
ABERRATIONS: 1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.  2. The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
ABET: 1. Fraud or cunning.  2. An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
ABETMENT: [No definition found]
ABETMENTS: [No definition found]
ABETS: 1. Fraud or cunning.  2. An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
ABETTAL: [No definition found]
ABETTALS: [No definition found]
ABETTED: 1. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.  2. To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
ABETTER: 1. One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.  2. A supporter or advocate.
ABETTERS: 1. One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.  2. A supporter or advocate.
ABETTING: 1. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.  2. To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
ABETTOR: 1. One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.  2. A supporter or advocate.
ABETTORS: 1. One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.  2. A supporter or advocate.
ABEYANCE: 1. Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.  2. Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
ABEYANCES: [No definition found]
ABEYANCIES: [No definition found]
ABEYANCY: [No definition found]
ABEYANT: [No definition found]
ABFARAD: [No definition found]
ABFARADS: [No definition found]
ABHENRIES: [No definition found]
ABHENRY: [No definition found]
ABHENRYS: [No definition found]
ABHOR: 1. To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.  2. To fill with horror or disgust.
ABHORRED: 1. To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.  2. To fill with horror or disgust.
ABHORRENCE: 1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.  2. An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
ABHORRENCES: [No definition found]
ABHORRENT: 1. Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed  2. Contrary to something; discordant.
ABHORRENTLY: [No definition found]
ABHORRER: [No definition found]
ABHORRERS: [No definition found]
ABHORRING: 1. To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.  2. To fill with horror or disgust.
ABHORS: 1. To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.  2. To fill with horror or disgust.
ABIDANCE: [No definition found]
ABIDANCES: [No definition found]
ABIDE: 1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
ABIDED: 1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
ABIDER: [No definition found]
ABIDERS: [No definition found]
ABIDES: 1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
ABIDING: 1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
ABIDINGLY: [No definition found]
ABIGAIL: 1. A lady's maid.
ABIGAILS: 1. A lady's maid.
ABILITIES: 1. Suitableness.  2. The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
ABILITY: 1. Suitableness.  2. The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
ABIOGENESES: [No definition found]
ABIOGENESIS: 1. The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
ABIOGENIC: 1. Not produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes.
ABIOGENIST: [No definition found]
ABIOGENISTS: [No definition found]
ABIOLOGICAL: [No definition found]
ABIOSES: [No definition found]
ABIOSIS: [No definition found]
ABIOTIC: 1. Any such material  2. Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
ABIOTICALLY: [No definition found]
ABJECT: 1. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast.  2. Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position.
ABJECTION: [No definition found]
ABJECTIONS: [No definition found]
ABJECTLY: [No definition found]
ABJECTNESS: [No definition found]
ABJECTNESSES: [No definition found]
ABJURATION: [No definition found]
ABJURATIONS: [No definition found]
ABJURE: 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.  2. To cause one to renounce or recant.
ABJURED: 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.  2. To cause one to renounce or recant.
ABJURER: [No definition found]
ABJURERS: [No definition found]
ABJURES: 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.  2. To cause one to renounce or recant.
ABJURING: 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.  2. To cause one to renounce or recant.
ABLATE: 1. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.  2. To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
ABLATED: 1. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.  2. To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
ABLATES: 1. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.  2. To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
ABLATING: 1. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.  2. To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
ABLATION: 1. A carrying or taking away; removal.  2. The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
ABLATIONS: [No definition found]
ABLATIVE: 1. (grammar) The ablative case.  2. An ablative material.
ABLATIVELY: [No definition found]
ABLATIVES: 1. (grammar) The ablative case.  2. An ablative material.
ABLATOR: [No definition found]
ABLATORS: [No definition found]
ABLAUT: 1. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.  2. (of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
ABLAUTS: 1. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.  2. (of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
ABLAZE: 1. Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.  2. Radiant with bright light and color.
ABLE: 1. Easy to use.  2. Suitable; competent.
ABLED: 1. (in combination) Having a range of physical powers as specified.  2. To make ready.
ABLEGATE: [No definition found]
ABLEGATES: [No definition found]
ABLEISM: 1. Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without.
ABLEISMS: [No definition found]
ABLEIST: [No definition found]
ABLEISTS: [No definition found]
ABLER: 1. Easy to use.  2. Suitable; competent.
ABLES: [No definition found]
ABLEST: 1. Easy to use.  2. Suitable; competent.
ABLINGS: [No definition found]
ABLINS: [No definition found]
ABLOOM: 1. Blooming; covered in flowers.  2. Having something growing or grown.
ABLUENT: [No definition found]
ABLUENTS: [No definition found]
ABLUSH: 1. Blushing; ruddy.  2. Blushing; ruddy.
ABLUTED: [No definition found]
ABLUTION: 1. The act of washing something.  2. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
ABLUTIONARY: [No definition found]
ABLUTIONS: 1. The act of washing something.  2. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
ABLY: 1. In an able manner; with great ability.
ABMHO: [No definition found]
ABMHOS: [No definition found]
ABNEGATE: 1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).  2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
ABNEGATED: 1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).  2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
ABNEGATES: 1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).  2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
ABNEGATING: 1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).  2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
ABNEGATION: 1. A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
ABNEGATIONS: 1. A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
ABNEGATOR: [No definition found]
ABNEGATORS: [No definition found]
ABNORMAL: 1. A person or object that is not normal.  2. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
ABNORMALITY: 1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
ABNORMALLY: 1. In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
ABNORMALS: [No definition found]
ABNORMITIES: 1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
ABNORMITY: 1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
ABOARD: 1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.  2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
ABODE: 1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
ABODED: [No definition found]
ABODES: 1. Act of waiting; delay.  2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
ABODING: [No definition found]
ABOHM: [No definition found]
ABOHMS: [No definition found]
ABOIDEAU: [No definition found]
ABOIDEAUS: [No definition found]
ABOIDEAUX: [No definition found]
ABOIL: [No definition found]
ABOITEAU: [No definition found]
ABOITEAUS: [No definition found]
ABOITEAUX: [No definition found]
ABOLISH: 1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
ABOLISHABLE: [No definition found]
ABOLISHED: 1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
ABOLISHER: [No definition found]
ABOLISHERS: [No definition found]
ABOLISHES: 1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
ABOLISHING: 1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
ABOLISHMENT: [No definition found]
ABOLISHMENTS: [No definition found]
ABOLITION: 1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation  2. The state of being abolished
ABOLITIONARY: [No definition found]
ABOLITIONISM: [No definition found]
ABOLITIONIST: 1. A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice.  2. A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery.
ABOLITIONS: [No definition found]
ABOLLA: [No definition found]
ABOLLAE: [No definition found]
ABOMA: [No definition found]
ABOMAS: [No definition found]
ABOMASA: 1. The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum.
ABOMASAL: [No definition found]
ABOMASI: [No definition found]
ABOMASUM: 1. The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum.
ABOMASUS: [No definition found]
ABOMINABLE: 1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.  2. Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
ABOMINABLY: 1. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
ABOMINATE: 1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.  2. To dislike strongly.
ABOMINATED: 1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.  2. To dislike strongly.
ABOMINATES: 1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.  2. To dislike strongly.
ABOMINATING: 1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.  2. To dislike strongly.
ABOMINATION: 1. An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.  2. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
ABOMINATIONS: 1. An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.  2. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
ABOMINATOR: [No definition found]
ABOMINATORS: [No definition found]
ABOON: [No definition found]
ABORAL: 1. Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.
ABORALLY: [No definition found]
ABORIGINAL: 1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.  2. Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language.
ABORIGINALLY: [No definition found]
ABORIGINALS: 1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.  2. An animal or plant native to a region.
ABORIGINE: 1. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.  2. (in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
ABORIGINES: 1. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.  2. (in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
ABORNING: 1. While being born or produced.  2. That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
ABORT: 1. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.  2. The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
ABORTED: 1. (now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.  2. To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
ABORTER: [No definition found]
ABORTERS: [No definition found]
ABORTING: 1. (now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.  2. To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
ABORTION: 1. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.  2. An aborted foetus; an abortus.
ABORTIONIST: 1. One who performs an illegal abortion in a non-medical setting (a back street, a hotel room, etc).  2. (chiefly in anti-abortion discourse) An abortion provider; one who performs a legal abortion.
ABORTIONISTS: 1. One who performs an illegal abortion in a non-medical setting (a back street, a hotel room, etc).  2. (chiefly in anti-abortion discourse) An abortion provider; one who performs a legal abortion.
ABORTIONS: 1. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.  2. An aborted foetus; an abortus.
ABORTIVE: 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.  2. A fruitless effort or issue.
ABORTIVELY: [No definition found]
ABORTIVENESS: [No definition found]
ABORTS: 1. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.  2. The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
ABORTUARIES: [No definition found]
ABORTUARY: [No definition found]
ABORTUS: [No definition found]
ABORTUSES: [No definition found]
ABOUGHT: [No definition found]
ABOULIA: 1. Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
ABOULIAS: [No definition found]
ABOULIC: [No definition found]
ABOUND: 1. To be full to overflowing.  2. To be wealthy.
ABOUNDED: 1. To be full to overflowing.  2. To be wealthy.
ABOUNDING: 1. To be full to overflowing.  2. To be wealthy.
ABOUNDINGLY: [No definition found]
ABOUNDS: 1. To be full to overflowing.  2. To be wealthy.
ABOUT: 1. Moving around; astir.  2. In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
ABOVE: 1. Heaven.  2. Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
ABOVEBOARD: 1. In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
ABOVEGROUND: 1. Alternative spelling of above ground
ABOVES: [No definition found]
ABRACADABRA: 1. A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.  2. Mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
ABRACADABRAS: [No definition found]
ABRACHIA: [No definition found]
ABRACHIAS: [No definition found]
ABRADABLE: [No definition found]
ABRADANT: [No definition found]
ABRADANTS: [No definition found]
ABRADE: 1. To rub or wear off; erode.  2. To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
ABRADED: 1. To rub or wear off; erode.  2. To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
ABRADER: [No definition found]
ABRADERS: [No definition found]
ABRADES: 1. To rub or wear off; erode.  2. To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
ABRADING: 1. To rub or wear off; erode.  2. To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
ABRASION: 1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.  2. The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
ABRASIONS: 1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.  2. The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
ABRASIVE: 1. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.  2. Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
ABRASIVELY: [No definition found]
ABRASIVENESS: [No definition found]
ABRASIVES: 1. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.  2. Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
ABREACT: 1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
ABREACTED: 1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
ABREACTING: 1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
ABREACTION: 1. The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
ABREACTIONS: 1. The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
ABREACTIVE: [No definition found]
ABREACTS: 1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
ABREAST: 1. Side by side, facing forward.  2. Alongside; parallel to.
ABRI: [No definition found]
ABRIDGE: 1. To deprive; to cut off.  2. To debar from.
ABRIDGEABLE: [No definition found]
ABRIDGED: 1. To deprive; to cut off.  2. To debar from.
ABRIDGEMENT: 1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIDGEMENTS: 1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIDGER: [No definition found]
ABRIDGERS: [No definition found]
ABRIDGES: 1. To deprive; to cut off.  2. To debar from.
ABRIDGING: 1. To deprive; to cut off.  2. To debar from.
ABRIDGMENT: 1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIDGMENTS: 1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIS: [No definition found]
ABROACH: [No definition found]
ABROAD: 1. Countries or lands abroad.  2. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
ABROGABLE: [No definition found]
ABROGATE: 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.  2. To put an end to; to do away with.
ABROGATED: 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.  2. To put an end to; to do away with.
ABROGATES: 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.  2. To put an end to; to do away with.
ABROGATING: 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.  2. To put an end to; to do away with.
ABROGATION: 1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
ABROGATIONS: 1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
ABROGATOR: [No definition found]
ABROGATORS: [No definition found]
ABROSIA: [No definition found]
ABROSIAS: [No definition found]
ABRUPT: 1. Something which is abrupt; an abyss.  2. To tear off or asunder.
ABRUPTER: [No definition found]
ABRUPTEST: [No definition found]
ABRUPTION: 1. A sudden termination or interruption.  2. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
ABRUPTIONS: [No definition found]
ABRUPTLY: 1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
ABRUPTNESS: [No definition found]
ABRUPTNESSES: [No definition found]
ABS: 1. Abdominal muscle.  2. An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
ABSCESS: 1. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.  2. To form a pus-filled, cavity typically from an infection.
ABSCESSED: [No definition found]
ABSCESSES: 1. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.  2. To form a pus-filled, cavity typically from an infection.
ABSCESSING: [No definition found]
ABSCISE: 1. To cut off.  2. To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
ABSCISED: 1. To cut off.  2. To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
ABSCISES: 1. To cut off.  2. To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
ABSCISIN: [No definition found]
ABSCISING: 1. To cut off.  2. To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
ABSCISINS: [No definition found]
ABSCISSA: 1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.  2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
ABSCISSAE: 1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.  2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
ABSCISSAS: 1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.  2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
ABSCISSION: 1. The act or process of cutting off.  2. The state of being cut off.
ABSCISSIONS: 1. The act or process of cutting off.  2. The state of being cut off.
ABSCOND: 1. To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.  2. To withdraw from.
ABSCONDED: 1. To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.  2. To withdraw from.
ABSCONDER: [No definition found]
ABSCONDERS: [No definition found]
ABSCONDING: 1. To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.  2. To withdraw from.
ABSCONDS: 1. To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.  2. To withdraw from.
ABSEIL: 1. A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.  2. To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
ABSEILED: 1. To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
ABSEILER: [No definition found]
ABSEILERS: [No definition found]
ABSEILING: 1. To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.  2. The process or act of abseiling.
ABSEILS: 1. A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device.  2. To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel.
ABSENCE: 1. A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.  2. Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
ABSENCES: 1. A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.  2. Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
ABSENT: 1. (with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.  2. An absentee; a person who is not there.
ABSENTED: 1. To keep (oneself) away.  2. To keep (someone) away.
ABSENTEE: 1. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.  2. A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
ABSENTEEISM: 1. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.  2. The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
ABSENTEEISMS: [No definition found]
ABSENTEES: 1. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.  2. A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
ABSENTER: [No definition found]
ABSENTERS: [No definition found]
ABSENTING: 1. To keep (oneself) away.  2. To keep (someone) away.
ABSENTLY: 1. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
ABSENTMINDED: 1. Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
ABSENTS: 1. To keep (oneself) away.  2. To keep (someone) away.
ABSINTH: 1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.  2. Bitterness; sorrow.
ABSINTHE: 1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.  2. Bitterness; sorrow.
ABSINTHES: 1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.  2. Bitterness; sorrow.
ABSINTHS: 1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.  2. Bitterness; sorrow.
ABSOLUTE: 1. That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.  2. Anything that is absolute.
ABSOLUTELY: 1. In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.  2. Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
ABSOLUTENESS: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTER: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTES: 1. That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.  2. Anything that is absolute.
ABSOLUTEST: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTION: 1. An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.  2. Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
ABSOLUTIONS: 1. An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.  2. Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
ABSOLUTISM: 1. Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.  2. The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
ABSOLUTISMS: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTIST: 1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.  2. One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
ABSOLUTISTIC: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTISTS: 1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.  2. One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
ABSOLUTIVE: [No definition found]
ABSOLUTIZE: 1. To make absolute.
ABSOLUTIZED: 1. To make absolute.
ABSOLUTIZES: 1. To make absolute.
ABSOLUTIZING: 1. To make absolute.
ABSOLVE: 1. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).  2. To resolve; to explain; to solve.
ABSOLVED: 1. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).  2. To resolve; to explain; to solve.
ABSOLVENT: [No definition found]
ABSOLVENTS: [No definition found]
ABSOLVER: [No definition found]
ABSOLVERS: [No definition found]
ABSOLVES: 1. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).  2. To resolve; to explain; to solve.
ABSOLVING: 1. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).  2. To resolve; to explain; to solve.
ABSONANT: 1. Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable.
ABSORB: 1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.  2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
ABSORBABLE: 1. Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
ABSORBANCE: 1. A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
ABSORBANCES: 1. A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
ABSORBANCIES: [No definition found]
ABSORBANCY: [No definition found]
ABSORBANT: [No definition found]
ABSORBANTS: [No definition found]
ABSORBED: 1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.  2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
ABSORBEDLY: [No definition found]
ABSORBENCIES: [No definition found]
ABSORBENCY: [No definition found]
ABSORBENT: 1. Anything which absorbs.  2. (pluralized) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
ABSORBENTS: 1. Anything which absorbs.  2. (pluralized) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
ABSORBER: 1. Something that absorbs.  2. A person who absorbs.
ABSORBERS: 1. Something that absorbs.  2. A person who absorbs.
ABSORBING: 1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.  2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
ABSORBINGLY: [No definition found]
ABSORBS: 1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.  2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
ABSORPTANCE: [No definition found]
ABSORPTANCES: [No definition found]
ABSORPTION: 1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,  2. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
ABSORPTIONS: [No definition found]
ABSORPTIVE: 1. Any substance that absorbs.  2. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
ABSORPTIVITY: 1. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.  2. The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
ABSTAIN: 1. Keep or withhold oneself.  2. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ABSTAINED: 1. Keep or withhold oneself.  2. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ABSTAINER: [No definition found]
ABSTAINERS: [No definition found]
ABSTAINING: 1. Keep or withhold oneself.  2. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ABSTAINS: 1. Keep or withhold oneself.  2. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
ABSTEMIOUS: 1. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.  2. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
ABSTEMIOUSLY: [No definition found]
ABSTENTION: 1. The act of restraining oneself.  2. The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.
ABSTENTIONS: 1. The act of restraining oneself.  2. The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.
ABSTENTIOUS: [No definition found]
ABSTERGE: [No definition found]
ABSTERGED: [No definition found]
ABSTERGES: [No definition found]
ABSTERGING: [No definition found]
ABSTINENCE: 1. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.  2. The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
ABSTINENCES: [No definition found]
ABSTINENT: 1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.  2. One who abstains; a faster.
ABSTINENTLY: [No definition found]
ABSTRACT: 1. An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.  2. Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
ABSTRACTABLE: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTED: 1. To separate; to disengage.  2. To remove; to take away; withdraw.
ABSTRACTEDLY: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTER: 1. Derived; extracted.  2. Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
ABSTRACTERS: 1. One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.  2. Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
ABSTRACTEST: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTING: 1. To separate; to disengage.  2. To remove; to take away; withdraw.
ABSTRACTION: 1. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.  2. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
ABSTRACTIONS: 1. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.  2. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
ABSTRACTIVE: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTLY: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTNESS: [No definition found]
ABSTRACTOR: 1. One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.  2. Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
ABSTRACTORS: 1. One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.  2. Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
ABSTRACTS: 1. An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.  2. Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
ABSTRICT: [No definition found]
ABSTRICTED: [No definition found]
ABSTRICTING: [No definition found]
ABSTRICTS: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSE: 1. Difficult to comprehend or understand.  2. Concealed or hidden out of the way; secret.
ABSTRUSELY: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSENESS: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSER: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSEST: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSITIES: [No definition found]
ABSTRUSITY: [No definition found]
ABSURD: 1. An absurdity.  2. (often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
ABSURDER: 1. Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.  2. Inharmonious; dissonant.
ABSURDEST: 1. Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.  2. Inharmonious; dissonant.
ABSURDISM: 1. A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.  2. Absurdity, something that is absurd
ABSURDISMS: [No definition found]
ABSURDIST: 1. An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.  2. Of, or relating to absurdism.
ABSURDISTS: 1. An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
ABSURDITIES: 1. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.  2. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
ABSURDITY: 1. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.  2. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
ABSURDLY: 1. In an absurd fashion.  2. To an extreme degree.
ABSURDNESS: [No definition found]
ABSURDNESSES: [No definition found]
ABSURDS: [No definition found]
ABUBBLE: 1. In a state of excitement, agitated activity, or motion.  2. Bubbling.
ABUILDING: [No definition found]
ABULIA: 1. Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
ABULIAS: [No definition found]
ABULIC: [No definition found]
ABUNDANCE: 1. A large quantity; many.  2. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
ABUNDANCES: 1. A large quantity; many.  2. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
ABUNDANT: 1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.  2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
ABUNDANTLY: 1. In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.  2. Extremely.
ABUSABLE: [No definition found]
ABUSE: 1. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.  2. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
ABUSED: 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert  2. To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
ABUSER: 1. One who abuses someone or something.  2. One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
ABUSERS: 1. One who abuses someone or something.  2. One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
ABUSES: 1. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.  2. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
ABUSING: 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert  2. To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
ABUSIVE: 1. Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.  2. Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
ABUSIVELY: [No definition found]
ABUSIVENESS: [No definition found]
ABUT: 1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)  2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
ABUTILON: 1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
ABUTILONS: 1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
ABUTMENT: [No definition found]
ABUTMENTS: 1. The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.  2. The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
ABUTS: 1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)  2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
ABUTTAL: [No definition found]
ABUTTALS: [No definition found]
ABUTTED: 1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)  2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
ABUTTER: 1. One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
ABUTTERS: 1. One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
ABUTTING: 1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)  2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
ABUZZ: 1. Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz, buzzing.
ABVOLT: [No definition found]
ABVOLTS: [No definition found]
ABWATT: [No definition found]
ABWATTS: [No definition found]
ABY: [No definition found]
ABYE: [No definition found]
ABYED: [No definition found]
ABYEING: [No definition found]
ABYES: [No definition found]
ABYING: [No definition found]
ABYS: [No definition found]
ABYSM: 1. Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.  2. An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.
ABYSMAL: 1. Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.  2. Extremely bad; terrible.
ABYSMALLY: 1. Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
ABYSMS: 1. Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.  2. An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.
ABYSS: 1. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.  2. (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
ABYSSAL: 1. Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.  2. Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
ABYSSES: 1. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.  2. (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
ACACIA: 1. A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.  2. The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
ACACIAS: 1. A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.  2. The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
ACADEME: 1. The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.  2. An academy; a place of learning.
ACADEMES: [No definition found]
ACADEMIA: 1. (collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.  2. Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
ACADEMIAS: [No definition found]
ACADEMIC: 1. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.  2. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
ACADEMICAL: 1. Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown.  2. Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
ACADEMICALLY: 1. In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
ACADEMICALS: 1. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
ACADEMICIAN: 1. A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.  2. A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
ACADEMICIANS: 1. A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.  2. A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
ACADEMICISM: 1. (sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.  2. Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
ACADEMICISMS: [No definition found]
ACADEMICS: 1. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.  2. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
ACADEMIES: 1. (usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.  2. (usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
ACADEMISM: 1. (sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.  2. Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
ACADEMISMS: [No definition found]
ACADEMY: 1. (usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.  2. (usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
ACAI: 1. Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.  2. The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.
ACAIS: [No definition found]
ACAJOU: 1. The cashew tree.  2. A cashew nut.
ACAJOUS: 1. The cashew tree.  2. A cashew nut.
ACALCULOUS: [No definition found]
ACALEPH: [No definition found]
ACALEPHAE: [No definition found]
ACALEPHE: [No definition found]
ACALEPHES: [No definition found]
ACALEPHS: [No definition found]
ACANTHA: [No definition found]
ACANTHAE: [No definition found]
ACANTHI: [No definition found]
ACANTHINE: [No definition found]
ACANTHOID: [No definition found]
ACANTHOUS: [No definition found]
ACANTHUS: 1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
ACANTHUSES: 1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
ACAPNIA: [No definition found]
ACAPNIAS: [No definition found]
ACARBOSE: [No definition found]
ACARBOSES: [No definition found]
ACARI: 1. (acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.
ACARIASES: [No definition found]
ACARIASIS: [No definition found]
ACARICIDAL: [No definition found]
ACARICIDE: 1. Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
ACARICIDES: 1. Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
ACARID: [No definition found]
ACARIDAN: [No definition found]
ACARIDANS: [No definition found]
ACARIDS: [No definition found]
ACARINE: 1. A mite.  2. Of or caused by acari or mites.
ACARINES: 1. A mite.
ACAROID: 1. Shaped like or resembling a mite.
ACAROLOGIES: [No definition found]
ACAROLOGY: 1. The study of ticks and mites.
ACARPOUS: [No definition found]
ACARUS: [No definition found]
ACATALECTIC: 1. A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables  2. Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.
ACATALECTICS: 1. A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables
ACAUDAL: [No definition found]
ACAUDATE: [No definition found]
ACAULESCENT: [No definition found]
ACAULINE: [No definition found]
ACAULOSE: [No definition found]
ACAULOUS: [No definition found]
ACCEDE: 1. To approach; to arrive, to come forward.  2. To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
ACCEDED: 1. To approach; to arrive, to come forward.  2. To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
ACCEDENCE: [No definition found]
ACCEDENCES: [No definition found]
ACCEDER: [No definition found]
ACCEDERS: [No definition found]
ACCEDES: 1. To approach; to arrive, to come forward.  2. To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
ACCEDING: 1. To approach; to arrive, to come forward.  2. To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
ACCELERANDO: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.  2. A passage having this mark.
ACCELERANDOS: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.  2. A passage having this mark.
ACCELERANT: 1. Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.  2. A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
ACCELERANTS: 1. Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.  2. A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
ACCELERATE: 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
ACCELERATED: 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
ACCELERATES: 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
ACCELERATING: 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
ACCELERATION: 1. The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.  2. The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
ACCELERATIVE: [No definition found]
ACCELERATOR: 1. One who, or that which, accelerates.  2. A device for causing acceleration.
ACCELERATORS: 1. One who, or that which, accelerates.  2. A device for causing acceleration.
ACCENT: 1. A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.  2. Emphasis or importance in general.
ACCENTED: 1. To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.  2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
ACCENTING: 1. To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.  2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
ACCENTLESS: [No definition found]
ACCENTOR: 1. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.  2. The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
ACCENTORS: 1. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.  2. The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
ACCENTS: 1. A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.  2. Emphasis or importance in general.
ACCENTUAL: 1. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.  2. Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
ACCENTUALLY: [No definition found]
ACCENTUATE: 1. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.  2. To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
ACCENTUATED: 1. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.  2. To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
ACCENTUATES: 1. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.  2. To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
ACCENTUATING: 1. To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.  2. To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
ACCENTUATION: 1. Act of accentuating; applications of accent.  2. Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
ACCEPT: 1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.  2. To admit to a place or a group.
ACCEPTABLE: 1. Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure  2. Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
ACCEPTABLY: 1. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.  2. To an acceptable degree.
ACCEPTANCE: 1. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.  2. Belief in something; agreement, assent.
ACCEPTANCES: 1. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.  2. Belief in something; agreement, assent.
ACCEPTANT: 1. One who accepts something.  2. Accepting; receiving.
ACCEPTATION: 1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.  2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
ACCEPTATIONS: 1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.  2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
ACCEPTED: 1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.  2. To admit to a place or a group.
ACCEPTEDLY: [No definition found]
ACCEPTEE: [No definition found]
ACCEPTEES: [No definition found]
ACCEPTER: 1. A person who accepts; a taker.  2. A respecter; one who views others with partiality.
ACCEPTERS: 1. A person who accepts; a taker.  2. A respecter; one who views others with partiality.
ACCEPTING: 1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.  2. To admit to a place or a group.
ACCEPTINGLY: [No definition found]
ACCEPTIVE: 1. Fit for acceptance.  2. Ready to accept.
ACCEPTOR: 1. One who accepts.  2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
ACCEPTORS: 1. One who accepts.  2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
ACCEPTS: 1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.  2. To admit to a place or a group.
ACCESS: 1. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.  2. The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
ACCESSARIES: 1. Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
ACCESSARY: 1. Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.  2. Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
ACCESSED: [No definition found]
ACCESSES: 1. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.  2. The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
ACCESSIBLE: 1. Easy of access or approach.  2. (specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
ACCESSIBLY: [No definition found]
ACCESSING: [No definition found]
ACCESSION: 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined  2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
ACCESSIONAL: [No definition found]
ACCESSIONED: 1. To make a record of (additions to a collection).
ACCESSIONING: 1. To make a record of (additions to a collection).
ACCESSIONS: 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined  2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
ACCESSORIAL: 1. (logistics) An assessorial charge.  2. Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
ACCESSORIES: 1. Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.  2. An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
ACCESSORISE: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORISED: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORISES: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORIZE: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORIZED: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORIZES: 1. To furnish with accessories.  2. To wear or to choose accessories.
ACCESSORY: 1. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense  2. Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
ACCIACCATURA: 1. A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
ACCIDENCE: 1. (grammar) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.  2. The rudiments of any subject.
ACCIDENCES: [No definition found]
ACCIDENT: 1. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.  2. Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
ACCIDENTAL: 1. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.  2. Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
ACCIDENTALLY: 1. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.  2. Unintentionally.
ACCIDENTALS: 1. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.  2. Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
ACCIDENTLY: [No definition found]
ACCIDENTS: 1. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.  2. Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
ACCIDIA: [No definition found]
ACCIDIAS: [No definition found]
ACCIDIE: 1. Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
ACCIDIES: [No definition found]
ACCIPITER: 1. Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.  2. A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
ACCIPITERS: 1. Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.  2. A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
ACCIPITRINE: 1. A hawk or a hawk-like bird.  2. Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
ACCIPITRINES: [No definition found]
ACCLAIM: 1. To shout; to call out.  2. To express great approval (for).
ACCLAIMED: 1. To shout; to call out.  2. To express great approval (for).
ACCLAIMER: [No definition found]
ACCLAIMERS: [No definition found]
ACCLAIMING: 1. To shout; to call out.  2. To express great approval (for).
ACCLAIMS: 1. To shout; to call out.  2. To express great approval (for).
ACCLAMATION: 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.  2. The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
ACCLAMATIONS: 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.  2. The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
ACCLIMATE: 1. To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.  2. To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
ACCLIMATED: 1. To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.  2. To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
ACCLIMATES: 1. To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.  2. To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
ACCLIMATING: 1. To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.  2. To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
ACCLIMATION: 1. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.  2. The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
ACCLIMATIONS: 1. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.  2. The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
ACCLIMATISE: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIMATISED: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIMATISES: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIMATIZE: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIMATIZED: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIMATIZER: [No definition found]
ACCLIMATIZES: 1. To get used to a new climate.  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
ACCLIVITIES: 1. A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
ACCLIVITOUS: [No definition found]
ACCLIVITY: 1. A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
ACCLIVOUS: [No definition found]
ACCOLADE: 1. An expression of approval; praise.  2. A special acknowledgment; an award.
ACCOLADED: [No definition found]
ACCOLADES: 1. An expression of approval; praise.  2. A special acknowledgment; an award.
ACCOLADING: [No definition found]
ACCOMMODATE: 1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.  2. To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
ACCOMMODATED: 1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.  2. To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
ACCOMMODATES: 1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.  2. To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
ACCOMMODATOR: [No definition found]
ACCOMPANIED: 1. Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.  2. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
ACCOMPANIES: 1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.  2. To supplement with; add to.
ACCOMPANIST: 1. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
ACCOMPANISTS: 1. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
ACCOMPANY: 1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.  2. To supplement with; add to.
ACCOMPANYING: 1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.  2. To supplement with; add to.
ACCOMPLICE: 1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.  2. A cooperator.
ACCOMPLICES: 1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.  2. A cooperator.
ACCOMPLISH: 1. To finish successfully.  2. To complete, as time or distance.
ACCOMPLISHED: 1. To finish successfully.  2. To complete, as time or distance.
ACCOMPLISHER: [No definition found]
ACCOMPLISHES: 1. To finish successfully.  2. To complete, as time or distance.
ACCORD: 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.  2. A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
ACCORDANCE: 1. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.  2. The act of granting something.
ACCORDANCES: [No definition found]
ACCORDANT: 1. In agreement; agreeing.
ACCORDANTLY: [No definition found]
ACCORDED: 1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.  2. To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
ACCORDER: [No definition found]
ACCORDERS: [No definition found]
ACCORDING: 1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.  2. To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
ACCORDINGLY: 1. (manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably  2. In natural sequence; consequently; so.
ACCORDION: 1. A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.  2. A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
ACCORDIONIST: [No definition found]
ACCORDIONS: 1. A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.  2. A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.
ACCORDS: 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.  2. A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
ACCOST: 1. Address; greeting.  2. An attack.
ACCOSTED: 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.  2. To join side to side; to border.
ACCOSTING: 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.  2. To join side to side; to border.
ACCOSTS: 1. Address; greeting.  2. An attack.
ACCOUCHEMENT: 1. Delivery in childbed; parturition
ACCOUCHEUR: 1. A person who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
ACCOUCHEURS: 1. A person who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
ACCOUNT: 1. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.  2. A sum of money deposited at a bank and subject to withdrawal.
ACCOUNTABLE: 1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.  2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
ACCOUNTABLY: [No definition found]
ACCOUNTANCY: 1. The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.  2. A company or organisation that performs such a function.
ACCOUNTANT: 1. One who renders account; one accountable.  2. A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
ACCOUNTANTS: 1. One who renders account; one accountable.  2. A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
ACCOUNTED: 1. To provide explanation.  2. To count.
ACCOUNTING: 1. To provide explanation.  2. To count.
ACCOUNTINGS: [No definition found]
ACCOUNTS: 1. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.  2. A sum of money deposited at a bank and subject to withdrawal.
ACCOUTER: 1. To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
ACCOUTERED: 1. To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
ACCOUTERING: 1. To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
ACCOUTERMENT: 1. The act of accoutering.  2. An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
ACCOUTERS: 1. To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service
ACCOUTRE: 1. To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip.
ACCOUTRED: 1. To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip.  2. Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
ACCOUTREMENT: 1. The act of accoutering.  2. An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
ACCOUTRES: 1. To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip.
ACCOUTRING: 1. To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip.
ACCREDIT: 1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
ACCREDITABLE: [No definition found]
ACCREDITED: 1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
ACCREDITING: 1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
ACCREDITS: 1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
ACCRETE: 1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
ACCRETED: 1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
ACCRETES: 1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
ACCRETING: 1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
ACCRETION: 1. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.  2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition
ACCRETIONARY: [No definition found]
ACCRETIONS: 1. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.  2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition
ACCRETIVE: 1. Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
ACCRUABLE: [No definition found]
ACCRUAL: 1. An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose  2. From the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
ACCRUALS: 1. An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose  2. From the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
ACCRUE: 1. Something that accrues; advantage accruing  2. To increase, to rise
ACCRUED: 1. To increase, to rise  2. To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
ACCRUEMENT: [No definition found]
ACCRUEMENTS: [No definition found]
ACCRUES: 1. Something that accrues; advantage accruing  2. To increase, to rise
ACCRUING: 1. To increase, to rise  2. To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
ACCULTURATE: 1. To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.  2. To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
ACCULTURATED: 1. To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.  2. To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
ACCULTURATES: 1. To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.  2. To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
ACCUMBENT: 1. One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.  2. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
ACCUMULATE: 1. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)  2. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
ACCUMULATED: 1. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)  2. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
ACCUMULATES: 1. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)  2. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
ACCUMULATING: 1. To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)  2. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
ACCUMULATION: 1. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.  2. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
ACCUMULATIVE: 1. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass  2. Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
ACCUMULATOR: 1. One who, or that which, accumulates.  2. A wet-cell storage battery.
ACCUMULATORS: 1. One who, or that which, accumulates.  2. A wet-cell storage battery.
ACCURACIES: 1. The state of being accurate; being free from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; correctness  2. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
ACCURACY: 1. The state of being accurate; being free from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; correctness  2. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
ACCURATE: 1. Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
ACCURATELY: 1. In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
ACCURATENESS: [No definition found]
ACCURSED: 1. To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.  2. (prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
ACCURSEDLY: [No definition found]
ACCURSEDNESS: [No definition found]
ACCURST: 1. To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.  2. (prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
ACCUSABLE: [No definition found]
ACCUSABLY: [No definition found]
ACCUSAL: 1. Accusation
ACCUSALS: 1. Accusation
ACCUSANT: [No definition found]
ACCUSANTS: [No definition found]
ACCUSATION: 1. The act of accusing.  2. A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
ACCUSATIONS: 1. The act of accusing.  2. A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
ACCUSATIVAL: [No definition found]
ACCUSATIVE: 1. (grammar) The accusative case.  2. Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
ACCUSATIVELY: [No definition found]
ACCUSATIVES: 1. (grammar) The accusative case.
ACCUSATORIAL: 1. Containing or implying accusation.  2. Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
ACCUSATORY: 1. Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation
ACCUSE: 1. Accusation.  2. To find fault with, blame, censure
ACCUSED: 1. To find fault with, blame, censure  2. (followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
ACCUSER: 1. One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
ACCUSERS: 1. One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
ACCUSES: 1. To find fault with, blame, censure  2. (followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
ACCUSING: 1. To find fault with, blame, censure  2. (followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
ACCUSINGLY: [No definition found]
ACCUSTOM: [No definition found]
ACCUSTOMED: 1. (of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.  2. (of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
ACCUSTOMING: [No definition found]
ACCUSTOMS: [No definition found]
ACE: 1. A single point or spot on a playing card or die.  2. A card or die face so marked.
ACED: 1. (US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.  2. To win a point by an ace.
ACEDIA: 1. Spiritual or mental sloth.  2. Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
ACEDIAS: [No definition found]
ACELDAMA: [No definition found]
ACELDAMAS: [No definition found]
ACELLULAR: 1. Not composed of cells; not cellular
ACENTRIC: 1. Not centered; without a center.
ACEPHALIC: [No definition found]
ACEPHALOUS: 1. Headless  2. (applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
ACEQUIA: [No definition found]
ACEQUIAS: [No definition found]
ACERATE: [No definition found]
ACERATED: [No definition found]
ACERB: 1. Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit.  2. Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
ACERBATE: [No definition found]
ACERBATED: [No definition found]
ACERBATES: [No definition found]
ACERBATING: [No definition found]
ACERBER: [No definition found]
ACERBEST: [No definition found]
ACERBIC: 1. Tasting sour or bitter.  2. Sharp, harsh, biting.
ACERBICALLY: [No definition found]
ACERBITIES: [No definition found]
ACERBITY: 1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.  2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity
ACEROLA: [No definition found]
ACEROLAS: [No definition found]
ACEROSE: [No definition found]
ACEROUS: [No definition found]
ACERVATE: [No definition found]
ACERVULI: [No definition found]
ACERVULUS: [No definition found]
ACES: 1. A single point or spot on a playing card or die.  2. A card or die face so marked.
ACESCENT: [No definition found]
ACESCENTS: [No definition found]
ACESULFAME: 1. Any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweeteners, based on a oxathiazinone dioxide structure, somewhat similar to saccharin
ACESULFAMES: [No definition found]
ACETA: [No definition found]
ACETABULA: 1. The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.  2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
ACETABULAR: 1. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform  2. Related to the acetabulum
ACETABULUM: 1. The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.  2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
ACETABULUMS: [No definition found]
ACETAL: 1. Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
ACETALDEHYDE: 1. An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
ACETALS: 1. Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
ACETAMID: [No definition found]
ACETAMIDE: 1. The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2.
ACETAMIDES: [No definition found]
ACETAMIDS: [No definition found]
ACETANILID: [No definition found]
ACETANILIDE: 1. The amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
ACETANILIDES: [No definition found]
ACETANILIDS: [No definition found]
ACETATE: 1. Any salt or ester of acetic acid.  2. Cellulose acetate.
ACETATED: [No definition found]
ACETATES: 1. Any salt or ester of acetic acid.  2. Cellulose acetate.
ACETIC: 1. Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar  2. Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives
ACETIFIED: [No definition found]
ACETIFIER: [No definition found]
ACETIFIERS: [No definition found]
ACETIFIES: [No definition found]
ACETIFY: [No definition found]
ACETIFYING: [No definition found]
ACETIN: [No definition found]
ACETINS: [No definition found]
ACETONE: 1. A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.
ACETONES: [No definition found]
ACETONIC: [No definition found]
ACETONITRILE: 1. The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid
ACETOSE: [No definition found]
ACETOUS: 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid.  2. Causing, or connected with, acetification
ACETOXYL: [No definition found]
ACETOXYLS: [No definition found]
ACETUM: [No definition found]
ACETYL: 1. The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
ACETYLATE: 1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
ACETYLATED: 1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance  2. That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or has been modified by the attachment of acetyl groups.
ACETYLATES: 1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
ACETYLATING: 1. To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
ACETYLATION: [No definition found]
ACETYLATIONS: [No definition found]
ACETYLATIVE: [No definition found]
ACETYLENE: 1. Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.  2. Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.
ACETYLENES: 1. Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.  2. Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.
ACETYLENIC: [No definition found]
ACETYLIC: [No definition found]
ACETYLIDE: 1. Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
ACETYLIDES: 1. Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
ACETYLS: [No definition found]
ACHALASIA: 1. A neuromuscular problem where a ring of muscles is unable to fully relax.
ACHALASIAS: [No definition found]
ACHE: 1. Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.  2. To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
ACHED: 1. To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.  2. To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
ACHENE: 1. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
ACHENES: 1. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
ACHENIAL: [No definition found]
ACHES: 1. Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.  2. To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
ACHIER: 1. Suffering from aches, sore.
ACHIEST: 1. Suffering from aches, sore.
ACHIEVABLE: 1. Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.  2. Not linked to fate or outside influences.
ACHIEVE: 1. To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.  2. To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
ACHIEVED: 1. To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.  2. To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
ACHIEVEMENT: 1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment  2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
ACHIEVEMENTS: 1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment  2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
ACHIEVER: 1. One who achieves something.  2. One who tends to succeed; a winner.
ACHIEVERS: 1. One who achieves something.  2. One who tends to succeed; a winner.
ACHIEVES: 1. To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.  2. To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
ACHIEVING: 1. To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.  2. To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
ACHILLEA: 1. Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
ACHILLEAS: 1. Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
ACHINESS: [No definition found]
ACHINESSES: [No definition found]
ACHING: 1. To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.  2. To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
ACHINGLY: 1. In an aching manner; sorely.
ACHIOTE: 1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
ACHIOTES: 1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
ACHIRAL: 1. Superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral
ACHLORHYDRIA: 1. The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
ACHLORHYDRIC: [No definition found]
ACHOLIA: [No definition found]
ACHOLIAS: [No definition found]
ACHONDRITE: 1. Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
ACHONDRITES: 1. Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
ACHONDRITIC: [No definition found]
ACHOO: [No definition found]
ACHROMAT: 1. A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
ACHROMATIC: 1. Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.  2. Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
ACHROMATISM: [No definition found]
ACHROMATISMS: [No definition found]
ACHROMATIZE: [No definition found]
ACHROMATIZED: [No definition found]
ACHROMATIZES: [No definition found]
ACHROMATS: 1. A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
ACHROMIC: 1. Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
ACHROMOUS: [No definition found]
ACHY: 1. Suffering from aches, sore.
ACICULA: [No definition found]
ACICULAE: [No definition found]
ACICULAR: 1. Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.  2. Having sharp points like needles.
ACICULAS: [No definition found]
ACICULATE: [No definition found]
ACICULUM: [No definition found]
ACICULUMS: [No definition found]
ACID: 1. A sour substance.  2. Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
ACIDEMIA: [No definition found]
ACIDEMIAS: [No definition found]
ACIDHEAD: 1. A person who uses the hallucinogenic drug LSD.
ACIDHEADS: 1. A person who uses the hallucinogenic drug LSD.
ACIDIC: 1. Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.  2. Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
ACIDIFIED: 1. To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.  2. To neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar
ACIDIFIER: [No definition found]
ACIDIFIERS: [No definition found]
ACIDIFIES: 1. To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.  2. To neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar
ACIDIFY: 1. To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.  2. To neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar
ACIDIFYING: 1. To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.  2. To neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar
ACIDIMETER: [No definition found]
ACIDIMETERS: [No definition found]
ACIDIMETRIC: [No definition found]
ACIDIMETRIES: [No definition found]
ACIDIMETRY: 1. The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
ACIDITIES: [No definition found]
ACIDITY: 1. The quality or state of being acid  2. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste
ACIDLY: 1. Sourly; tartly
ACIDNESS: [No definition found]
ACIDNESSES: [No definition found]
ACIDOPHIL: 1. An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.  2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
ACIDOPHILE: [No definition found]
ACIDOPHILES: [No definition found]
ACIDOPHILIC: 1. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.  2. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
ACIDOPHILS: 1. An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.  2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
ACIDOPHILUS: 1. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
ACIDOSES: [No definition found]
ACIDOSIS: 1. An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.
ACIDOTIC: [No definition found]
ACIDS: 1. A sour substance.  2. Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
ACIDULATE: 1. To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.  2. To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
ACIDULATED: 1. To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.  2. To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
ACIDULATES: 1. To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.  2. To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
ACIDULATING: 1. To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.  2. To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
ACIDULATION: [No definition found]
ACIDULATIONS: [No definition found]
ACIDULENT: [No definition found]
ACIDULOUS: 1. Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.  2. Sharp; caustic.
ACIDURIA: [No definition found]
ACIDURIAS: [No definition found]
ACIDY: [No definition found]
ACIERATE: [No definition found]
ACIERATED: [No definition found]
ACIERATES: [No definition found]
ACIERATING: [No definition found]
ACIFORM: [No definition found]
ACINAR: 1. Of, pertaining to, or located in an acinus.
ACING: 1. (US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.  2. To win a point by an ace.
ACINI: 1. One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.  2. A grape-stone.
ACINIC: [No definition found]
ACINIFORM: [No definition found]
ACINOSE: [No definition found]
ACINOUS: [No definition found]
ACINUS: 1. One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.  2. A grape-stone.
ACK: [No definition found]
ACKEE: 1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
ACKEES: 1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
ACKNOWLEDGE: 1. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in  2. To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
ACKNOWLEDGED: 1. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in  2. To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
ACKNOWLEDGES: 1. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in  2. To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
ACLINIC: [No definition found]
ACMATIC: [No definition found]
ACME: 1. The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.  2. The crisis or height of a disease.
ACMES: 1. The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.  2. The crisis or height of a disease.
ACMIC: [No definition found]
ACNE: 1. A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.  2. A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
ACNED: [No definition found]
ACNES: [No definition found]
ACNODE: [No definition found]
ACNODES: [No definition found]
ACOCK: [No definition found]
ACOELOMATE: [No definition found]
ACOELOMATES: [No definition found]
ACOELOUS: [No definition found]
ACOLD: [No definition found]
ACOLYTE: 1. One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.  2. An altar server.
ACOLYTES: 1. One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.  2. An altar server.
ACONITE: 1. The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.  2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
ACONITES: 1. The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.  2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
ACONITIC: [No definition found]
ACONITINE: 1. An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.
ACONITINES: [No definition found]
ACONITUM: [No definition found]
ACONITUMS: [No definition found]
ACORN: 1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.  2. A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
ACORNED: [No definition found]
ACORNS: 1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.  2. A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
ACOUSTIC: 1. A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.  2. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
ACOUSTICAL: [No definition found]
ACOUSTICALLY: [No definition found]
ACOUSTICIAN: 1. One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
ACOUSTICIANS: 1. One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
ACOUSTICS: 1. The physical quality of a space for conveying sound.  2. The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
ACQUAINT: 1. (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.  2. (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
ACQUAINTANCE: 1. A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.  2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
ACQUAINTED: 1. (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.  2. (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
ACQUAINTING: 1. (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.  2. (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
ACQUAINTS: 1. (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.  2. (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
ACQUEST: [No definition found]
ACQUESTS: [No definition found]
ACQUIESCE: 1. (with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.  2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
ACQUIESCED: 1. (with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.  2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
ACQUIESCENCE: 1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.  2. Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
ACQUIESCENT: 1. Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance  2. Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
ACQUIESCES: 1. (with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.  2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
ACQUIESCING: 1. (with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.  2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
ACQUIRABLE: [No definition found]
ACQUIRE: 1. To get.  2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
ACQUIRED: 1. To get.  2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
ACQUIREE: 1. Something that is to be acquired, especially a company that is the target of a takeover
ACQUIREES: 1. Something that is to be acquired, especially a company that is the target of a takeover
ACQUIREMENT: 1. (chiefly in plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.  2. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
ACQUIREMENTS: 1. (chiefly in plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.  2. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
ACQUIRER: 1. One who acquires.  2. A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
ACQUIRERS: 1. One who acquires.  2. A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
ACQUIRES: 1. To get.  2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
ACQUIRING: 1. To get.  2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
ACQUISITION: 1. The act or process of acquiring.  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
ACQUISITIONS: 1. The act or process of acquiring.  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
ACQUISITIVE: 1. Acquired.  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
ACQUISITOR: [No definition found]
ACQUISITORS: [No definition found]
ACQUIT: 1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.  2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
ACQUITS: 1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.  2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
ACQUITTAL: 1. The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).  2. A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
ACQUITTALS: 1. The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).  2. A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
ACQUITTANCE: 1. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.  2. Payment of debt; settlement.
ACQUITTANCES: 1. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.  2. Payment of debt; settlement.
ACQUITTED: 1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.  2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
ACQUITTER: [No definition found]
ACQUITTERS: [No definition found]
ACQUITTING: 1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.  2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
ACRASIA: 1. Lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
ACRASIAS: [No definition found]
ACRASIN: [No definition found]
ACRASINS: [No definition found]
ACRATIC: 1. Of or relating to acrasia.
ACRE: 1. An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.  2. Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
ACREAGE: 1. Size, as measured in acres.  2. An area of land measured in acres.
ACREAGES: 1. Size, as measured in acres.  2. An area of land measured in acres.
ACRED: [No definition found]
ACRES: 1. An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.  2. Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
ACRID: 1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.  2. Causing heat and irritation.
ACRIDER: [No definition found]
ACRIDEST: [No definition found]
ACRIDINE: 1. A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs  2. Any of many derivatives of this compound
ACRIDINES: [No definition found]
ACRIDITIES: [No definition found]
ACRIDITY: [No definition found]
ACRIDLY: [No definition found]
ACRIDNESS: [No definition found]
ACRIDNESSES: [No definition found]
ACRIFLAVINE: 1. An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
ACRIFLAVINES: [No definition found]
ACRIMONIES: [No definition found]
ACRIMONIOUS: 1. Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.  2. Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
ACRIMONY: 1. A sharp and bitter hatred.
ACRITARCH: [No definition found]
ACRITARCHS: [No definition found]
ACRITICAL: [No definition found]
ACRO: [No definition found]
ACROBAT: 1. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.
ACROBATIC: 1. Of or pertaining to an acrobat.  2. Vigorously active
ACROBATICS: 1. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.  2. A spectacular display of agility.
ACROBATS: 1. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.
ACROCENTRIC: [No definition found]
ACROCENTRICS: [No definition found]
ACRODONT: [No definition found]
ACRODONTS: [No definition found]
ACROGEN: [No definition found]
ACROGENIC: [No definition found]
ACROGENS: [No definition found]
ACROLECT: 1. The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
ACROLECTS: 1. The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
ACROLEIN: [No definition found]
ACROLEINS: [No definition found]
ACROLITH: [No definition found]
ACROLITHS: [No definition found]
ACROMEGALIC: [No definition found]
ACROMEGALICS: [No definition found]
ACROMEGALIES: [No definition found]
ACROMEGALY: 1. A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
ACROMIA: [No definition found]
ACROMIAL: [No definition found]
ACROMION: [No definition found]
ACRONIC: [No definition found]
ACRONICAL: [No definition found]
ACRONYCAL: [No definition found]
ACRONYM: 1. An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").  2. An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
ACRONYMIC: [No definition found]
ACRONYMS: 1. An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").  2. An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
ACROPETAL: 1. That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
ACROPETALLY: [No definition found]
ACROPHOBE: [No definition found]
ACROPHOBES: [No definition found]
ACROPHOBIA: 1. Fear of heights.
ACROPHOBIAS: [No definition found]
ACROPHOBIC: 1. A person who has acrophobia.  2. Of or pertaining to or suffering from acrophobia
ACROPOLIS: 1. 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.
ACROPOLISES: 1. 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.
ACROS: [No definition found]
ACROSOMAL: [No definition found]
ACROSOME: [No definition found]
ACROSOMES: [No definition found]
ACROSPIRE: [No definition found]
ACROSPIRES: [No definition found]
ACROSS: 1. (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.  2. From one side to the other.
ACROSTATIC: [No definition found]
ACROSTIC: 1. A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.  2. A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
ACROSTICAL: [No definition found]
ACROSTICALLY: [No definition found]
ACROSTICS: 1. A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.  2. A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
ACROTIC: [No definition found]
ACROTISM: [No definition found]
ACROTISMS: [No definition found]
ACRYLAMIDE: 1. The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.
ACRYLAMIDES: [No definition found]
ACRYLATE: 1. Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
ACRYLATES: 1. Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
ACRYLIC: 1. An acrylic resin.  2. A paint containing an acrylic resin.
ACRYLICS: 1. An acrylic resin.  2. A paint containing an acrylic resin.
ACT: 1. Something done, a deed.  2. Actuality.
ACTA: [No definition found]
ACTABILITIES: [No definition found]
ACTABILITY: 1. The condition of being actable
ACTABLE: 1. Able to be acted, as by an actor.
ACTED: 1. To do something.  2. To do (something); to perform.
ACTIN: 1. A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).  2. One of the six isoforms of actin.
ACTINAL: [No definition found]
ACTINALLY: [No definition found]
ACTING: 1. To do something.  2. To do (something); to perform.
ACTINGS: [No definition found]
ACTINIA: [No definition found]
ACTINIAE: [No definition found]
ACTINIAN: 1. A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria).
ACTINIANS: 1. A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria).
ACTINIAS: [No definition found]
ACTINIC: 1. Of or relating to actinism.  2. Composed of actin.
ACTINICALLY: [No definition found]
ACTINIDE: 1. Any of the 14 radioactive elements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
ACTINIDES: 1. Any of the 14 radioactive elements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
ACTINISM: [No definition found]
ACTINISMS: [No definition found]
ACTINIUM: 1. A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores
ACTINIUMS: [No definition found]
ACTINOID: [No definition found]
ACTINOIDS: [No definition found]
ACTINOLITE: 1. A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, belonging to the amphibole group.
ACTINOLITES: [No definition found]
ACTINOMETER: 1. A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
ACTINOMETERS: 1. A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
ACTINOMETRIC: [No definition found]
ACTINOMETRY: [No definition found]
ACTINOMORPHY: [No definition found]
ACTINOMYCES: [No definition found]
ACTINOMYCETE: 1. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
ACTINOMYCIN: [No definition found]
ACTINOMYCINS: [No definition found]
ACTINON: [No definition found]
ACTINONS: [No definition found]
ACTINS: [No definition found]
ACTION: 1. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.  2. A way of motion or functioning.
ACTIONABLE: 1. That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.  2. Affording grounds for legal action.
ACTIONABLY: [No definition found]
ACTIONED: 1. To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.  2. To initiate a legal action against someone.
ACTIONER: 1. An action movie.
ACTIONERS: 1. An action movie.
ACTIONING: 1. To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.  2. To initiate a legal action against someone.
ACTIONLESS: [No definition found]
ACTIONS: 1. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.  2. A way of motion or functioning.
ACTIVATE: 1. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.  2. To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
ACTIVATED: 1. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.  2. To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
ACTIVATES: 1. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.  2. To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
ACTIVATING: 1. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.  2. To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
ACTIVATION: 1. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.  2. The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
ACTIVATIONS: 1. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.  2. The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
ACTIVATOR: 1. One who, or that which, activates.  2. Something that activates a catalyst
ACTIVATORS: 1. One who, or that which, activates.  2. Something that activates a catalyst
ACTIVE: 1. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.  2. Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
ACTIVELY: 1. In an active manner.  2. (grammar) In the active form; not passive.
ACTIVENESS: [No definition found]
ACTIVENESSES: [No definition found]
ACTIVES: 1. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.  2. Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
ACTIVEWEAR: [No definition found]
ACTIVEWEARS: [No definition found]
ACTIVISM: 1. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
ACTIVISMS: [No definition found]
ACTIVIST: 1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.  2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
ACTIVISTIC: [No definition found]
ACTIVISTS: 1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.  2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
ACTIVITIES: 1. The state or quality of being active; activeness.  2. Something done as an action or a movement.
ACTIVITY: 1. The state or quality of being active; activeness.  2. Something done as an action or a movement.
ACTIVIZE: [No definition found]
ACTIVIZED: [No definition found]
ACTIVIZES: [No definition found]
ACTIVIZING: [No definition found]
ACTOMYOSIN: 1. A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
ACTOMYOSINS: [No definition found]
ACTOR: 1. A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.  2. One who acts; a doer.
ACTORISH: [No definition found]
ACTORLY: 1. Pertaining or proper to an actor.
ACTORS: 1. A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.  2. One who acts; a doer.
ACTRESS: 1. A female who performs on the stage or in films.  2. A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
ACTRESSES: 1. A female who performs on the stage or in films.  2. A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
ACTRESSY: 1. Characteristic of an actress  2. Histrionic or theatrical
ACTS: 1. Something done, a deed.  2. Actuality.
ACTUAL: 1. An actual, real one; notably:  2. Relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
ACTUALISE: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALISED: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALISES: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALISING: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALITIES: 1. The state of existing; existence.  2. The quality of being actual or factual; fact.
ACTUALITY: 1. The state of existing; existence.  2. The quality of being actual or factual; fact.
ACTUALIZE: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALIZED: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALIZES: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALIZING: 1. To make real; to realize.  2. To become actual or real.
ACTUALLY: 1. (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.  2. Actively.
ACTUARIAL: 1. Of or pertaining to actuaries.  2. Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
ACTUARIALLY: [No definition found]
ACTUARIES: 1. Registrar, clerk.  2. A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
ACTUARY: 1. Registrar, clerk.  2. A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
ACTUATE: 1. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.  2. To incite to action; to motivate.
ACTUATED: 1. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.  2. To incite to action; to motivate.
ACTUATES: 1. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.  2. To incite to action; to motivate.
ACTUATING: 1. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.  2. To incite to action; to motivate.
ACTUATION: 1. The act of putting into motion.
ACTUATIONS: 1. The act of putting into motion.
ACTUATOR: 1. Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve  2. The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
ACTUATORS: 1. Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve  2. The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
ACUATE: [No definition found]
ACUITIES: [No definition found]
ACUITY: 1. Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
ACULEATE: 1. Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.  2. Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
ACULEATED: [No definition found]
ACULEATES: 1. Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
ACULEI: [No definition found]
ACULEUS: [No definition found]
ACUMEN: 1. Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.  2. A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.
ACUMENS: [No definition found]
ACUMINATE: 1. To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.  2. To end in or come to a sharp point.
ACUMINATED: [No definition found]
ACUMINATES: [No definition found]
ACUMINATING: [No definition found]
ACUMINOUS: [No definition found]
ACUPRESSURE: 1. An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.  2. An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
ACUPRESSURES: [No definition found]
ACUPUNCTURE: 1. The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.  2. To treat with acupuncture.
ACUPUNCTURES: [No definition found]
ACUTANCE: 1. Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
ACUTANCES: [No definition found]
ACUTE: 1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.  2. An accent or tone higher than others.
ACUTELY: 1. In an acute manner
ACUTENESS: [No definition found]
ACUTENESSES: [No definition found]
ACUTER: [No definition found]
ACUTES: 1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.  2. An accent or tone higher than others.
ACUTEST: 1. Brief, quick, short.  2. High or shrill.
ACYCLIC: 1. Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.  2. (of a graph) Containing no cycles.
ACYCLOVIR: 1. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of genital herpes.
ACYCLOVIRS: [No definition found]
ACYL: 1. Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
ACYLATE: 1. To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
ACYLATED: 1. To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.  2. Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
ACYLATES: 1. To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
ACYLATING: 1. To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
ACYLATION: [No definition found]
ACYLATIONS: [No definition found]
ACYLOIN: [No definition found]
ACYLOINS: [No definition found]
ACYLS: [No definition found]
ADAGE: 1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use  2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim
ADAGES: 1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use  2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim
ADAGIAL: [No definition found]
ADAGIO: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.  2. A passage having this mark.
ADAGIOS: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.  2. A passage having this mark.
ADAMANCE: [No definition found]
ADAMANCES: [No definition found]
ADAMANCIES: [No definition found]
ADAMANCY: [No definition found]
ADAMANT: 1. An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.  2. An embodiment of impregnable hardness.
ADAMANTINE: 1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated.  2. Like the diamond in hardness or luster.
ADAMANTLY: 1. In an immovable or inflexible manner.
ADAMANTS: [No definition found]
ADAMSITE: [No definition found]
ADAMSITES: [No definition found]
ADAPT: 1. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit  2. To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
ADAPTABILITY: 1. The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.  2. Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
ADAPTABLE: 1. Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
ADAPTATION: 1. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.  2. A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
ADAPTATIONAL: [No definition found]
ADAPTATIONS: 1. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.  2. A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
ADAPTED: 1. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit  2. To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
ADAPTEDNESS: [No definition found]
ADAPTER: 1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
ADAPTERS: 1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
ADAPTING: 1. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit  2. To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
ADAPTION: 1. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.  2. A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
ADAPTIONS: 1. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.  2. A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
ADAPTIVE: 1. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.  2. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
ADAPTIVELY: [No definition found]
ADAPTIVENESS: [No definition found]
ADAPTIVITIES: [No definition found]
ADAPTIVITY: [No definition found]
ADAPTOGEN: 1. Any natural herbal substance (such as ginseng) that is supposed to help the body adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
ADAPTOGENIC: [No definition found]
ADAPTOGENS: 1. Any natural herbal substance (such as ginseng) that is supposed to help the body adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
ADAPTOR: 1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
ADAPTORS: 1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
ADAPTS: 1. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit  2. To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
ADAXIAL: 1. On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.  2. (developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
ADBLOCKER: 1. A piece of software that removes advertising from the display of a webpage.
ADBLOCKERS: 1. A piece of software that removes advertising from the display of a webpage.
ADBOT: [No definition found]
ADBOTS: [No definition found]
ADD: 1. An act or instance of adding.  2. An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
ADDABLE: [No definition found]
ADDAX: 1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), with long horns, that lives in the desert.
ADDAXES: 1. A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), with long horns, that lives in the desert.
ADDED: 1. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.  2. To sum up; to put together mentally.
ADDEDLY: [No definition found]
ADDEND: 1. Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.  2. A moiety added to another molecule.
ADDENDA: 1. Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.  2. A postscript.
ADDENDS: 1. Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.  2. A moiety added to another molecule.
ADDENDUM: 1. Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.  2. A postscript.
ADDENDUMS: [No definition found]
ADDER: 1. Any snake.  2. A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling the viper; a viper.
ADDERS: 1. Any snake.  2. A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling the viper; a viper.
ADDIBLE: [No definition found]
ADDICT: 1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug  2. An adherent or fan (of something)
ADDICTED: 1. To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.  2. To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
ADDICTING: 1. To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.  2. To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
ADDICTION: 1. A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.  2. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
ADDICTIONS: 1. A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.  2. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
ADDICTIVE: 1. A drug that causes an addiction.  2. Anything that is very habit-forming.
ADDICTS: 1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug  2. An adherent or fan (of something)
ADDING: 1. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.  2. To sum up; to put together mentally.
ADDITION: 1. The act of adding anything.  2. Anything that is added.
ADDITIONAL: 1. Something added.  2. Supplemental or added to something.
ADDITIONALLY: 1. By way of addition; in addition to; also.
ADDITIONS: 1. The act of adding anything.  2. Anything that is added.
ADDITIVE: 1. A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.  2. (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
ADDITIVELY: [No definition found]
ADDITIVES: 1. A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.  2. (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
ADDITIVITIES: [No definition found]
ADDITIVITY: [No definition found]
ADDITORY: [No definition found]
ADDLE: 1. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.  2. (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
ADDLED: 1. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.  2. (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
ADDLEPATED: [No definition found]
ADDLES: 1. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.  2. (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
ADDLING: 1. (provincial) Earnings.  2. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
ADDRESS: 1. Direction.  2. Preparation.
ADDRESSABLE: 1. Able to be addressed.
ADDRESSED: 1. To prepare oneself.  2. To direct speech.
ADDRESSEE: 1. The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
ADDRESSEES: 1. The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
ADDRESSER: [No definition found]
ADDRESSERS: [No definition found]
ADDRESSES: 1. Direction.  2. Preparation.
ADDRESSING: 1. To prepare oneself.  2. To direct speech.
ADDRESSOR: [No definition found]
ADDRESSORS: [No definition found]
ADDREST: [No definition found]
ADDS: 1. An act or instance of adding.  2. An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
ADDUCE: 1. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
ADDUCED: 1. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
ADDUCENT: [No definition found]
ADDUCER: [No definition found]
ADDUCERS: [No definition found]
ADDUCES: 1. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
ADDUCIBLE: [No definition found]
ADDUCING: 1. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
ADDUCT: 1. The product of an addition reaction.  2. To draw towards a center or a middle line.
ADDUCTED: 1. To draw towards a center or a middle line.
ADDUCTING: 1. To draw towards a center or a middle line.
ADDUCTION: 1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.  2. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
ADDUCTIONS: 1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.  2. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
ADDUCTIVE: [No definition found]
ADDUCTOR: 1. A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
ADDUCTORS: 1. A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
ADDUCTS: 1. The product of an addition reaction.  2. To draw towards a center or a middle line.
ADEEM: [No definition found]
ADEEMED: [No definition found]
ADEEMING: [No definition found]
ADEEMS: [No definition found]
ADELGID: 1. An insect of the genus Adelges.
ADELGIDS: 1. An insect of the genus Adelges.
ADEMPTION: [No definition found]
ADEMPTIONS: [No definition found]
ADENINE: 1. A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
ADENINES: [No definition found]
ADENITIS: [No definition found]
ADENITISES: [No definition found]
ADENOID: 1. One of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium. They are found in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula. They may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult when swollen, a condition often called adenitis.  2. Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid.
ADENOIDAL: [No definition found]
ADENOIDALLY: [No definition found]
ADENOIDS: 1. One of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium. They are found in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula. They may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult when swollen, a condition often called adenitis.
ADENOMA: 1. A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
ADENOMAS: 1. A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
ADENOMATA: 1. A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
ADENOMATOUS: [No definition found]
ADENOSES: [No definition found]
ADENOSINE: 1. A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
ADENOSINES: [No definition found]
ADENOSIS: [No definition found]
ADENOVIRAL: [No definition found]
ADENOVIRUS: 1. Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
ADENOVIRUSES: 1. Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
ADENYL: [No definition found]
ADENYLATE: 1. The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid;' adenosine monophosphate.  2. To carry out or induce an adenylation reaction.
ADENYLATES: 1. To carry out or induce an adenylation reaction.
ADENYLS: [No definition found]
ADEPT: 1. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient  2. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
ADEPTER: [No definition found]
ADEPTEST: [No definition found]
ADEPTLY: [No definition found]
ADEPTNESS: [No definition found]
ADEPTNESSES: [No definition found]
ADEPTS: 1. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
ADEQUACIES: 1. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
ADEQUACY: 1. The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
ADEQUATE: 1. To equalize; to make adequate.  2. To equal.
ADEQUATELY: 1. In an adequate manner.  2. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
ADEQUATENESS: [No definition found]
ADHERABLE: [No definition found]
ADHERE: 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
ADHERED: 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
ADHERENCE: 1. A close physical union of two objects.  2. Faithful support for some cause.
ADHERENCES: 1. A close physical union of two objects.  2. Faithful support for some cause.
ADHEREND: [No definition found]
ADHERENDS: [No definition found]
ADHERENT: 1. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.  2. Adhesive, sticking to something.
ADHERENTLY: [No definition found]
ADHERENTS: 1. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
ADHERER: [No definition found]
ADHERERS: [No definition found]
ADHERES: 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
ADHERING: 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
ADHESION: 1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.  2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
ADHESIONAL: [No definition found]
ADHESIONS: 1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.  2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
ADHESIVE: 1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion  2. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
ADHESIVELY: [No definition found]
ADHESIVENESS: [No definition found]
ADHESIVES: 1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
ADHIBIT: 1. To allow in; to admit.  2. To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
ADHIBITED: 1. To allow in; to admit.  2. To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
ADHIBITING: 1. To allow in; to admit.  2. To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
ADHIBITS: 1. To allow in; to admit.  2. To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
ADIABATIC: 1. (of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).  2. (of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system from its initial value to a final value.
ADIEU: 1. A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.  2. Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
ADIEUS: 1. A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
ADIEUX: 1. A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
ADIOS: 1. (in Spanish contexts) goodbye
ADIOSES: [No definition found]
ADIPIC: [No definition found]
ADIPOCERE: 1. A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
ADIPOCERES: [No definition found]
ADIPOCYTE: 1. A type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
ADIPOCYTES: 1. A type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
ADIPOGENESES: [No definition found]
ADIPOGENESIS: [No definition found]
ADIPOGENIC: [No definition found]
ADIPOSE: 1. Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.  2. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
ADIPOSES: [No definition found]
ADIPOSIS: [No definition found]
ADIPOSITIES: [No definition found]
ADIPOSITY: [No definition found]
ADIPOUS: [No definition found]
ADIT: 1. A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
ADITS: 1. A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
ADJACENCE: [No definition found]
ADJACENCES: [No definition found]
ADJACENCIES: [No definition found]
ADJACENCY: [No definition found]
ADJACENT: 1. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.  2. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
ADJACENTLY: [No definition found]
ADJECTIVAL: 1. An adjectival phrase or clause.  2. (grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
ADJECTIVALLY: [No definition found]
ADJECTIVE: 1. (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.  2. A dependent; an accessory.
ADJECTIVELY: [No definition found]
ADJECTIVES: 1. (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.  2. A dependent; an accessory.
ADJOIN: 1. To be in contact or connection with.  2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
ADJOINED: 1. To be in contact or connection with.  2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
ADJOINING: 1. To be in contact or connection with.  2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
ADJOINS: 1. To be in contact or connection with.  2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
ADJOINT: 1. The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.  2. (of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
ADJOINTS: 1. The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.  2. (of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
ADJOURN: 1. To postpone.  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
ADJOURNED: 1. To postpone.  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
ADJOURNING: 1. To postpone.  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
ADJOURNMENT: 1. The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.  2. Ampliatio.
ADJOURNMENTS: 1. The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.  2. Ampliatio.
ADJOURNS: 1. To postpone.  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
ADJUDGE: 1. To declare to be.  2. To deem or determine to be.
ADJUDGED: 1. To declare to be.  2. To deem or determine to be.
ADJUDGEMENT: [No definition found]
ADJUDGEMENTS: [No definition found]
ADJUDGES: 1. To declare to be.  2. To deem or determine to be.
ADJUDGING: 1. To declare to be.  2. To deem or determine to be.
ADJUDGMENT: [No definition found]
ADJUDGMENTS: [No definition found]
ADJUDICATE: 1. To settle a legal case or other dispute.  2. To act as a judge.
ADJUDICATED: 1. To settle a legal case or other dispute.  2. To act as a judge.
ADJUDICATES: 1. To settle a legal case or other dispute.  2. To act as a judge.
ADJUDICATING: 1. To settle a legal case or other dispute.  2. To act as a judge.
ADJUDICATION: 1. The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.  2. A judgment or sentence.
ADJUDICATIVE: [No definition found]
ADJUDICATOR: 1. One who adjudicates.
ADJUDICATORS: 1. One who adjudicates.
ADJUDICATORY: [No definition found]
ADJUNCT: 1. An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.  2. A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
ADJUNCTION: 1. The act of joining; the thing joined or added.  2. The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
ADJUNCTIONS: [No definition found]
ADJUNCTIVE: 1. (grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction  2. A substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
ADJUNCTLY: [No definition found]
ADJUNCTS: 1. An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.  2. A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
ADJURATION: [No definition found]
ADJURATIONS: [No definition found]
ADJURATORY: [No definition found]
ADJURE: 1. To issue a formal command.  2. To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
ADJURED: 1. To issue a formal command.  2. To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
ADJURER: [No definition found]
ADJURERS: [No definition found]
ADJURES: 1. To issue a formal command.  2. To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
ADJURING: 1. To issue a formal command.  2. To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
ADJUROR: [No definition found]
ADJURORS: [No definition found]
ADJUST: 1. To modify.  2. To improve or rectify.
ADJUSTABLE: 1. Anything that can be adjusted.  2. Capable of being adjusted
ADJUSTED: 1. To modify.  2. To improve or rectify.
ADJUSTER: [No definition found]
ADJUSTERS: [No definition found]
ADJUSTING: 1. To modify.  2. To improve or rectify.
ADJUSTIVE: [No definition found]
ADJUSTMENT: 1. The action of adjusting something  2. The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
ADJUSTMENTAL: [No definition found]
ADJUSTMENTS: 1. The action of adjusting something  2. The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
ADJUSTOR: [No definition found]
ADJUSTORS: [No definition found]
ADJUSTS: 1. To modify.  2. To improve or rectify.
ADJUTANCIES: [No definition found]
ADJUTANCY: [No definition found]
ADJUTANT: 1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.  2. An assistant.
ADJUTANTS: 1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.  2. An assistant.
ADJUVANT: 1. Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper.  2. Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment.
ADJUVANTS: 1. Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper.  2. Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment.
ADLAND: 1. The world of advertising
ADLANDS: [No definition found]
ADMAN: 1. A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
ADMASS: 1. That part of society that is influenced by mass media advertising.
ADMASSES: [No definition found]
ADMEASURE: [No definition found]
ADMEASURED: [No definition found]
ADMEASURES: [No definition found]
ADMEASURING: [No definition found]
ADMEN: 1. A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
ADMIN: 1. Administration, or administrative work.  2. A systems administrator; one who maintains a computer system or network.
ADMINISTER: 1. To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.  2. To apportion out, distribute.
ADMINISTERED: 1. To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.  2. To apportion out, distribute.
ADMINISTERS: 1. To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.  2. To apportion out, distribute.
ADMINISTRANT: [No definition found]
ADMINISTRATE: 1. To administer  2. The act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
ADMINS: [No definition found]
ADMIRABILITY: [No definition found]
ADMIRABLE: 1. Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
ADMIRABLY: 1. In a way worthy of admiration.  2. To an admirable degree.
ADMIRAL: 1. A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.  2. A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
ADMIRALS: 1. A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.  2. A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
ADMIRALSHIP: [No definition found]
ADMIRALSHIPS: [No definition found]
ADMIRALTIES: 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.  2. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
ADMIRALTY: 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.  2. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
ADMIRATION: 1. A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful  2. Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
ADMIRATIONS: [No definition found]
ADMIRE: 1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.  2. To regard with wonder and delight.
ADMIRED: 1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.  2. To regard with wonder and delight.
ADMIRER: 1. One who admires.
ADMIRERS: 1. One who admires.
ADMIRES: 1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.  2. To regard with wonder and delight.
ADMIRING: 1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.  2. To regard with wonder and delight.
ADMIRINGLY: 1. In an admiring manner.
ADMISSIBLE: 1. Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.  2. Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
ADMISSION: 1. The act or practice of admitting.  2. Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
ADMISSIONS: 1. The act or practice of admitting.  2. Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
ADMISSIVE: [No definition found]
ADMIT: 1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
ADMITS: 1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
ADMITTANCE: 1. The act of admitting.  2. Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
ADMITTANCES: [No definition found]
ADMITTED: 1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
ADMITTEDLY: 1. As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
ADMITTEE: [No definition found]
ADMITTEES: [No definition found]
ADMITTER: [No definition found]
ADMITTERS: [No definition found]
ADMITTING: 1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
ADMIX: 1. The act of admixing.  2. The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
ADMIXED: 1. To mingle with something else; to mix.
ADMIXES: 1. The act of admixing.  2. The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
ADMIXING: 1. To mingle with something else; to mix.
ADMIXT: [No definition found]
ADMIXTURE: 1. An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.  2. A mixture, in some contexts
ADMIXTURES: 1. An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.  2. A mixture, in some contexts
ADMONISH: 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.  2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
ADMONISHED: 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.  2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
ADMONISHER: [No definition found]
ADMONISHERS: [No definition found]
ADMONISHES: 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.  2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
ADMONISHING: 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.  2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
ADMONISHMENT: 1. The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
ADMONITION: 1. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
ADMONITIONS: 1. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
ADMONITOR: [No definition found]
ADMONITORILY: [No definition found]
ADMONITORS: [No definition found]
ADMONITORY: 1. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
ADNATE: 1. Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.  2. Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently
ADNATION: [No definition found]
ADNATIONS: [No definition found]
ADNEXA: 1. The appendages of an organ, such as the fallopian tubes of the uterus.
ADNEXAL: [No definition found]
ADNOMINAL: 1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to an adnoun.  2. (grammar) A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.
ADNOUN: [No definition found]
ADNOUNS: [No definition found]
ADO: 1. Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion
ADOBE: 1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun.  2. The earth from which such bricks are made.
ADOBELIKE: [No definition found]
ADOBES: 1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun.  2. The earth from which such bricks are made.
ADOBO: 1. A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.  2. A marinade.
ADOBOS: 1. A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.  2. A marinade.
ADOLESCENCE: 1. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
ADOLESCENCES: [No definition found]
ADOLESCENT: 1. A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.  2. Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult
ADOLESCENTLY: [No definition found]
ADOLESCENTS: 1. A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
ADONIS: [No definition found]
ADONISES: [No definition found]
ADOPT: 1. To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)  2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
ADOPTABILITY: [No definition found]
ADOPTABLE: [No definition found]
ADOPTED: 1. To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)  2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
ADOPTEE: [No definition found]
ADOPTEES: [No definition found]
ADOPTER: 1. One who adopts
ADOPTERS: 1. One who adopts
ADOPTIANISM: [No definition found]
ADOPTIANISMS: [No definition found]
ADOPTING: 1. To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)  2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
ADOPTION: 1. The act of adopting.  2. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
ADOPTIONISM: [No definition found]
ADOPTIONISMS: [No definition found]
ADOPTIONIST: 1. One who believes in or supports adoptionism.  2. One who supports adoption.
ADOPTIONISTS: 1. One who believes in or supports adoptionism.  2. One who supports adoption.
ADOPTIONS: 1. The act of adopting.  2. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
ADOPTIVE: 1. Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.
ADOPTIVELY: [No definition found]
ADOPTS: 1. To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)  2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
ADORABILITY: [No definition found]
ADORABLE: 1. Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
ADORABLENESS: [No definition found]
ADORABLY: 1. In an adorable manner.
ADORATION: 1. An act of religious worship.  2. Admiration or esteem.
ADORATIONS: 1. An act of religious worship.  2. Admiration or esteem.
ADORBS: 1. Adorable.
ADORE: 1. To worship.  2. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
ADORED: 1. To worship.  2. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
ADORER: [No definition found]
ADORERS: [No definition found]
ADORES: 1. To worship.  2. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
ADORING: 1. To worship.  2. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
ADORINGLY: [No definition found]
ADORKABLE: 1. Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner.
ADORN: 1. Adornment  2. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
ADORNED: 1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.  2. Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments).
ADORNER: [No definition found]
ADORNERS: [No definition found]
ADORNING: 1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.  2. An adornment.
ADORNMENT: 1. A decoration; that which adorns.  2. The act of decorating.
ADORNMENTS: 1. A decoration; that which adorns.  2. The act of decorating.
ADORNS: 1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
ADOS: [No definition found]
ADOWN: [No definition found]
ADOZE: [No definition found]
ADRENAL: 1. An adrenal gland.  2. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
ADRENALIN: 1. Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
ADRENALINE: 1. Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
ADRENALINES: [No definition found]
ADRENALINS: [No definition found]
ADRENALISED: 1. To render frightening or thrilling, such as to stimulate the production of adrenalin.
ADRENALIZED: 1. To render frightening or thrilling, such as to stimulate the production of adrenalin.
ADRENALLY: [No definition found]
ADRENALS: 1. An adrenal gland.
ADRENERGIC: 1. Any adrenergic compound  2. Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
ADRENOCHROME: [No definition found]
ADRIFT: 1. Floating at random.  2. (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
ADROIT: 1. Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
ADROITER: 1. Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
ADROITEST: 1. Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
ADROITLY: 1. Deftly; in an adroit manner.  2. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
ADROITNESS: 1. Skillfulness or ease of ability.
ADROITNESSES: [No definition found]
ADS: 1. Advertisement.  2. Advantage
ADSCITITIOUS: 1. Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
ADSCRIPT: [No definition found]
ADSCRIPTS: [No definition found]
ADSORB: 1. To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
ADSORBABLE: [No definition found]
ADSORBATE: 1. A substance which has been adsorbed
ADSORBATES: 1. A substance which has been adsorbed
ADSORBED: 1. To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
ADSORBENT: 1. The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.  2. Tending to adsorb.
ADSORBENTS: 1. The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
ADSORBER: [No definition found]
ADSORBERS: [No definition found]
ADSORBING: 1. To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
ADSORBS: 1. To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
ADSORPTION: 1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
ADSORPTIONS: 1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
ADSORPTIVE: [No definition found]
ADSUKI: [No definition found]
ADSUKIS: [No definition found]
ADULARIA: [No definition found]
ADULARIAS: [No definition found]
ADULATE: 1. To flatter effusively.
ADULATED: 1. To flatter effusively.
ADULATES: 1. To flatter effusively.
ADULATING: 1. To flatter effusively.
ADULATION: 1. Flattery; fulsome praise.
ADULATIONS: [No definition found]
ADULATOR: [No definition found]
ADULATORS: [No definition found]
ADULATORY: 1. Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
ADULT: 1. A fully grown human or animal.  2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
ADULTED: 1. Completely grown; mature.
ADULTERANT: 1. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
ADULTERANTS: 1. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
ADULTERATE: 1. To corrupt.  2. To spoil by adding impurities.
ADULTERATED: 1. To corrupt.  2. To spoil by adding impurities.
ADULTERATES: 1. To corrupt.  2. To spoil by adding impurities.
ADULTERATING: 1. To corrupt.  2. To spoil by adding impurities.
ADULTERATION: 1. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
ADULTERATOR: [No definition found]
ADULTERATORS: [No definition found]
ADULTERER: 1. One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse  2. A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
ADULTERERS: 1. One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse  2. A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
ADULTERESS: 1. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
ADULTERESSES: 1. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
ADULTERIES: 1. Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.  2. Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
ADULTERINE: 1. One born of an adulterous union.  2. Spurious; due to adulteration.
ADULTEROUS: 1. Of, or characterized by adultery.
ADULTEROUSLY: [No definition found]
ADULTERY: 1. Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.  2. Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
ADULTHOOD: 1. The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.  2. The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
ADULTHOODS: 1. The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.  2. The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
ADULTICIDE: [No definition found]
ADULTICIDES: [No definition found]
ADULTING: 1. To (cause to) be or become an adult.  2. To behave like an adult.
ADULTINGS: [No definition found]
ADULTLIKE: [No definition found]
ADULTLY: [No definition found]
ADULTNESS: 1. The state or quality of being an adult.
ADULTNESSES: [No definition found]
ADULTRESS: [No definition found]
ADULTRESSES: [No definition found]
ADULTS: 1. A fully grown human or animal.  2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
ADUMBRAL: [No definition found]
ADUMBRATE: 1. To foreshadow vaguely.  2. To give a vague outline.
ADUMBRATED: 1. To foreshadow vaguely.  2. To give a vague outline.
ADUMBRATES: 1. To foreshadow vaguely.  2. To give a vague outline.
ADUMBRATING: 1. To foreshadow vaguely.  2. To give a vague outline.
ADUMBRATION: [No definition found]
ADUMBRATIONS: [No definition found]
ADUMBRATIVE: [No definition found]
ADUNC: [No definition found]
ADUNCATE: [No definition found]
ADUNCOUS: [No definition found]
ADUST: 1. (usually postpositive, of a bodily humour) Abnormally dark or over-concentrated; associated with various states of discomfort or illness (specifically being too hot or dry).  2. (by extension) Hot and dry; thirsty or parched.
ADVANCE: 1. A forward move; improvement or progression.  2. An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
ADVANCED: 1. To promote or advantage.  2. To move forward in space or time.
ADVANCEMENT: 1. The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity  2. The state of being advanced
ADVANCEMENTS: 1. The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity  2. The state of being advanced
ADVANCER: [No definition found]
ADVANCERS: [No definition found]
ADVANCES: 1. A forward move; improvement or progression.  2. An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
ADVANCING: 1. To promote or advantage.  2. To move forward in space or time.
ADVANTAGE: 1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
ADVANTAGED: 1. To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to  2. To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
ADVANTAGEOUS: 1. Being of advantage, beneficial.
ADVANTAGES: 1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
ADVANTAGING: 1. To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to  2. To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
ADVECT: 1. To transport (something) by advection.
ADVECTED: 1. To transport (something) by advection.
ADVECTING: 1. To transport (something) by advection.
ADVECTION: 1. (earth science) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.  2. The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
ADVECTIONS: [No definition found]
ADVECTIVE: [No definition found]
ADVECTS: 1. To transport (something) by advection.
ADVENT: 1. Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
ADVENTITIA: 1. The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
ADVENTITIAL: [No definition found]
ADVENTITIAS: [No definition found]
ADVENTITIOUS: 1. From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.  2. Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
ADVENTIVE: [No definition found]
ADVENTIVES: [No definition found]
ADVENTS: 1. Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
ADVENTURE: 1. The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.  2. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
ADVENTURED: 1. To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.  2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
ADVENTURER: 1. One who enjoys adventures.  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
ADVENTURERS: 1. One who enjoys adventures.  2. A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
ADVENTURES: 1. The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.  2. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
ADVENTURESS: 1. A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.  2. A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
ADVENTURING: 1. To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.  2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
ADVENTURISM: 1. The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.  2. The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
ADVENTURISMS: [No definition found]
ADVENTURIST: [No definition found]
ADVENTURISTS: [No definition found]
ADVENTUROUS: 1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.  2. (of an act or product) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.
ADVERB: 1. (grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.  2. To make into or become an adverb.
ADVERBIAL: 1. (grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.  2. (grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
ADVERBIALIZE: [No definition found]
ADVERBIALLY: [No definition found]
ADVERBIALS: 1. (grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
ADVERBS: 1. (grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.  2. To make into or become an adverb.
ADVERSARIAL: 1. Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
ADVERSARIES: 1. An opponent or rival.
ADVERSARY: 1. An opponent or rival.
ADVERSATIVE: 1. Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.  2. Expressing opposition or difference.
ADVERSATIVES: [No definition found]
ADVERSE: 1. Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.  2. Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
ADVERSELY: 1. In an adverse manner.
ADVERSENESS: [No definition found]
ADVERSITIES: 1. The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.  2. An event that is adverse; calamity.
ADVERSITY: 1. The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.  2. An event that is adverse; calamity.
ADVERT: 1. An advertisement, an ad.  2. To take notice, to pay attention (to).
ADVERTED: 1. To take notice, to pay attention (to).  2. To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
ADVERTENCE: [No definition found]
ADVERTENCES: [No definition found]
ADVERTENCIES: [No definition found]
ADVERTENCY: [No definition found]
ADVERTENT: [No definition found]
ADVERTENTLY: [No definition found]
ADVERTING: 1. To take notice, to pay attention (to).  2. To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
ADVERTISE: 1. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.  2. To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
ADVERTISED: 1. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.  2. To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
ADVERTISER: 1. One who advertises.  2. A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
ADVERTISERS: 1. One who advertises.  2. A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
ADVERTISES: 1. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.  2. To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
ADVERTISING: 1. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.  2. To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
ADVERTISINGS: [No definition found]
ADVERTIZE: [No definition found]
ADVERTIZED: [No definition found]
ADVERTIZES: [No definition found]
ADVERTIZING: [No definition found]
ADVERTORIAL: 1. An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
ADVERTORIALS: 1. An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
ADVERTS: 1. An advertisement, an ad.  2. To take notice, to pay attention (to).
ADVICE: 1. An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.  2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
ADVICES: 1. An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.  2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
ADVISABILITY: 1. The quality of being advisable or prudent; advisableness.  2. An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
ADVISABLE: 1. (of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.  2. (of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
ADVISABLY: [No definition found]
ADVISE: 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.  2. To recommend; to offer as advice.
ADVISED: 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.  2. To recommend; to offer as advice.
ADVISEDLY: 1. With intentionality; deliberately.
ADVISEE: [No definition found]
ADVISEES: [No definition found]
ADVISEMENT: 1. Consideration or deliberation.  2. Advice, counsel.
ADVISEMENTS: [No definition found]
ADVISER: 1. One who advises
ADVISERS: 1. One who advises
ADVISES: 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.  2. To recommend; to offer as advice.
ADVISING: 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.  2. To recommend; to offer as advice.
ADVISOR: 1. One who offers advice.
ADVISORIES: 1. A warning.
ADVISORS: 1. One who offers advice.
ADVISORY: 1. A warning.  2. Able to give advice.
ADVOCAAT: 1. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
ADVOCAATS: 1. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
ADVOCACIES: [No definition found]
ADVOCACY: 1. The profession of an advocate  2. The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
ADVOCATE: 1. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.  2. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
ADVOCATED: 1. To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.  2. To encourage support for something.
ADVOCATES: 1. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.  2. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
ADVOCATING: 1. To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.  2. To encourage support for something.
ADVOCATION: [No definition found]
ADVOCATIONS: [No definition found]
ADVOCATIVE: [No definition found]
ADVOCATOR: [No definition found]
ADVOCATORS: [No definition found]
ADVOWSON: 1. (ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
ADVOWSONS: 1. (ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
ADWARE: 1. A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
ADWARES: [No definition found]
ADWOMAN: [No definition found]
ADWOMEN: [No definition found]
ADYNAMIA: [No definition found]
ADYNAMIAS: [No definition found]
ADYNAMIC: [No definition found]
ADYTA: 1. The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.  2. (by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum.
ADYTUM: 1. The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.  2. (by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum.
ADZ: 1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.  2. To shape a material using an adze.
ADZE: 1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.  2. To shape a material using an adze.
ADZED: 1. To shape a material using an adze.
ADZES: 1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.  2. To shape a material using an adze.
ADZING: 1. To shape a material using an adze.
ADZUKI: 1. Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean.
ADZUKIS: 1. Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean.
AECIA: [No definition found]
AECIAL: [No definition found]
AECIDIA: [No definition found]
AECIDIAL: [No definition found]
AECIDIUM: [No definition found]
AECIOSPORE: [No definition found]
AECIOSPORES: [No definition found]
AECIUM: [No definition found]
AEDES: [No definition found]
AEDESES: [No definition found]
AEDILE: 1. An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.
AEDILES: 1. An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.
AEDILESHIP: [No definition found]
AEDILESHIPS: [No definition found]
AEDINE: [No definition found]
AEGIS: 1. A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.  2. Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
AEGISES: 1. A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.  2. Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
AEGROTAT: 1. A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.  2. An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.
AEGROTATS: 1. A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.  2. An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.
AELUROPHOBE: [No definition found]
AELUROPHOBES: [No definition found]
AELUROPHOBIA: [No definition found]
AELUROPHOBIC: [No definition found]
AENEOUS: [No definition found]
AENEUS: [No definition found]
AEOLIAN: 1. A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft.  2. Of, or relating to the wind.
AEON: 1. (preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.  2. (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
AEONIAN: [No definition found]
AEONIC: [No definition found]
AEONS: 1. (preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.  2. (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
AEPYORNIS: [No definition found]
AEPYORNISES: [No definition found]
AEQUORIN: [No definition found]
AEQUORINS: [No definition found]
AERADIO: [No definition found]
AERADIOS: [No definition found]
AERATE: 1. To supply with oxygen or air.
AERATED: 1. To supply with oxygen or air.  2. Supplied or infused with air or oxygen.
AERATES: 1. To supply with oxygen or air.
AERATING: 1. To supply with oxygen or air.
AERATION: 1. The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
AERATIONS: 1. The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
AERATOR: [No definition found]
AERATORS: [No definition found]
AERENCHYMA: 1. A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
AERENCHYMAS: [No definition found]
AERENCHYMATA: [No definition found]
AERIAL: 1. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.  2. A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
AERIALIST: 1. An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.  2. A specialist in freestyle aerials skiing
AERIALISTS: 1. An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.  2. A specialist in freestyle aerials skiing
AERIALLY: [No definition found]
AERIALS: 1. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.  2. A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
AERIE: 1. A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  2. The nest of a bird of prey.
AERIED: [No definition found]
AERIER: [No definition found]
AERIES: 1. A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  2. The nest of a bird of prey.
AERIEST: [No definition found]
AERIFIED: [No definition found]
AERIFIES: [No definition found]
AERIFORM: [No definition found]
AERIFY: [No definition found]
AERIFYING: [No definition found]
AERILY: [No definition found]
AERO: 1. Aerodynamics.  2. An airplane or airship.
AEROBAT: [No definition found]
AEROBATIC: [No definition found]
AEROBATICS: 1. Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
AEROBATS: [No definition found]
AEROBE: 1. Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
AEROBES: 1. Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
AEROBIA: [No definition found]
AEROBIC: 1. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.  2. Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
AEROBICALLY: [No definition found]
AEROBICIZE: [No definition found]
AEROBICIZED: 1. (of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
AEROBICIZES: [No definition found]
AEROBICIZING: [No definition found]
AEROBICS: 1. A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
AEROBIOLOGY: 1. The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
AEROBIOSES: [No definition found]
AEROBIOSIS: [No definition found]
AEROBIUM: [No definition found]
AEROBRAKE: 1. A mechanism for aerobraking.  2. To perform aerobraking.
AEROBRAKED: 1. To perform aerobraking.
AEROBRAKES: 1. A mechanism for aerobraking.  2. To perform aerobraking.
AEROBRAKING: 1. The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption  2. To perform aerobraking.
AERODROME: 1. An airfield:  2. A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.
AERODROMES: 1. An airfield:  2. A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.
AERODUCT: [No definition found]
AERODUCTS: [No definition found]
AERODYNAMIC: 1. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics  2. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
AERODYNAMICS: 1. The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere  2. The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
AERODYNE: [No definition found]
AERODYNES: [No definition found]
AEROELASTIC: 1. Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
AEROEMBOLISM: [No definition found]
AEROFOIL: 1. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.  2. A wing of an aircraft.
AEROFOILS: 1. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.  2. A wing of an aircraft.
AEROGEL: 1. A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.
AEROGELS: 1. A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.
AEROGRAM: 1. A wireless message.  2. A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
AEROGRAMME: 1. A wireless message.  2. A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
AEROGRAMMES: 1. A wireless message.  2. A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
AEROGRAMS: 1. A wireless message.  2. A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
AEROLITE: 1. A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
AEROLITES: 1. A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
AEROLITH: [No definition found]
AEROLITHS: [No definition found]
AEROLITIC: [No definition found]
AEROLOGIC: [No definition found]
AEROLOGICAL: [No definition found]
AEROLOGIES: [No definition found]
AEROLOGY: 1. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.  2. The study of the air and of the atmosphere. Used in the US Navy until early 1957. The same as meteorology; however, this usage tended to be more administrative than scientific.
AEROMAGNETIC: 1. Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
AEROMEDICAL: 1. Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
AEROMEDICINE: [No definition found]
AEROMETER: [No definition found]
AEROMETERS: [No definition found]
AEROMETRIES: [No definition found]
AEROMETRY: [No definition found]
AERONAUT: 1. One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon  2. Balloonist
AERONAUTIC: 1. Having to do with aerial navigation
AERONAUTICAL: 1. Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
AERONAUTICS: 1. The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects  2. The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
AERONAUTS: 1. One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon  2. Balloonist
AERONOMER: [No definition found]
AERONOMERS: [No definition found]
AERONOMIC: [No definition found]
AERONOMICAL: [No definition found]
AERONOMIES: [No definition found]
AERONOMIST: [No definition found]
AERONOMISTS: [No definition found]
AERONOMY: 1. A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.
AEROPAUSE: [No definition found]
AEROPAUSES: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBE: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBES: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBIA: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBIAS: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBIC: [No definition found]
AEROPHOBICS: [No definition found]
AEROPHORE: [No definition found]
AEROPHORES: [No definition found]
AEROPHYTE: [No definition found]
AEROPHYTES: [No definition found]
AEROPLANE: 1. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.  2. An airfoil.
AEROPLANES: 1. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.  2. An airfoil.
AEROPULSE: [No definition found]
AEROPULSES: [No definition found]
AEROSAT: [No definition found]
AEROSATS: [No definition found]
AEROSCOPE: [No definition found]
AEROSCOPES: [No definition found]
AEROSOL: 1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.  2. An aerosol can.
AEROSOLIZE: 1. To disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.
AEROSOLIZED: 1. To disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.  2. Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate.
AEROSOLIZES: 1. To disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.
AEROSOLIZING: 1. To disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.
AEROSOLS: 1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.  2. An aerosol can.
AEROSPACE: 1. The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.  2. The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
AEROSPACES: [No definition found]
AEROSTAT: 1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.  2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
AEROSTATICS: [No definition found]
AEROSTATS: 1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.  2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
AERUGO: [No definition found]
AERUGOS: [No definition found]
AERY: [No definition found]
AESTHESIA: [No definition found]
AESTHESIAS: [No definition found]
AESTHETE: 1. Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.
AESTHETES: 1. Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.
AESTHETIC: 1. The study of art or beauty.  2. That which appeals to the senses.
AESTHETICAL: [No definition found]
AESTHETICIAN: 1. One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.  2. A beautician; somebody employed to provide beauty treatments such as manicures and facials.
AESTHETICISM: 1. A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.
AESTHETICIZE: 1. To make aesthetic; to show something at its best, most pleasing or most artistic.
AESTHETICS: 1. The study or philosophy of beauty.
AESTIVAL: 1. Of or relating to summer.  2. Coming forth in the summer.
AESTIVATE: 1. To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
AESTIVATED: 1. To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
AESTIVATES: 1. To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
AESTIVATING: 1. To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
AESTIVATION: 1. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.  2. The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
AESTIVATIONS: [No definition found]
AETATIS: [No definition found]
AETHER: 1. The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.  2. Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
AETHEREAL: [No definition found]
AETHERIC: [No definition found]
AETHERS: [No definition found]
AETIOLOGIES: [No definition found]
AETIOLOGY: [No definition found]
AFAR: 1. At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
AFARS: [No definition found]
AFEARD: 1. Afraid
AFEARED: 1. To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.  2. Afraid.
AFEBRILE: 1. Having no fever, without a fever.
AFF: [No definition found]
AFFABILITIES: [No definition found]
AFFABILITY: 1. The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
AFFABLE: 1. Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.  2. Mild; benign.
AFFABLY: [No definition found]
AFFAIR: 1. (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.  2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
AFFAIRE: 1. (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.  2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
AFFAIRES: 1. (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.  2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
AFFAIRS: 1. (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.  2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
AFFECT: 1. To influence or alter.  2. To move to emotion.
AFFECTABLE: [No definition found]
AFFECTATION: 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.  2. An unusual mannerism.
AFFECTATIONS: 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.  2. An unusual mannerism.
AFFECTED: 1. To influence or alter.  2. To move to emotion.
AFFECTEDLY: 1. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.  2. Lovingly; with tender care.
AFFECTEDNESS: 1. The state or quality of being affected.
AFFECTER: [No definition found]
AFFECTERS: [No definition found]
AFFECTING: 1. To influence or alter.  2. To move to emotion.
AFFECTINGLY: [No definition found]
AFFECTION: 1. The act of affecting or acting upon.  2. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
AFFECTIONAL: [No definition found]
AFFECTIONATE: 1. (of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.  2. (of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
AFFECTIONED: [No definition found]
AFFECTIONS: 1. The act of affecting or acting upon.  2. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
AFFECTIVE: 1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.  2. Emotional; emotionally charged.
AFFECTIVELY: [No definition found]
AFFECTIVITY: [No definition found]
AFFECTLESS: 1. Lacking or not showing emotion.
AFFECTS: 1. To influence or alter.  2. To move to emotion.
AFFERENT: 1. An afferent structure or connection  2. Carrying towards.
AFFERENTLY: [No definition found]
AFFERENTS: 1. An afferent structure or connection
AFFIANCE: 1. Faith, trust.  2. A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
AFFIANCED: 1. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
AFFIANCES: 1. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
AFFIANCING: 1. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
AFFIANT: 1. The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
AFFIANTS: 1. The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
AFFICHE: [No definition found]
AFFICHES: [No definition found]
AFFICIONADO: [No definition found]
AFFICIONADOS: [No definition found]
AFFIDAVIT: 1. A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
AFFIDAVITS: 1. A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
AFFILIATE: 1. Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.  2. To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
AFFILIATED: 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring  2. To bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
AFFILIATES: 1. Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
AFFILIATING: 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring  2. To bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
AFFILIATION: 1. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.  2. The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
AFFILIATIONS: 1. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.  2. The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
AFFINAL: 1. Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.
AFFINE: 1. (genealogy) A relative by marriage, an in-law.  2. To refine.
AFFINED: 1. To refine.
AFFINELY: [No definition found]
AFFINES: 1. (genealogy) A relative by marriage, an in-law.
AFFINITIES: 1. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.  2. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
AFFINITY: 1. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.  2. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
AFFIRM: 1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
AFFIRMABLE: [No definition found]
AFFIRMANCE: [No definition found]
AFFIRMANCES: [No definition found]
AFFIRMANT: [No definition found]
AFFIRMANTS: [No definition found]
AFFIRMATION: 1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.  2. The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
AFFIRMATIONS: 1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.  2. The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
AFFIRMATIVE: 1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.  2. (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
AFFIRMATIVES: 1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.  2. (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
AFFIRMED: 1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
AFFIRMER: [No definition found]
AFFIRMERS: [No definition found]
AFFIRMING: 1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
AFFIRMS: 1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
AFFIX: 1. That which is affixed; an appendage.  2. A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
AFFIXABLE: [No definition found]
AFFIXAL: [No definition found]
AFFIXATION: [No definition found]
AFFIXATIONS: [No definition found]
AFFIXED: 1. To attach.  2. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
AFFIXER: [No definition found]
AFFIXERS: [No definition found]
AFFIXES: 1. That which is affixed; an appendage.  2. A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
AFFIXIAL: [No definition found]
AFFIXING: 1. To attach.  2. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
AFFIXMENT: [No definition found]
AFFIXMENTS: [No definition found]
AFFIXTURE: [No definition found]
AFFIXTURES: [No definition found]
AFFLATUS: 1. A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
AFFLATUSES: 1. A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
AFFLICT: 1. To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.  2. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLICTED: 1. To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.  2. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLICTER: [No definition found]
AFFLICTERS: [No definition found]
AFFLICTING: 1. To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.  2. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLICTION: 1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.  2. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
AFFLICTIONS: 1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.  2. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
AFFLICTIVE: 1. That causes physical or mental pain.
AFFLICTIVELY: [No definition found]
AFFLICTS: 1. To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.  2. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLUENCE: 1. An abundant flow or supply.  2. An abundance of wealth.
AFFLUENCES: [No definition found]
AFFLUENCIES: [No definition found]
AFFLUENCY: [No definition found]
AFFLUENT: 1. Somebody who is wealthy.  2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
AFFLUENTLY: [No definition found]
AFFLUENTS: 1. Somebody who is wealthy.  2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
AFFLUENZA: 1. A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.
AFFLUENZAS: [No definition found]
AFFLUX: 1. An upward rush of fluid.  2. The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
AFFLUXES: 1. An upward rush of fluid.  2. The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
AFFORD: 1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
AFFORDABLE: 1. Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
AFFORDABLY: [No definition found]
AFFORDANCE: [No definition found]
AFFORDANCES: [No definition found]
AFFORDED: 1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
AFFORDING: 1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
AFFORDS: 1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
AFFOREST: 1. To make into forest
AFFORESTED: 1. To make into forest  2. Created by afforestation.
AFFORESTING: 1. To make into forest
AFFORESTS: 1. To make into forest
AFFRANCHISE: 1. To free from obligation, servitude or service.
AFFRANCHISED: 1. To free from obligation, servitude or service.
AFFRANCHISES: 1. To free from obligation, servitude or service.
AFFRAY: 1. The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.  2. A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
AFFRAYED: [No definition found]
AFFRAYER: [No definition found]
AFFRAYERS: [No definition found]
AFFRAYING: [No definition found]
AFFRAYS: 1. The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.  2. A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
AFFRICATE: 1. A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.  2. To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
AFFRICATED: [No definition found]
AFFRICATES: 1. A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.  2. To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
AFFRICATING: [No definition found]
AFFRICATIVE: [No definition found]
AFFRICATIVES: [No definition found]
AFFRIGHT: 1. Great fear, terror, fright.  2. To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.
AFFRIGHTED: 1. To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.  2. Terrified.
AFFRIGHTING: 1. To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.
AFFRIGHTS: 1. Great fear, terror, fright.  2. To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.
AFFRONT: 1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.  2. A hostile encounter or meeting.
AFFRONTED: 1. To insult intentionally, especially openly.  2. To meet defiantly; to confront.
AFFRONTING: 1. To insult intentionally, especially openly.  2. To meet defiantly; to confront.
AFFRONTS: 1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.  2. A hostile encounter or meeting.
AFFUSION: [No definition found]
AFFUSIONS: [No definition found]
AFGHAN: 1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.  2. A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
AFGHANI: 1. The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul
AFGHANIS: 1. The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul
AFGHANS: 1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.  2. A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
AFICIONADA: [No definition found]
AFICIONADAS: [No definition found]
AFICIONADO: 1. An amateur bullfighter.  2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
AFICIONADOS: 1. An amateur bullfighter.  2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
AFIELD: 1. Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).  2. On the field.
AFIRE: 1. On fire (often metaphorically).  2. On fire (often metaphorically).
AFLAME: 1. In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it  2. Showing anger or contempt
AFLATOXIN: 1. Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
AFLATOXINS: 1. Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
AFLOAT: 1. Floating  2. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded.
AFLUTTER: 1. In a state of tremulous anticipation or confusion.
AFOOT: 1. (predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.  2. On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
AFORE: 1. Before.  2. In the fore part of a ship.
AFOREHAND: [No definition found]
AFORESAID: 1. Previously stated; said or named before.
AFORETHOUGHT: [No definition found]
AFORETIME: [No definition found]
AFOUL: 1. (principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement.  2. (with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
AFRAID: 1. (usually used predicatively, not attributively, be afraid) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.  2. Regretful, sorry.
AFREET: 1. (Islamic mythology) a kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
AFREETS: 1. (Islamic mythology) a kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
AFRESH: 1. Anew; again; once more
AFRIT: 1. (Islamic mythology) a kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
AFRITS: 1. (Islamic mythology) a kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
AFRO: 1. A hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
AFRORMOSIA: 1. Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
AFRORMOSIAS: 1. Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
AFROS: 1. A hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
AFT: 1. The stern portion of a vessel.  2. Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
AFTER: 1. Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent  2. (where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
AFTERBIRTH: 1. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
AFTERBIRTHS: 1. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
AFTERBURN: [No definition found]
AFTERBURNER: 1. A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
AFTERBURNERS: 1. A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
AFTERBURNS: [No definition found]
AFTERCARE: 1. The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.  2. Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
AFTERCARES: [No definition found]
AFTERCLAP: [No definition found]
AFTERCLAPS: [No definition found]
AFTERDAMP: 1. Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
AFTERDAMPS: [No definition found]
AFTERDECK: 1. The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
AFTERDECKS: 1. The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
AFTEREFFECT: 1. Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
AFTEREFFECTS: 1. Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
AFTERGLOW: 1. The glow seen in the sky after sunset.  2. The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
AFTERGLOWS: 1. The glow seen in the sky after sunset.  2. The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
AFTERGUARD: [No definition found]
AFTERGUARDS: [No definition found]
AFTERIMAGE: 1. An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
AFTERIMAGES: 1. An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
AFTERLIFE: 1. Life after death.  2. The place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.
AFTERLIFES: [No definition found]
AFTERLIVES: [No definition found]
AFTERMARKET: 1. The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.  2. The industry that serves that market.
AFTERMARKETS: 1. The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.  2. The industry that serves that market.
AFTERMATH: 1. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.  2. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
AFTERMATHS: 1. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.  2. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
AFTERMOST: 1. Nearest the stern of a vessel; hindmost.
AFTERNOON: 1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.  2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
AFTERNOONS: 1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.  2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
AFTERPAIN: [No definition found]
AFTERPAINS: 1. (often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
AFTERPIECE: [No definition found]
AFTERPIECES: [No definition found]
AFTERS: 1. Dessert  2. The festivities held after a wedding meal.
AFTERSHAVE: 1. A lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
AFTERSHAVES: 1. A lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
AFTERSHOCK: 1. An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").  2. By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
AFTERSHOCKS: 1. An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").  2. By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
AFTERTASTE: 1. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.  2. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
AFTERTASTES: 1. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.  2. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
AFTERTAX: [No definition found]
AFTERTHOUGHT: 1. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.  2. Something additional to the original plan or concept.
AFTERTIME: [No definition found]
AFTERTIMES: [No definition found]
AFTERTOUCH: 1. Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.  2. A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
AFTERTOUCHES: [No definition found]
AFTERWARD: 1. (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
AFTERWARDS: 1. (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
AFTERWORD: 1. An epilogue.  2. (of a letter) a postscript.
AFTERWORDS: 1. An epilogue.  2. (of a letter) a postscript.
AFTERWORLD: 1. A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
AFTERWORLDS: [No definition found]
AFTMOST: [No definition found]
AFTOSA: [No definition found]
AFTOSAS: [No definition found]
AGA: 1. An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.
AGAIN: 1. Another time; once more.  2. Over and above a factor of one.
AGAINST: 1. In a contrary direction to.  2. In physical opposition to; in collision with.
AGALACTIA: [No definition found]
AGALACTIAS: [No definition found]
AGALLOCH: [No definition found]
AGALLOCHS: [No definition found]
AGALWOOD: [No definition found]
AGALWOODS: [No definition found]
AGAMA: 1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.
AGAMAS: 1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.
AGAMETE: [No definition found]
AGAMETES: [No definition found]
AGAMIC: 1. Occurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual
AGAMID: 1. Any of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
AGAMIDS: 1. Any of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
AGAMOSPERMY: 1. The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
AGAMOUS: [No definition found]
AGAPAE: [No definition found]
AGAPAI: [No definition found]
AGAPANTHUS: 1. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
AGAPANTHUSES: 1. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
AGAPE: 1. In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.  2. Wide open.
AGAPEIC: [No definition found]
AGAPES: [No definition found]
AGAR: 1. A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.  2. A culture medium based on this material.
AGARIC: 1. Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.  2. A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Fomitopsis officinalis, formerly Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
AGARICS: 1. Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.  2. A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Fomitopsis officinalis, formerly Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
AGAROSE: 1. A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
AGAROSES: [No definition found]
AGARS: [No definition found]
AGARWOOD: [No definition found]
AGARWOODS: [No definition found]
AGAS: 1. An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.
AGATE: 1. A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.  2. The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.
AGATES: 1. A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.  2. The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.
AGATEWARE: [No definition found]
AGATEWARES: [No definition found]
AGATIZE: [No definition found]
AGATIZED: [No definition found]
AGATIZES: [No definition found]
AGATIZING: [No definition found]
AGATOID: [No definition found]
AGAVE: 1. A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
AGAVES: 1. A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
AGAZE: [No definition found]
AGE: 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.  2. The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive.
AGED: 1. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.  2. To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
AGEDLY: [No definition found]
AGEDNESS: [No definition found]
AGEDNESSES: [No definition found]
AGEE: [No definition found]
AGEING: 1. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.  2. To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
AGEINGS: [No definition found]
AGEISM: 1. The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
AGEISMS: [No definition found]
AGEIST: 1. A person who behaves in an ageist manner.  2. Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
AGEISTS: 1. A person who behaves in an ageist manner.
AGELESS: 1. (relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.  2. (relative to future) Continuing infinitely or indefinitely.
AGELESSLY: [No definition found]
AGELESSNESS: [No definition found]
AGELONG: 1. Lasting throughout all time; eternal
AGEMATE: [No definition found]
AGEMATES: [No definition found]
AGENCIES: 1. The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.  2. The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
AGENCY: 1. The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.  2. The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
AGENDA: 1. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.  2. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
AGENDALESS: [No definition found]
AGENDAS: 1. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.  2. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
AGENDER: 1. Without an associated gender; not identifying as having a particular gender.
AGENDUM: [No definition found]
AGENDUMS: [No definition found]
AGENE: [No definition found]
AGENES: [No definition found]
AGENESES: [No definition found]
AGENESIA: [No definition found]
AGENESIAS: [No definition found]
AGENESIS: [No definition found]
AGENETIC: [No definition found]
AGENIZE: [No definition found]
AGENIZED: [No definition found]
AGENIZES: [No definition found]
AGENIZING: [No definition found]
AGENT: 1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act  2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted to do the business of another
AGENTED: [No definition found]
AGENTIAL: [No definition found]
AGENTING: [No definition found]
AGENTINGS: [No definition found]
AGENTIVAL: [No definition found]
AGENTIVE: 1. A word having this construction.  2. Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
AGENTIVES: [No definition found]
AGENTRIES: [No definition found]
AGENTRY: [No definition found]
AGENTS: 1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act  2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted to do the business of another
AGER: [No definition found]
AGERATUM: [No definition found]
AGERATUMS: [No definition found]
AGERS: [No definition found]
AGES: 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.  2. The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive.
AGGADA: [No definition found]
AGGADAH: [No definition found]
AGGADAHS: [No definition found]
AGGADAS: [No definition found]
AGGADIC: [No definition found]
AGGADOT: [No definition found]
AGGADOTH: [No definition found]
AGGER: [No definition found]
AGGERS: [No definition found]
AGGIE: [No definition found]
AGGIES: [No definition found]
AGGLOMERATE: 1. A collection or mass.  2. A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
AGGLOMERATED: 1. To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
AGGLOMERATES: 1. To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
AGGLUTINABLE: [No definition found]
AGGLUTINATE: 1. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.  2. To form through agglutination.
AGGLUTINATED: 1. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.  2. To form through agglutination.
AGGLUTINATES: 1. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.  2. To form through agglutination.
AGGLUTININ: 1. A substance that causes cells to clump.  2. (specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
AGGLUTININS: 1. A substance that causes cells to clump.  2. (specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
AGGLUTINOGEN: 1. Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
AGGRADATION: 1. Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
AGGRADATIONS: [No definition found]
AGGRADE: [No definition found]
AGGRADED: [No definition found]
AGGRADES: [No definition found]
AGGRADING: [No definition found]
AGGRANDISE: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDISED: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDISES: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDISING: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDIZE: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDIZED: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRANDIZER: [No definition found]
AGGRANDIZERS: [No definition found]
AGGRANDIZES: [No definition found]
AGGRANDIZING: 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
AGGRAVATE: 1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.  2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
AGGRAVATED: 1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.  2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
AGGRAVATES: 1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.  2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
AGGRAVATING: 1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.  2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
AGGRAVATION: 1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.  2. Exaggerated representation.
AGGRAVATIONS: 1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.  2. Exaggerated representation.
AGGREGATE: 1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.  2. A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
AGGREGATED: 1. To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.  2. To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
AGGREGATELY: [No definition found]
AGGREGATES: 1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.  2. A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
AGGREGATING: 1. To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.  2. To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
AGGREGATION: 1. The act of collecting together (aggregating).  2. The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
AGGREGATIONS: 1. The act of collecting together (aggregating).  2. The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
AGGREGATIVE: [No definition found]
AGGREGATOR: 1. Someone or something which aggregates  2. An online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.
AGGREGATORS: 1. Someone or something which aggregates  2. An online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.
AGGRESS: 1. Aggression.  2. To set upon; to attack.
AGGRESSED: 1. To set upon; to attack.  2. (construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
AGGRESSES: 1. To set upon; to attack.  2. (construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
AGGRESSING: 1. To set upon; to attack.  2. (construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
AGGRESSION: 1. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.  2. The practice or habit of launching attacks.
AGGRESSIONS: 1. The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.  2. The practice or habit of launching attacks.
AGGRESSIVE: 1. Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.  2. Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
AGGRESSIVELY: 1. In an aggressive manner.
AGGRESSIVITY: [No definition found]
AGGRESSOR: 1. The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
AGGRESSORS: 1. The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
AGGRIEVE: [No definition found]
AGGRIEVED: 1. To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict  2. To grieve; to lament.
AGGRIEVEDLY: [No definition found]
AGGRIEVEMENT: [No definition found]
AGGRIEVES: [No definition found]
AGGRIEVING: [No definition found]
AGGRO: 1. Aggravation; bother.  2. Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
AGGROS: [No definition found]
AGHA: [No definition found]
AGHAS: [No definition found]
AGHAST: 1. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
AGILE: 1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move  2. Characterised by quick motion
AGILELY: [No definition found]
AGILENESS: [No definition found]
AGILENESSES: [No definition found]
AGILITIES: [No definition found]
AGILITY: 1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion  2. A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
AGIN: 1. Another time; once more.  2. Over and above a factor of one.
AGING: 1. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.  2. To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
AGINGS: [No definition found]
AGINNER: [No definition found]
AGINNERS: [No definition found]
AGIO: 1. The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
AGIOS: 1. The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
AGIOTAGE: [No definition found]
AGIOTAGES: [No definition found]
AGISM: 1. The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.
AGISMS: [No definition found]
AGIST: 1. To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.  2. To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
AGISTED: 1. To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.  2. To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
AGISTING: 1. To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.  2. To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
AGISTS: 1. To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.  2. To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
AGITA: 1. Dyspepsia  2. Mental aggravation; annoyance
AGITABLE: [No definition found]
AGITAS: [No definition found]
AGITATE: 1. To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).  2. To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
AGITATED: 1. To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).  2. To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
AGITATEDLY: [No definition found]
AGITATES: 1. To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).  2. To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
AGITATING: 1. To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).  2. To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
AGITATION: 1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.  2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
AGITATIONAL: 1. Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation
AGITATIONS: 1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.  2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
AGITATIVE: [No definition found]
AGITATO: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.  2. A passage having this mark.
AGITATOR: 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.  2. An implement for shaking or mixing.
AGITATORS: 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.  2. An implement for shaking or mixing.
AGITPROP: 1. Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; also , an instance of such propaganda.  2. An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
AGITPROPS: [No definition found]
AGLARE: [No definition found]
AGLEAM: 1. Glowing with subdued light.
AGLEE: [No definition found]
AGLET: 1. The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.  2. A catkin.
AGLETS: 1. The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.  2. A catkin.
AGLEY: 1. Wrong; askew.  2. Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
AGLIMMER: [No definition found]
AGLITTER: [No definition found]
AGLOO: [No definition found]
AGLOOS: [No definition found]
AGLOW: 1. (sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
AGLU: [No definition found]
AGLUS: [No definition found]
AGLY: [No definition found]
AGLYCON: [No definition found]
AGLYCONE: [No definition found]
AGLYCONES: [No definition found]
AGLYCONS: [No definition found]
AGMA: 1. The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink.  2. The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA; eng.
AGMAS: 1. The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink.  2. The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA; eng.
AGMINATE: [No definition found]
AGNAIL: 1. A corn or sore on the toe or finger.  2. Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
AGNAILS: 1. A corn or sore on the toe or finger.  2. Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
AGNATE: 1. A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.  2. Any paternal male relative.
AGNATES: 1. A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.  2. Any paternal male relative.
AGNATHAN: [No definition found]
AGNATHANS: [No definition found]
AGNATIC: [No definition found]
AGNATICAL: [No definition found]
AGNATION: [No definition found]
AGNATIONS: [No definition found]
AGNIZE: 1. To recognise; to acknowledge.
AGNIZED: 1. To recognise; to acknowledge.
AGNIZES: 1. To recognise; to acknowledge.
AGNIZING: 1. To recognise; to acknowledge.
AGNOLOTTI: 1. A type of square or rectangular ravioli from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up.
AGNOLOTTIS: [No definition found]
AGNOMEN: 1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
AGNOMENS: 1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
AGNOMINA: [No definition found]
AGNOSIA: 1. The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
AGNOSIAS: [No definition found]
AGNOSTIC: 1. A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.  2. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
AGNOSTICISM: [No definition found]
AGNOSTICISMS: [No definition found]
AGNOSTICS: 1. A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
AGO: 1. Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.  2. Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
AGOG: 1. In eager desire, eager, astir.  2. (chiefly of eyes) Wide open.
AGON: [No definition found]
AGONAL: [No definition found]
AGONE: [No definition found]
AGONES: [No definition found]
AGONIC: [No definition found]
AGONIES: 1. Extreme pain.  2. The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
AGONISE: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONISED: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONISES: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONISING: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONISINGLY: [No definition found]
AGONISM: [No definition found]
AGONISMS: [No definition found]
AGONIST: 1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
AGONISTES: [No definition found]
AGONISTIC: 1. Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic  2. Characterised by conflict or hostility
AGONISTS: 1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
AGONIZE: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONIZED: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONIZES: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONIZING: 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.  2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
AGONIZINGLY: [No definition found]
AGONS: [No definition found]
AGONY: 1. Extreme pain.  2. The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
AGORA: 1. A place for gathering.  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
AGORAE: 1. A place for gathering.  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
AGORAPHOBE: 1. Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
AGORAPHOBES: 1. Someone who suffers from agoraphobia.
AGORAPHOBIA: 1. The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.  2. An aversion to markets.
AGORAPHOBIAS: [No definition found]
AGORAPHOBIC: 1. One who suffers from agoraphobia.  2. Of or pertaining to agoraphobia.
AGORAPHOBICS: 1. One who suffers from agoraphobia.
AGORAS: 1. A place for gathering.  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
AGOROT: 1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
AGOROTH: 1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
AGOUTI: 1. A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the family Dasyprocta.  2. A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
AGOUTIES: [No definition found]
AGOUTIS: 1. A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the family Dasyprocta.  2. A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
AGOUTY: [No definition found]
AGRAFE: [No definition found]
AGRAFES: [No definition found]
AGRAFFE: [No definition found]
AGRAFFES: [No definition found]
AGRAMMATICAL: [No definition found]
AGRANULOCYTE: [No definition found]
AGRAPHA: [No definition found]
AGRAPHIA: 1. A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).  2. The inability to write.
AGRAPHIAS: [No definition found]
AGRAPHIC: [No definition found]
AGRARIAN: 1. A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers  2. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
AGRARIANISM: [No definition found]
AGRARIANISMS: [No definition found]
AGRARIANS: 1. A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
AGRAVIC: [No definition found]
AGREE: 1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.  2. To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.
AGREEABILITY: [No definition found]
AGREEABLE: 1. Something pleasing; anything that is agreeable.  2. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
AGREEABLY: [No definition found]
AGREED: 1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.  2. To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.
AGREEING: 1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.  2. To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.
AGREEMENT: 1. An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.  2. A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
AGREEMENTS: 1. An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.  2. A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
AGREES: 1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.  2. To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.
AGRESTAL: 1. That grows wild in cultivated fields
AGRESTIC: 1. Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; unpolished.
AGRIA: [No definition found]
AGRIAS: [No definition found]
AGRIBUSINESS: 1. Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.  2. A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
AGRICHEMICAL: 1. A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.  2. A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
AGRICULTURAL: 1. A product or commodity from agriculture.  2. Of or pertaining to agriculture
AGRICULTURE: 1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
AGRICULTURES: [No definition found]
AGRIMONIES: 1. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.  2. Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
AGRIMONY: 1. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.  2. Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
AGRITOURISM: 1. A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside
AGRITOURISMS: [No definition found]
AGRO: [No definition found]
AGROCHEMICAL: 1. A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.  2. A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
AGROECOLOGY: 1. The agricultural ecology
AGROFORESTER: [No definition found]
AGROFORESTRY: 1. An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
AGROLOGIC: [No definition found]
AGROLOGIES: [No definition found]
AGROLOGIST: [No definition found]
AGROLOGISTS: [No definition found]
AGROLOGY: 1. A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.  2. The science and art of agriculture.
AGRONOMIC: [No definition found]
AGRONOMIES: [No definition found]
AGRONOMIST: 1. A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
AGRONOMISTS: 1. A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
AGRONOMY: 1. The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
AGROS: [No definition found]
AGROUND: 1. (of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.  2. (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
AGRYPNIA: [No definition found]
AGRYPNIAS: [No definition found]
AGS: [No definition found]
AGUACATE: [No definition found]
AGUACATES: [No definition found]
AGUE: 1. An acute fever.  2. An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
AGUED: [No definition found]
AGUELIKE: [No definition found]
AGUES: 1. To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.
AGUEWEED: [No definition found]
AGUEWEEDS: [No definition found]
AGUISH: [No definition found]
AGUISHLY: [No definition found]
AGYRIA: [No definition found]
AGYRIAS: [No definition found]
AHA: 1. An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.  2. An exclamation of surprise, exaltation, or contempt.
AHADITH: [No definition found]
AHCHOO: [No definition found]
AHEAD: 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.  2. In the direction one is facing or moving.
AHED: [No definition found]
AHEM: 1. A use of the interjection, ahem.  2. The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
AHI: 1. Yellowfin tuna
AHIMSA: 1. A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them.
AHIMSAS: [No definition found]
AHING: [No definition found]
AHIS: 1. Yellowfin tuna
AHISTORIC: [No definition found]
AHISTORICAL: 1. Lacking historical perspective or context.
AHISTORICISM: [No definition found]
AHISTORICITY: [No definition found]
AHOLD: [No definition found]
AHOLDS: [No definition found]
AHORSE: [No definition found]
AHOY: 1. An utterance of this interjection.  2. To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
AHS: [No definition found]
AHULL: [No definition found]
AIBLINS: [No definition found]
AICHMOPHOBE: [No definition found]
AICHMOPHOBES: [No definition found]
AICHMOPHOBIA: [No definition found]
AICHMOPHOBIC: [No definition found]
AID: 1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.  2. A helper; an assistant.
AIDE: 1. An assistant.  2. An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
AIDED: 1. To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
AIDER: [No definition found]
AIDERS: [No definition found]
AIDES: 1. An assistant.  2. An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
AIDFUL: [No definition found]
AIDING: 1. To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
AIDLESS: [No definition found]
AIDMAN: [No definition found]
AIDMEN: [No definition found]
AIDS: 1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.  2. A helper; an assistant.
AIGLET: [No definition found]
AIGLETS: [No definition found]
AIGRET: [No definition found]
AIGRETS: [No definition found]
AIGRETTE: 1. A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.  2. The lesser white heron.
AIGRETTES: 1. A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.  2. The lesser white heron.
AIGUILLE: 1. A needle-shaped peak.  2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
AIGUILLES: 1. A needle-shaped peak.  2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
AIGUILLETTE: 1. A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.  2. An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
AIGUILLETTES: 1. A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.  2. An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
AIKIDO: 1. A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.  2. A school of the martial art.
AIKIDOS: [No definition found]
AIL: 1. An ailment; trouble; illness.  2. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
AILANTHIC: [No definition found]
AILANTHUS: 1. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
AILANTHUSES: 1. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
AILED: 1. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)  2. To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
AILERON: 1. The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.  2. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
AILERONS: 1. The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.  2. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
AILING: 1. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)  2. To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
AILMENT: 1. Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
AILMENTS: 1. Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
AILS: 1. An ailment; trouble; illness.  2. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
AILUROPHILE: 1. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
AILUROPHILES: 1. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
AILUROPHOBE: 1. A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
AILUROPHOBES: 1. A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
AILUROPHOBIA: 1. An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
AILUROPHOBIC: [No definition found]
AIM: 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.  2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
AIMED: 1. To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it  2. To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
AIMER: [No definition found]
AIMERS: [No definition found]
AIMFUL: [No definition found]
AIMFULLY: [No definition found]
AIMING: 1. To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it  2. To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
AIMLESS: 1. Without aim, purpose, or direction.
AIMLESSLY: 1. Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
AIMLESSNESS: [No definition found]
AIMS: 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.  2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
AIN: [No definition found]
AINS: [No definition found]
AINSELL: [No definition found]
AINSELLS: [No definition found]
AIOLI: 1. A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
AIOLIS: 1. A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
AIR: 1. The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:  2. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
AIRBAG: 1. A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.  2. A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.
AIRBAGS: 1. A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.  2. A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.
AIRBALL: 1. A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.  2. To throw an airball
AIRBALLED: [No definition found]
AIRBALLING: [No definition found]
AIRBALLS: 1. A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.
AIRBASE: 1. A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.
AIRBASES: 1. A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.
AIRBOAT: 1. A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
AIRBOATS: 1. A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
AIRBORNE: 1. Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.  2. In or carried by the air.
AIRBOUND: [No definition found]
AIRBRUSH: 1. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.  2. To paint using an airbrush.
AIRBRUSHED: 1. To paint using an airbrush.  2. To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
AIRBRUSHES: 1. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.  2. To paint using an airbrush.
AIRBRUSHING: 1. To paint using an airbrush.  2. To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
AIRBURST: 1. The explosion of a bomb or similar weapon in the air rather than on the ground.
AIRBURSTS: 1. The explosion of a bomb or similar weapon in the air rather than on the ground.
AIRBUS: 1. A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.
AIRBUSES: 1. A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.
AIRBUSSES: [No definition found]
AIRCHECK: [No definition found]
AIRCHECKS: [No definition found]
AIRCOACH: [No definition found]
AIRCOACHES: [No definition found]
AIRCRAFT: 1. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
AIRCRAFTMAN: 1. A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
AIRCRAFTMEN: 1. A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
AIRCREW: 1. A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
AIRCREWS: 1. A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
AIRDATE: 1. The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
AIRDATES: 1. The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
AIRDROME: 1. A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
AIRDROMES: 1. A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
AIRDROP: 1. The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.  2. To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
AIRDROPPED: 1. To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.  2. Dropped from an aircraft
AIRDROPPING: 1. To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
AIRDROPS: 1. The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.  2. To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
AIRED: 1. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.  2. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
AIRER: 1. A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.
AIRERS: 1. A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.
AIREST: [No definition found]
AIRFARE: 1. The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.
AIRFARES: 1. The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.
AIRFIELD: 1. An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
AIRFIELDS: 1. An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
AIRFLOW: 1. Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
AIRFLOWS: 1. Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
AIRFOIL: 1. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.  2. A wing of an aircraft.
AIRFOILS: 1. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.  2. A wing of an aircraft.
AIRFRAME: 1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
AIRFRAMES: 1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
AIRFREIGHT: 1. The transportation of freight by air.  2. The amount charged for such transport.
AIRFREIGHTED: 1. To transport by air.
AIRFREIGHTS: 1. To transport by air.
AIRGLOW: 1. A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
AIRGLOWS: [No definition found]
AIRHEAD: 1. A horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.  2. An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
AIRHEADED: 1. Silly, foolish  2. Unintelligent
AIRHEADS: 1. A horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.  2. An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
AIRHOLE: 1. A hole provided for ventilation or breathing.  2. A hole in ice through which air escapes.
AIRHOLES: 1. A hole provided for ventilation or breathing.  2. A hole in ice through which air escapes.
AIRIER: 1. Consisting of air.  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
AIRIEST: 1. Consisting of air.  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
AIRILY: 1. In an airy manner.  2. Lightly
AIRINESS: [No definition found]
AIRINESSES: [No definition found]
AIRING: 1. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.  2. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
AIRINGS: 1. An exposure to warm or fresh air.  2. The broadcast of a television or radio show.
AIRLESS: 1. Lacking or being without air.  2. Lacking air circulation.
AIRLESSNESS: [No definition found]
AIRLIFT: 1. The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.  2. Such a flight.
AIRLIFTED: 1. To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.  2. Having been the subject of an airlift.
AIRLIFTING: 1. To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
AIRLIFTS: 1. The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.  2. Such a flight.
AIRLIKE: [No definition found]
AIRLINE: 1. A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
AIRLINER: 1. A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
AIRLINERS: 1. A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
AIRLINES: 1. A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
AIRLOCK: 1. A small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it  2. A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
AIRLOCKS: 1. A small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it  2. A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
AIRMAIL: 1. The system of conveying mail using aircraft.  2. The items of mail so carried.
AIRMAILED: 1. To send mail by air.  2. To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
AIRMAILING: 1. To send mail by air.  2. To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
AIRMAILS: 1. To send mail by air.  2. To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
AIRMAN: 1. A pilot of an aircraft.  2. A member of an air force.
AIRMANSHIP: 1. Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
AIRMANSHIPS: [No definition found]
AIRMEN: 1. A pilot of an aircraft.  2. A member of an air force.
AIRMOBILE: 1. Capable of being moved by air.
AIRN: [No definition found]
AIRNS: [No definition found]
AIRPARK: [No definition found]
AIRPARKS: [No definition found]
AIRPLANE: 1. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.  2. To fly in an aeroplane.
AIRPLANES: 1. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.  2. To fly in an aeroplane.
AIRPLAY: 1. The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
AIRPLAYS: [No definition found]
AIRPORT: 1. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
AIRPORTS: 1. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
AIRPOST: [No definition found]
AIRPOSTS: [No definition found]
AIRPOWER: 1. Airborne military power; an air force
AIRPOWERS: [No definition found]
AIRPROOF: [No definition found]
AIRPROOFED: [No definition found]
AIRPROOFING: [No definition found]
AIRPROOFS: [No definition found]
AIRS: 1. The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:  2. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
AIRSCAPE: [No definition found]
AIRSCAPES: [No definition found]
AIRSCREW: 1. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.  2. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
AIRSCREWS: 1. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.  2. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
AIRSHED: [No definition found]
AIRSHEDS: [No definition found]
AIRSHIP: 1. A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.  2. Any aircraft.
AIRSHIPS: 1. A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.  2. Any aircraft.
AIRSHOT: [No definition found]
AIRSHOTS: [No definition found]
AIRSHOW: 1. A public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft.
AIRSHOWS: 1. A public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft.
AIRSICK: 1. Nauseous due to the effects of motion of an airplane; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
AIRSICKNESS: [No definition found]
AIRSIDE: 1. In a passenger-only area of an airport (beyond passport and customs control)  2. Into the passenger-only area of an airport (beyond passport and customs control)
AIRSIDES: [No definition found]
AIRSOME: [No definition found]
AIRSPACE: 1. A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.  2. That part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
AIRSPACES: [No definition found]
AIRSPEED: 1. The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
AIRSPEEDS: 1. The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
AIRSTREAM: 1. A flow or current of air.  2. The flow of air around an object.
AIRSTREAMS: 1. A flow or current of air.  2. The flow of air around an object.
AIRSTRIKE: 1. An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.  2. To attack a ground target through the use of aircraft or missiles.
AIRSTRIKES: 1. An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.
AIRSTRIP: 1. An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
AIRSTRIPS: 1. An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
AIRT: [No definition found]
AIRTED: [No definition found]
AIRTH: [No definition found]
AIRTHED: [No definition found]
AIRTHING: [No definition found]
AIRTHS: [No definition found]
AIRTIGHT: 1. Impermeable to air or other gases.  2. Having no weak points or flaws.
AIRTIGHTNESS: [No definition found]
AIRTIME: 1. The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.  2. The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
AIRTIMES: [No definition found]
AIRTING: [No definition found]
AIRTRAM: [No definition found]
AIRTRAMS: [No definition found]
AIRTS: [No definition found]
AIRVAC: [No definition found]
AIRVACS: [No definition found]
AIRWARD: [No definition found]
AIRWAVE: [No definition found]
AIRWAVES: 1. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.  2. Radio or television broadcasts.
AIRWAY: 1. The trachea.  2. A flight path used by aeroplanes.
AIRWAYS: 1. The trachea.  2. A flight path used by aeroplanes.
AIRWISE: [No definition found]
AIRWOMAN: 1. A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
AIRWOMEN: 1. A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
AIRWORTHIER: [No definition found]
AIRWORTHIEST: [No definition found]
AIRWORTHY: 1. Meeting standards for safe flight
AIRY: 1. Consisting of air.  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
AIS: 1. A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
AISLE: 1. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.  2. A clear path through rows of seating.
AISLED: [No definition found]
AISLES: 1. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.  2. A clear path through rows of seating.
AISLEWAY: [No definition found]
AISLEWAYS: [No definition found]
AIT: 1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.  2. An oat.
AITCH: 1. The name of the Latin-script letter H.
AITCHBONE: 1. A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.  2. The rump bone itself.
AITCHBONES: 1. A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.  2. The rump bone itself.
AITCHES: 1. The name of the Latin-script letter H.
AITS: 1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.  2. An oat.
AIVER: [No definition found]
AIVERS: [No definition found]
AIYEE: [No definition found]
AJAR: 1. To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.  2. Slightly turned or opened.
AJEE: [No definition found]
AJI: [No definition found]
AJIES: [No definition found]
AJIS: [No definition found]
AJIVA: [No definition found]
AJIVAS: [No definition found]
AJOWAN: 1. A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
AJOWANS: [No definition found]
AJUGA: 1. Any plant in the genus Ajuga, especially the ornamental ground cover Ajuga reptans.
AJUGAS: 1. Any plant in the genus Ajuga, especially the ornamental ground cover Ajuga reptans.
AKEBIA: 1. Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
AKEBIAS: 1. Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
AKEE: 1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
AKEES: 1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
AKELA: 1. The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.
AKELAS: 1. The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.
AKENE: [No definition found]
AKENES: [No definition found]
AKIMBO: 1. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.  2. Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
AKIN: 1. (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.  2. (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
AKINESIA: 1. The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
AKINESIAS: [No definition found]
AKINETIC: [No definition found]
AKRASIA: 1. Lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
AKRASIAS: [No definition found]
AKRATIC: 1. Of or relating to acrasia.
AKVAVIT: 1. A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seeds, anise, fennel, dill and other spices and herbs, depending on variety.
AKVAVITS: [No definition found]
ALA: 1. A wing or winglike structure.  2. A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.
ALABASTER: 1. A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.  2. A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
ALABASTERS: [No definition found]
ALABASTRINE: 1. Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
ALACHLOR: [No definition found]
ALACHLORS: [No definition found]
ALACK: 1. An expression of sorrow or mourning.
ALACKADAY: [No definition found]
ALACRITIES: [No definition found]
ALACRITOUS: 1. Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
ALACRITY: 1. Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.  2. Promptness; speed.
ALAE: [No definition found]
ALAMEDA: 1. A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.
ALAMEDAS: 1. A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.
ALAMO: [No definition found]
ALAMODE: [No definition found]
ALAMODES: [No definition found]
ALAMOS: [No definition found]
ALAN: [No definition found]
ALAND: [No definition found]
ALANDS: [No definition found]
ALANE: [No definition found]
ALANG: [No definition found]
ALANIN: [No definition found]
ALANINE: 1. A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins  2. A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
ALANINES: [No definition found]
ALANINS: [No definition found]
ALANS: [No definition found]
ALANT: [No definition found]
ALANTS: [No definition found]
ALANYL: [No definition found]
ALANYLS: [No definition found]
ALAR: 1. Of or relating to the armpit; axillary.  2. Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae.
ALARM: 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.  2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
ALARMABLE: [No definition found]
ALARMED: 1. To call to arms for defense  2. To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
ALARMEDLY: [No definition found]
ALARMING: 1. To call to arms for defense  2. To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
ALARMINGLY: 1. In an alarming way, frighteningly.  2. Causing fear or concern.
ALARMISM: [No definition found]
ALARMISMS: [No definition found]
ALARMIST: 1. One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.  2. Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
ALARMISTS: 1. One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
ALARMS: 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.  2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
ALARUM: 1. A danger signal or warning.  2. A call to arms.
ALARUMED: [No definition found]
ALARUMING: [No definition found]
ALARUMS: 1. A danger signal or warning.  2. A call to arms.
ALARY: [No definition found]
ALAS: 1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.  2. A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
ALASKA: [No definition found]
ALASKAS: [No definition found]
ALASTOR: [No definition found]
ALASTORS: [No definition found]
ALATE: 1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.  2. Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.
ALATED: [No definition found]
ALATES: [No definition found]
ALATION: [No definition found]
ALATIONS: [No definition found]
ALB: 1. A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
ALBA: 1. A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.  2. A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
ALBACORE: 1. A large marine fish Thunnus alalunga of warm seas, having edible flesh.
ALBACORES: 1. A large marine fish Thunnus alalunga of warm seas, having edible flesh.
ALBAS: 1. A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.  2. A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
ALBATA: [No definition found]
ALBATAS: [No definition found]
ALBATROSS: 1. Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.  2. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
ALBATROSSES: 1. Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.  2. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
ALBEDO: 1. The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.  2. The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
ALBEDOES: [No definition found]
ALBEDOS: 1. The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.  2. The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
ALBEIT: 1. Although, despite (it) being.
ALBERTITE: [No definition found]
ALBERTITES: [No definition found]
ALBESCENT: 1. Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
ALBICORE: [No definition found]
ALBICORES: [No definition found]
ALBINAL: [No definition found]
ALBINIC: [No definition found]
ALBINISM: 1. Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
ALBINISMS: [No definition found]
ALBINISTIC: [No definition found]
ALBINO: 1. A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.  2. Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
ALBINOS: 1. A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
ALBINOTIC: [No definition found]
ALBITE: 1. A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
ALBITES: [No definition found]
ALBITIC: [No definition found]
ALBITICAL: [No definition found]
ALBIZIA: 1. A plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree.
ALBIZIAS: 1. A plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree.
ALBIZZIA: 1. Any of a number of trees and shrubs considered either now or formerly to belong to the genus Albizia
ALBIZZIAS: 1. Any of a number of trees and shrubs considered either now or formerly to belong to the genus Albizia
ALBS: 1. A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
ALBUM: 1. A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.  2. A collection, especially of literary items
ALBUMEN: 1. The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
ALBUMENS: [No definition found]
ALBUMIN: 1. Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
ALBUMINOID: 1. A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue  2. Of albumin
ALBUMINOIDS: 1. A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
ALBUMINOUS: 1. Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ALBUMINS: 1. Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
ALBUMINURIA: 1. The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
ALBUMINURIAS: [No definition found]
ALBUMINURIC: [No definition found]
ALBUMOSE: [No definition found]
ALBUMOSES: [No definition found]
ALBUMS: 1. A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.  2. A collection, especially of literary items
ALBURNOUS: [No definition found]
ALBURNUM: 1. Sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
ALBURNUMS: [No definition found]
ALBUTEROL: 1. A synthetic compound related to aspirin, used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other conditions involving constriction of the airways.
ALBUTEROLS: [No definition found]
ALCADE: [No definition found]
ALCADES: [No definition found]
ALCAHEST: 1. A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
ALCAHESTS: [No definition found]
ALCAIC: [No definition found]
ALCAICS: [No definition found]
ALCAIDE: [No definition found]
ALCAIDES: [No definition found]
ALCALDE: 1. In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
ALCALDES: 1. In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
ALCAYDE: [No definition found]
ALCAYDES: [No definition found]
ALCAZAR: 1. Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
ALCAZARS: 1. Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
ALCHEMIC: 1. Alchemical
ALCHEMICAL: 1. Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.  2. Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
ALCHEMICALLY: [No definition found]
ALCHEMIES: [No definition found]
ALCHEMISE: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMISED: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMISES: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMISING: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMIST: 1. One who practices alchemy.  2. One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
ALCHEMISTIC: [No definition found]
ALCHEMISTS: 1. One who practices alchemy.  2. One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
ALCHEMIZE: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMIZED: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMIZES: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMIZING: 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy.
ALCHEMY: 1. The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry.  2. The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
ALCHYMIES: [No definition found]
ALCHYMY: [No definition found]
ALCID: 1. A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
ALCIDINE: [No definition found]
ALCIDS: 1. A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
ALCOHOL: 1. Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).  2. Ethanol.
ALCOHOLIC: 1. A person addicted to alcohol.  2. One who abuses alcohol.
ALCOHOLICS: 1. A person addicted to alcohol.  2. One who abuses alcohol.
ALCOHOLISM: 1. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.  2. Acute alcohol poisoning.
ALCOHOLISMS: [No definition found]
ALCOHOLS: 1. Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).  2. Ethanol.
ALCOOL: [No definition found]
ALCOOLS: [No definition found]
ALCOPOP: 1. An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
ALCOPOPS: 1. An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
ALCOVE: 1. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.  2. A shady retreat.
ALCOVED: [No definition found]
ALCOVES: 1. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.  2. A shady retreat.
ALCYONARIAN: [No definition found]
ALCYONARIANS: [No definition found]
ALDEHYDE: 1. Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
ALDEHYDES: 1. Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
ALDEHYDIC: [No definition found]
ALDER: 1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.  2. An alderman or alderwoman.
ALDERFLIES: 1. A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.  2. An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
ALDERFLY: 1. A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.  2. An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
ALDERMAN: 1. A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.  2. A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
ALDERMANIC: [No definition found]
ALDERMANSHIP: [No definition found]
ALDERMEN: 1. A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.  2. A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
ALDERPERSON: 1. An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
ALDERPERSONS: 1. An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
ALDERS: 1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.  2. An alderman or alderwoman.
ALDERWOMAN: 1. A female alderman.
ALDERWOMEN: 1. A female alderman.
ALDICARB: 1. A carbamate insecticide that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
ALDICARBS: [No definition found]
ALDOL: 1. Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position
ALDOLASE: [No definition found]
ALDOLASES: [No definition found]
ALDOLIZATION: [No definition found]
ALDOLS: [No definition found]
ALDOSE: [No definition found]
ALDOSES: [No definition found]
ALDOSTERONE: 1. A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
ALDOSTERONES: [No definition found]
ALDRIN: 1. An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
ALDRINS: [No definition found]
ALE: 1. A beer made without hops.  2. A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
ALEATORIC: 1. Having an element of chance.  2. Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
ALEATORY: 1. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.  2. Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
ALEC: 1. An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.  2. A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.
ALECITHAL: [No definition found]
ALECS: 1. An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.  2. A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.
ALEE: 1. On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
ALEF: [No definition found]
ALEFS: [No definition found]
ALEGAR: [No definition found]
ALEGARS: [No definition found]
ALEHOUSE: 1. A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
ALEHOUSES: 1. A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
ALEMBIC: 1. An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation
ALEMBICS: 1. An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation
ALENCON: [No definition found]
ALENCONS: [No definition found]
ALEPH: 1. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀, Aramaic 𐡀, Syriac ܐ, Hebrew א and Arabic ا.
ALEPHS: 1. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀, Aramaic 𐡀, Syriac ܐ, Hebrew א and Arabic ا.
ALERT: 1. An alarm.  2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
ALERTED: 1. To give warning to.  2. Having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.
ALERTER: 1. One who or that which alerts.
ALERTEST: [No definition found]
ALERTING: 1. To give warning to.
ALERTLY: [No definition found]
ALERTNESS: 1. The quality of being alert or on the alert
ALERTNESSES: [No definition found]
ALERTS: 1. An alarm.  2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
ALES: 1. A beer made without hops.  2. A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
ALEURON: 1. The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.  2. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
ALEURONE: 1. The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.  2. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
ALEURONES: [No definition found]
ALEURONIC: [No definition found]
ALEURONS: [No definition found]
ALEVIN: 1. Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
ALEVINS: 1. Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
ALEWIFE: 1. A woman who keeps an alehouse.  2. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
ALEWIVES: 1. A woman who keeps an alehouse.  2. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
ALEXANDER: [No definition found]
ALEXANDERS: 1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.  2. Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
ALEXANDRINE: 1. A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.  2. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.
ALEXANDRINES: [No definition found]
ALEXANDRITE: 1. A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
ALEXANDRITES: [No definition found]
ALEXIA: 1. Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
ALEXIAS: [No definition found]
ALEXIC: [No definition found]
ALEXIN: [No definition found]
ALEXINE: [No definition found]
ALEXINES: [No definition found]
ALEXINS: [No definition found]
ALFA: [No definition found]
ALFAKI: [No definition found]
ALFAKIS: [No definition found]
ALFALFA: 1. A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.  2. A type or breed of this plant.
ALFALFAS: [No definition found]
ALFAQUI: [No definition found]
ALFAQUIN: [No definition found]
ALFAQUINS: [No definition found]
ALFAQUIS: [No definition found]
ALFAS: [No definition found]
ALFILARIA: [No definition found]
ALFILARIAS: [No definition found]
ALFILERIA: [No definition found]
ALFILERIAS: [No definition found]
ALFORJA: [No definition found]
ALFORJAS: [No definition found]
ALFREDO: 1. (noun adjunct) The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo, or any dish of this type.
ALFRESCO: 1. Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.  2. Outdoors; in fresh air.
ALGA: 1. Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
ALGAE: 1. Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.  2. Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
ALGAECIDE: [No definition found]
ALGAECIDES: [No definition found]
ALGAL: 1. An alga.  2. Pertaining to, or like, algae
ALGAROBA: [No definition found]
ALGAROBAS: [No definition found]
ALGARROBA: [No definition found]
ALGARROBAS: [No definition found]
ALGARROBO: [No definition found]
ALGARROBOS: [No definition found]
ALGAS: [No definition found]
ALGEBRA: 1. A system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols.  2. The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also : a dislocation or fracture.
ALGEBRAIC: 1. Of, or relating to, algebra.  2. (of an expression, equation or function) Containing only numbers, letters and arithmetic operators.
ALGEBRAIST: [No definition found]
ALGEBRAISTS: [No definition found]
ALGEBRAS: 1. A system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols.  2. The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also : a dislocation or fracture.
ALGERINE: [No definition found]
ALGERINES: [No definition found]
ALGICIDAL: [No definition found]
ALGICIDE: 1. A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
ALGICIDES: 1. A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
ALGID: [No definition found]
ALGIDITIES: [No definition found]
ALGIDITY: [No definition found]
ALGIDNESS: [No definition found]
ALGIDNESSES: [No definition found]
ALGIN: [No definition found]
ALGINATE: 1. Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
ALGINATES: 1. Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
ALGINS: [No definition found]
ALGOID: [No definition found]
ALGOLAGNIA: 1. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
ALGOLAGNIAC: [No definition found]
ALGOLAGNIACS: [No definition found]
ALGOLAGNIAS: [No definition found]
ALGOLOGICAL: [No definition found]
ALGOLOGIES: [No definition found]
ALGOLOGIST: [No definition found]
ALGOLOGISTS: [No definition found]
ALGOLOGY: 1. The branch of botany dealing with algae.  2. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.
ALGOMETER: [No definition found]
ALGOMETERS: [No definition found]
ALGOMETRIES: [No definition found]
ALGOMETRY: [No definition found]
ALGONKIAN: [No definition found]
ALGOR: [No definition found]
ALGORISM: [No definition found]
ALGORISMS: [No definition found]
ALGORITHM: 1. A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.  2. Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
ALGORITHMIC: 1. Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
ALGORITHMS: 1. A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.  2. Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
ALGORS: [No definition found]
ALGUACIL: [No definition found]
ALGUACILS: [No definition found]
ALGUAZIL: [No definition found]
ALGUAZILS: [No definition found]
ALGUM: [No definition found]
ALGUMS: [No definition found]
ALIAS: 1. Another name; an assumed name.  2. A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
ALIASED: 1. To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.  2. (of two signals) to become indistinguishable
ALIASES: 1. Another name; an assumed name.  2. A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
ALIASING: 1. To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.  2. (of two signals) to become indistinguishable
ALIASINGS: [No definition found]
ALIBI: 1. The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed  2. To provide an alibi for.
ALIBIED: 1. To provide an alibi for.  2. To provide an excuse for.
ALIBIES: [No definition found]
ALIBIING: 1. To provide an alibi for.  2. To provide an excuse for.
ALIBIS: 1. The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed  2. To provide an alibi for.
ALIBLE: [No definition found]
ALICYCLIC: 1. Such an organic compound  2. Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure
ALIDAD: [No definition found]
ALIDADE: 1. A sighting device used for measuring angles.
ALIDADES: 1. A sighting device used for measuring angles.
ALIDADS: [No definition found]
ALIEN: 1. Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.  2. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
ALIENABILITY: [No definition found]
ALIENABLE: 1. Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another
ALIENAGE: 1. The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
ALIENAGES: [No definition found]
ALIENATE: 1. A stranger; an alien.  2. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
ALIENATED: 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.  2. To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
ALIENATES: 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.  2. To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
ALIENATING: 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.  2. To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
ALIENATION: 1. The act of alienating.  2. The state of being alienated.
ALIENATIONS: [No definition found]
ALIENATOR: [No definition found]
ALIENATORS: [No definition found]
ALIENED: [No definition found]
ALIENEE: 1. The person to whom a property is alienated.
ALIENEES: 1. The person to whom a property is alienated.
ALIENER: [No definition found]
ALIENERS: [No definition found]
ALIENING: [No definition found]
ALIENISM: [No definition found]
ALIENISMS: [No definition found]
ALIENIST: 1. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.  2. A psychiatrist or psychologist.
ALIENISTS: 1. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.  2. A psychiatrist or psychologist.
ALIENLY: [No definition found]
ALIENNESS: [No definition found]
ALIENNESSES: [No definition found]
ALIENOR: 1. A person who alienates a property.
ALIENORS: 1. A person who alienates a property.
ALIENS: 1. Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.  2. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
ALIF: [No definition found]
ALIFORM: 1. Shaped like a wing  2. (of a building) Having wings
ALIFS: [No definition found]
ALIGHT: 1. (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.  2. (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
ALIGHTED: 1. (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.  2. (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
ALIGHTING: 1. (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.  2. (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
ALIGHTMENT: [No definition found]
ALIGHTMENTS: [No definition found]
ALIGHTS: 1. (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.  2. (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
ALIGN: 1. To form a line; to fall into line.  2. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
ALIGNED: 1. To form a line; to fall into line.  2. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
ALIGNER: [No definition found]
ALIGNERS: [No definition found]
ALIGNING: 1. To form a line; to fall into line.  2. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
ALIGNMENT: 1. An arrangement of items in a line.  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
ALIGNMENTS: 1. An arrangement of items in a line.  2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
ALIGNS: 1. To form a line; to fall into line.  2. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
ALIKE: 1. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.  2. In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
ALIKENESS: [No definition found]
ALIKENESSES: [No definition found]
ALIMENT: 1. Food.  2. Nourishment, sustenance.
ALIMENTAL: [No definition found]
ALIMENTARY: 1. Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.  2. Nourishing; nutritious.
ALIMENTATION: 1. Feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
ALIMENTED: [No definition found]
ALIMENTING: [No definition found]
ALIMENTS: 1. Food.  2. Nourishment, sustenance.
ALIMONIED: [No definition found]
ALIMONIES: [No definition found]
ALIMONY: 1. A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.  2. The means to support life.
ALINE: 1. To form a line; to fall into line.  2. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
ALINED: [No definition found]
ALINEMENT: [No definition found]
ALINEMENTS: [No definition found]
ALINER: [No definition found]
ALINERS: [No definition found]
ALINES: [No definition found]
ALINING: [No definition found]
ALIPED: [No definition found]
ALIPEDS: [No definition found]
ALIPHATIC: 1. A compound of this type.  2. (chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
ALIQUANT: [No definition found]
ALIQUOT: 1. A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.  2. To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
ALIQUOTS: 1. A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
ALIST: [No definition found]
ALIT: [No definition found]
ALITERACIES: [No definition found]
ALITERACY: [No definition found]
ALITERATE: 1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.  2. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.
ALITERATES: 1. Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
ALIUNDE: [No definition found]
ALIVE: 1. Having life; living; not dead  2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent
ALIVENESS: [No definition found]
ALIVENESSES: [No definition found]
ALIYA: [No definition found]
ALIYAH: 1. The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.  2. The immigration of Jews to Israel.
ALIYAHS: [No definition found]
ALIYAS: [No definition found]
ALIYOS: [No definition found]
ALIYOT: [No definition found]
ALIYOTH: 1. The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.  2. The immigration of Jews to Israel.
ALIZARIN: 1. A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
ALIZARINE: [No definition found]
ALIZARINES: [No definition found]
ALIZARINS: [No definition found]
ALKAHEST: 1. A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
ALKAHESTIC: [No definition found]
ALKAHESTS: [No definition found]
ALKALI: 1. One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.  2. (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
ALKALIC: 1. (of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
ALKALIES: [No definition found]
ALKALIFIED: [No definition found]
ALKALIFIES: [No definition found]
ALKALIFY: [No definition found]
ALKALIFYING: [No definition found]
ALKALIMETER: 1. A device used to measure alkalinity.
ALKALIMETERS: 1. A device used to measure alkalinity.
ALKALIMETRY: 1. The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
ALKALIN: [No definition found]
ALKALINE: 1. An alkaline battery.  2. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
ALKALINITIES: [No definition found]
ALKALINITY: [No definition found]
ALKALINIZE: 1. To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
ALKALINIZED: 1. To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
ALKALINIZES: 1. To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
ALKALINIZING: 1. To convert, or be converted, to an alkali
ALKALIS: 1. One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.  2. (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
ALKALISE: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALISED: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALISES: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALISING: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALIZE: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALIZED: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALIZER: [No definition found]
ALKALIZERS: [No definition found]
ALKALIZES: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALIZING: 1. To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
ALKALOID: 1. Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.  2. Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
ALKALOIDAL: [No definition found]
ALKALOIDS: 1. Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
ALKALOSES: [No definition found]
ALKALOSIS: 1. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
ALKALOTIC: [No definition found]
ALKANE: 1. Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.).
ALKANES: 1. Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.).
ALKANET: 1. Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.  2. The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
ALKANETS: 1. Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.  2. The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
ALKENE: 1. An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
ALKENES: 1. An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
ALKIE: 1. An alcoholic.
ALKIES: 1. An alcoholic.
ALKINE: [No definition found]
ALKINES: [No definition found]
ALKOXIDE: [No definition found]
ALKOXIDES: [No definition found]
ALKOXY: [No definition found]
ALKY: 1. An alcoholic.
ALKYD: 1. A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
ALKYDS: 1. A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
ALKYL: 1. Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
ALKYLATE: 1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
ALKYLATED: 1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent  2. That has been modified by alkylation
ALKYLATES: 1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
ALKYLATING: 1. To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
ALKYLATION: [No definition found]
ALKYLATIONS: [No definition found]
ALKYLIC: [No definition found]
ALKYLS: [No definition found]
ALKYNE: 1. A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.
ALKYNES: 1. A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.
ALL: 1. (with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.  2. The totality of one's possessions.
ALLANITE: 1. Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
ALLANITES: [No definition found]
ALLANTOIC: [No definition found]
ALLANTOID: [No definition found]
ALLANTOIDES: 1. A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
ALLANTOIDS: [No definition found]
ALLANTOIN: 1. A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
ALLANTOINS: [No definition found]
ALLANTOIS: 1. A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
ALLARGANDO: 1. Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
ALLAY: 1. Alleviation; abatement; check.  2. An alloy.
ALLAYED: 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.  2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
ALLAYER: [No definition found]
ALLAYERS: [No definition found]
ALLAYING: 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.  2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
ALLAYS: 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.  2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
ALLEE: 1. A tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden.
ALLEES: 1. A tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden.
ALLEGATION: 1. An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.  2. The act of alleging.
ALLEGATIONS: 1. An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.  2. The act of alleging.
ALLEGE: 1. To state under oath, to plead.  2. To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
ALLEGED: 1. To state under oath, to plead.  2. To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
ALLEGEDLY: 1. According to someone's allegation.  2. According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).
ALLEGER: [No definition found]
ALLEGERS: [No definition found]
ALLEGES: 1. To state under oath, to plead.  2. To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
ALLEGIANCE: 1. Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
ALLEGIANCES: 1. Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
ALLEGIANT: [No definition found]
ALLEGIANTS: [No definition found]
ALLEGING: 1. To state under oath, to plead.  2. To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
ALLEGORIC: [No definition found]
ALLEGORICAL: 1. Of, relating to, or containing allegory
ALLEGORIES: 1. The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.  2. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
ALLEGORISE: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORISED: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORISES: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORISING: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORIST: [No definition found]
ALLEGORISTS: [No definition found]
ALLEGORIZE: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORIZED: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORIZER: [No definition found]
ALLEGORIZERS: [No definition found]
ALLEGORIZES: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORIZING: 1. To create an allegory from some event or situation.  2. To use allegory.
ALLEGORY: 1. The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.  2. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
ALLEGRETTO: 1. A movement in this time.  2. To be played rather fast and lively.
ALLEGRETTOS: 1. A movement in this time.
ALLEGRO: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto  2. In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
ALLEGROS: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto  2. In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
ALLELE: 1. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
ALLELES: 1. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
ALLELIC: [No definition found]
ALLELISM: [No definition found]
ALLELISMS: [No definition found]
ALLELOMORPH: 1. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
ALLELOMORPHS: 1. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
ALLELOPATHIC: [No definition found]
ALLELOPATHY: 1. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
ALLELUIA: 1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.  2. A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
ALLELUIAS: 1. A liturgical form of hallelujah.  2. A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.
ALLEMANDE: 1. A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.  2. To perform this dance.
ALLEMANDES: 1. A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.  2. To perform this dance.
ALLERGEN: 1. A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
ALLERGENIC: [No definition found]
ALLERGENS: 1. A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
ALLERGIC: 1. A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.  2. Of or pertaining to allergy.
ALLERGIES: 1. A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.  2. Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
ALLERGIN: [No definition found]
ALLERGINS: [No definition found]
ALLERGIST: 1. A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
ALLERGISTS: 1. A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
ALLERGY: 1. A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.  2. Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
ALLETHRIN: [No definition found]
ALLETHRINS: [No definition found]
ALLEVIANT: [No definition found]
ALLEVIANTS: [No definition found]
ALLEVIATE: 1. To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
ALLEVIATED: 1. To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.  2. Made more bearable.
ALLEVIATES: 1. To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
ALLEVIATING: 1. To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
ALLEVIATION: 1. The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.  2. The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
ALLEVIATIONS: 1. The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.  2. The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
ALLEVIATIVE: [No definition found]
ALLEVIATOR: [No definition found]
ALLEVIATORS: [No definition found]
ALLEVIATORY: [No definition found]
ALLEY: 1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.  2. The area between the outfielders.
ALLEYS: 1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.  2. The area between the outfielders.
ALLEYWAY: 1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.  2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.
ALLEYWAYS: 1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.  2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.
ALLHEAL: 1. Any of several plants supposed to have broad healing powers.
ALLHEALS: 1. Any of several plants supposed to have broad healing powers.
ALLIABLE: [No definition found]
ALLIACEOUS: 1. Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
ALLIAK: [No definition found]
ALLIAKS: [No definition found]
ALLIANCE: 1. The state of being allied.  2. The act of allying or uniting.
ALLIANCES: [No definition found]
ALLICIN: 1. An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
ALLICINS: [No definition found]
ALLIED: 1. Joined as allies.  2. Related.
ALLIES: 1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.  2. The area between the outfielders.
ALLIGATOR: 1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.  2. Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
ALLIGATORS: 1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.  2. Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
ALLITERATE: 1. To exhibit alliteration.  2. To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
ALLITERATED: 1. To exhibit alliteration.  2. To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
ALLITERATES: 1. To exhibit alliteration.  2. To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
ALLITERATING: 1. To exhibit alliteration.  2. To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration.
ALLITERATION: 1. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.  2. The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.
ALLITERATIVE: 1. In the form or style of alliteration.
ALLIUM: 1. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, related to onions and garlic.
ALLIUMS: 1. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, related to onions and garlic.
ALLOANTIBODY: [No definition found]
ALLOANTIGEN: [No definition found]
ALLOANTIGENS: [No definition found]
ALLOBAR: [No definition found]
ALLOBARS: [No definition found]
ALLOCABLE: [No definition found]
ALLOCATABLE: [No definition found]
ALLOCATE: 1. To set aside for a purpose.  2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
ALLOCATED: 1. To set aside for a purpose.  2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
ALLOCATES: 1. To set aside for a purpose.  2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
ALLOCATING: 1. To set aside for a purpose.  2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
ALLOCATION: 1. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
ALLOCATIONS: 1. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
ALLOCATOR: [No definition found]
ALLOCATORS: [No definition found]
ALLOCHTHON: [No definition found]
ALLOCHTHONS: [No definition found]
ALLOCUTION: 1. A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.  2. The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
ALLOCUTIONS: 1. A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.  2. The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
ALLOD: 1. Allodium
ALLODIA: 1. Freehold land or property
ALLODIAL: [No definition found]
ALLODIUM: 1. Freehold land or property
ALLODS: 1. Allodium
ALLODYNIA: [No definition found]
ALLODYNIAS: [No definition found]
ALLOGAMIES: [No definition found]
ALLOGAMOUS: [No definition found]
ALLOGAMY: 1. The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization
ALLOGENEIC: 1. Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.  2. Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
ALLOGENIC: 1. Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.  2. Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
ALLOGRAFT: 1. A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant  2. To perform a transplant of this kind.
ALLOGRAFTED: [No definition found]
ALLOGRAFTING: [No definition found]
ALLOGRAFTS: 1. A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant
ALLOGRAPH: 1. A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).  2. A signature made by one person for another (compare autograph).
ALLOGRAPHIC: [No definition found]
ALLOGRAPHS: 1. A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).  2. A signature made by one person for another (compare autograph).
ALLOMETRIC: [No definition found]
ALLOMETRIES: [No definition found]
ALLOMETRY: 1. The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism's body part or process.
ALLOMORPH: 1. Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.  2. Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
ALLOMORPHIC: [No definition found]
ALLOMORPHISM: [No definition found]
ALLOMORPHS: 1. Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.  2. Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
ALLONGE: 1. A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.  2. A thrust or pass; a lunge.
ALLONGES: 1. A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.  2. A thrust or pass; a lunge.
ALLONYM: [No definition found]
ALLONYMS: [No definition found]
ALLOPATH: 1. A practitioner of allopathy
ALLOPATHIC: [No definition found]
ALLOPATHIES: [No definition found]
ALLOPATHS: 1. A practitioner of allopathy
ALLOPATHY: 1. A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.  2. A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
ALLOPATRIC: 1. Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
ALLOPATRIES: [No definition found]
ALLOPATRY: [No definition found]
ALLOPHANE: [No definition found]
ALLOPHANES: [No definition found]
ALLOPHONE: 1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.  2. A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
ALLOPHONES: 1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.  2. A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
ALLOPHONIC: [No definition found]
ALLOPLASM: [No definition found]
ALLOPLASMS: [No definition found]
ALLOPURINOL: 1. A drug, 1,5-dihydro, 4H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one, used primarily to treat hyperuricemia and its complications.
ALLOPURINOLS: [No definition found]
ALLOSAUR: 1. Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
ALLOSAURS: 1. Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
ALLOSAURUS: 1. A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
ALLOSAURUSES: 1. A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
ALLOSTERIC: 1. An allosteric modulator  2. (of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive
ALLOSTERIES: [No definition found]
ALLOSTERY: [No definition found]
ALLOT: 1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.  2. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
ALLOTMENT: 1. The act of allotting.  2. Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
ALLOTMENTS: 1. The act of allotting.  2. Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
ALLOTROPE: 1. Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
ALLOTROPES: 1. Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
ALLOTROPIC: [No definition found]
ALLOTROPICAL: [No definition found]
ALLOTROPIES: [No definition found]
ALLOTROPY: 1. A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
ALLOTS: 1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.  2. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
ALLOTTED: 1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.  2. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
ALLOTTEE: 1. The person to whom an allotment is allotted.
ALLOTTEES: 1. The person to whom an allotment is allotted.
ALLOTTER: [No definition found]
ALLOTTERS: [No definition found]
ALLOTTING: 1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.  2. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
ALLOTYPE: [No definition found]
ALLOTYPES: [No definition found]
ALLOTYPIC: [No definition found]
ALLOTYPIES: [No definition found]
ALLOTYPY: [No definition found]
ALLOVER: 1. Over the whole area or extent
ALLOVERS: [No definition found]
ALLOW: 1. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.  2. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
ALLOWABLE: 1. Permitted amount or activity.  2. Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
ALLOWABLES: [No definition found]
ALLOWABLY: [No definition found]
ALLOWANCE: 1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting  2. Acknowledgment.
ALLOWANCED: 1. To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).  2. To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
ALLOWANCES: 1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting  2. Acknowledgment.
ALLOWANCING: 1. To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).  2. To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
ALLOWED: 1. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.  2. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
ALLOWEDLY: 1. Admittedly
ALLOWING: 1. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.  2. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
ALLOWS: 1. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.  2. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
ALLOXAN: 1. An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
ALLOXANS: [No definition found]
ALLOY: 1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.  2. A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
ALLOYED: [No definition found]
ALLOYING: [No definition found]
ALLOYS: [No definition found]
ALLS: [No definition found]
ALLSEED: [No definition found]
ALLSEEDS: [No definition found]
ALLSORTS: [No definition found]
ALLSPICE: [No definition found]
ALLSPICES: [No definition found]
ALLUDE: [No definition found]
ALLUDED: [No definition found]
ALLUDES: [No definition found]
ALLUDING: [No definition found]
ALLURE: [No definition found]
ALLURED: [No definition found]
ALLUREMENT: [No definition found]
ALLUREMENTS: [No definition found]
ALLURER: [No definition found]
ALLURERS: [No definition found]
ALLURES: 1. To entice; to attract.
ALLURING: 1. To entice; to attract.  2. The action of the verb allure.
ALLURINGLY: [No definition found]
ALLUSION: [No definition found]
ALLUSIONS: [No definition found]
ALLUSIVE: [No definition found]
ALLUSIVELY: [No definition found]
ALLUSIVENESS: [No definition found]
ALLUVIA: [No definition found]
ALLUVIAL: [No definition found]
ALLUVIALS: [No definition found]
ALLUVION: [No definition found]
ALLUVIONS: [No definition found]
ALLUVIUM: [No definition found]
ALLUVIUMS: [No definition found]
ALLY: [No definition found]
ALLYING: [No definition found]
ALLYL: [No definition found]
ALLYLIC: [No definition found]
ALLYLS: [No definition found]
ALLYSHIP: [No definition found]
ALLYSHIPS: [No definition found]
ALMA: [No definition found]
ALMACANTAR: 1. 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.  2. An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
ALMACANTARS: 1. 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.  2. An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
ALMAGEST: 1. A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
ALMAGESTS: 1. A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
ALMAH: [No definition found]
ALMAHS: [No definition found]
ALMANAC: 1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.  2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject
ALMANACK: 1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.  2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject
ALMANACKS: 1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.  2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject
ALMANACS: 1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.  2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject
ALMANDINE: 1. A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.
ALMANDINES: 1. A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.
ALMANDITE: [No definition found]
ALMANDITES: [No definition found]
ALMAS: [No definition found]
ALME: [No definition found]
ALMEH: [No definition found]
ALMEHS: [No definition found]
ALMEMAR: [No definition found]
ALMEMARS: [No definition found]
ALMES: [No definition found]
ALMIGHTINESS: [No definition found]
ALMIGHTY: 1. (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful  2. Great; extreme; terrible.
ALMNER: [No definition found]
ALMNERS: [No definition found]
ALMOND: 1. A type of tree nut.  2. A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus dulcis, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.
ALMONDS: 1. A type of tree nut.  2. A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus dulcis, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.
ALMONDY: [No definition found]
ALMONER: 1. One who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses  2. One who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
ALMONERS: 1. One who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses  2. One who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
ALMONRIES: 1. A building in which alms were distributed.
ALMONRY: 1. A building in which alms were distributed.
ALMOST: 1. Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.  2. Very close to, not quite.
ALMS: 1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
ALMSGIVER: [No definition found]
ALMSGIVERS: [No definition found]
ALMSGIVING: 1. The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
ALMSGIVINGS: [No definition found]
ALMSHOUSE: 1. A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
ALMSHOUSES: 1. A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
ALMSMAN: [No definition found]
ALMSMEN: [No definition found]
ALMUCANTAR: 1. 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.  2. An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
ALMUCANTARS: 1. 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.  2. An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
ALMUCE: [No definition found]
ALMUCES: [No definition found]
ALMUD: [No definition found]
ALMUDE: [No definition found]
ALMUDES: [No definition found]
ALMUDS: [No definition found]
ALMUG: [No definition found]
ALMUGS: [No definition found]
ALNICO: [No definition found]
ALNICOES: [No definition found]
ALNICOS: [No definition found]
ALODIA: [No definition found]
ALODIAL: [No definition found]
ALODIUM: [No definition found]
ALOE: 1. (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.  2. A plant of the genus Aloe.
ALOES: 1. (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.  2. A plant of the genus Aloe.
ALOESWOOD: [No definition found]
ALOESWOODS: [No definition found]
ALOETIC: [No definition found]
ALOFT: 1. At, to, or in the air or sky.  2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
ALOGICAL: 1. Not based upon logic or reasoned argument.  2. Opposed to logic.
ALOGICALLY: [No definition found]
ALOHA: 1. Good wishes, love.  2. An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
ALOHAS: 1. Good wishes, love.  2. An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
ALOIN: [No definition found]
ALOINS: [No definition found]
ALONE: 1. By oneself, solitary.  2. Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
ALONENESS: [No definition found]
ALONENESSES: [No definition found]
ALONG: 1. In company; together.  2. Onward, forward, with progressive action.
ALONGSHORE: 1. At or along a shore or coast.  2. At or along a shore or coast.
ALONGSIDE: 1. Along the side; by the side; side by side with.  2. Together with or at the same time.
ALOOF: 1. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.  2. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
ALOOFLY: [No definition found]
ALOOFNESS: [No definition found]
ALOOFNESSES: [No definition found]
ALOPECIA: 1. Baldness.  2. Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
ALOPECIAS: [No definition found]
ALOPECIC: [No definition found]
ALOUD: 1. Spoken out loud.  2. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
ALOW: 1. Low down.  2. Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.
ALP: 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
ALPACA: 1. A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.  2. Wool from the alpaca.
ALPACAS: 1. A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.  2. Wool from the alpaca.
ALPENGLOW: 1. A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
ALPENGLOWS: [No definition found]
ALPENHORN: 1. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
ALPENHORNS: 1. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
ALPENSTOCK: 1. A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
ALPENSTOCKS: 1. A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
ALPHA: 1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.  2. Latin alpha
ALPHABET: 1. The set of letters used when writing in a language.  2. A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
ALPHABETED: [No definition found]
ALPHABETIC: 1. Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
ALPHABETICAL: 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.  2. According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
ALPHABETING: [No definition found]
ALPHABETISE: 1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETISED: 1. Arranged in alphabetical order.  2. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETISES: 1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETIZE: 1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETIZED: 1. Arranged in alphabetical order.  2. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETIZER: [No definition found]
ALPHABETIZES: 1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
ALPHABETS: 1. The set of letters used when writing in a language.  2. A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
ALPHAMERIC: [No definition found]
ALPHANUMERIC: 1. An alphanumeric character.  2. Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
ALPHAS: 1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.  2. Latin alpha
ALPHORN: 1. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
ALPHORNS: 1. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
ALPHOSIS: [No definition found]
ALPHOSISES: [No definition found]
ALPHYL: [No definition found]
ALPHYLS: [No definition found]
ALPINE: 1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden  2. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
ALPINELY: [No definition found]
ALPINES: 1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden
ALPINISM: [No definition found]
ALPINISMS: [No definition found]
ALPINIST: 1. A skier who specializes in alpine skiing (the disciplines of super-G, giant slalom, slalom, downhill)  2. (sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
ALPINISTS: 1. A skier who specializes in alpine skiing (the disciplines of super-G, giant slalom, slalom, downhill)  2. (sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
ALPRAZOLAM: 1. A drug of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.
ALPRAZOLAMS: [No definition found]
ALPROSTADIL: [No definition found]
ALPROSTADILS: [No definition found]
ALPS: 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
ALREADY: 1. Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.  2. So soon.
ALRIGHT: 1. Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.  2. In good health, unharmed.
ALS: 1. The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.  2. (focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
ALSIKE: 1. Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
ALSIKES: 1. Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
ALSO: 1. (focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.  2. To the same degree or extent; so, as.
ALSTROEMERIA: 1. Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
ALT: 1. High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.  2. A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
ALTAR: 1. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.  2. A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
ALTARPIECE: 1. A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
ALTARPIECES: 1. A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
ALTARS: 1. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.  2. A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
ALTAZIMUTH: 1. A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
ALTAZIMUTHS: 1. A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
ALTCOIN: [No definition found]
ALTCOINS: [No definition found]
ALTER: 1. To change the form or structure of.  2. To become different.
ALTERABILITY: [No definition found]
ALTERABLE: [No definition found]
ALTERABLY: [No definition found]
ALTERANT: [No definition found]
ALTERANTS: [No definition found]
ALTERATION: 1. The act of altering or making different.  2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
ALTERATIONS: 1. The act of altering or making different.  2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
ALTERCATE: 1. To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
ALTERCATED: 1. To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
ALTERCATES: 1. To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
ALTERCATING: 1. To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
ALTERCATION: 1. Heated or angry dispute
ALTERCATIONS: 1. Heated or angry dispute
ALTERED: 1. To change the form or structure of.  2. To become different.
ALTERER: [No definition found]
ALTERERS: [No definition found]
ALTERING: 1. To change the form or structure of.  2. To become different.
ALTERITIES: [No definition found]
ALTERITY: 1. Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
ALTERNANT: 1. An alternate form or allomorph.  2. A determinant which is an alternating function.
ALTERNANTS: 1. An alternate form or allomorph.  2. A determinant which is an alternating function.
ALTERNATE: 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.  2. A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
ALTERNATED: 1. To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.  2. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
ALTERNATELY: 1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.  2. By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
ALTERNATES: 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.  2. A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
ALTERNATING: 1. To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.  2. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
ALTERNATION: 1. The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence  2. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
ALTERNATIONS: 1. The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence  2. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
ALTERNATIVE: 1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.  2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
ALTERNATIVES: 1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.  2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
ALTERNATOR: 1. An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
ALTERNATORS: 1. An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
ALTERS: 1. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.  2. A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
ALTHAEA: [No definition found]
ALTHAEAS: [No definition found]
ALTHEA: [No definition found]
ALTHEAS: [No definition found]
ALTHO: [No definition found]
ALTHORN: 1. An alto or tenor saxhorn
ALTHORNS: 1. An alto or tenor saxhorn
ALTHOUGH: 1. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.  2. But, except.
ALTIGRAPH: [No definition found]
ALTIGRAPHS: [No definition found]
ALTIMETER: 1. An apparatus for measuring altitude.
ALTIMETERS: 1. An apparatus for measuring altitude.
ALTIMETRIES: [No definition found]
ALTIMETRY: 1. The science of measuring altitude
ALTIPLANO: 1. A high plateau
ALTIPLANOS: 1. A high plateau
ALTITUDE: 1. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.  2. A vertical distance.
ALTITUDES: 1. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.  2. A vertical distance.
ALTITUDINAL: 1. Of or in relation to altitude
ALTITUDINOUS: [No definition found]
ALTO: 1. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.  2. A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
ALTOCUMULI: 1. A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
ALTOCUMULUS: 1. A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
ALTOGETHER: 1. Without exception; wholly; completely.  2. On the whole; with everything considered.
ALTOGETHERS: [No definition found]
ALTOIST: 1. A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument.
ALTOISTS: 1. A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument.
ALTOS: 1. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.  2. A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
ALTOSTRATI: [No definition found]
ALTOSTRATUS: 1. A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
ALTRICIAL: 1. Such an animal  2. Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth.
ALTRUISM: 1. Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.  2. (sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
ALTRUISMS: [No definition found]
ALTRUIST: [No definition found]
ALTRUISTIC: 1. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
ALTRUISTS: [No definition found]
ALTS: 1. An alternate or secondary character.  2. An alternate account.
ALUDEL: 1. A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
ALUDELS: 1. A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
ALULA: 1. A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.  2. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
ALULAE: 1. A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.
ALULAR: [No definition found]
ALUM: 1. An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O).  2. Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
ALUMIN: [No definition found]
ALUMINA: 1. Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics.
ALUMINAS: [No definition found]
ALUMINATE: [No definition found]
ALUMINATES: [No definition found]
ALUMINE: [No definition found]
ALUMINES: [No definition found]
ALUMINIC: [No definition found]
ALUMINIDE: [No definition found]
ALUMINIDES: [No definition found]
ALUMINISE: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINISED: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINISES: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINISING: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINIUM: 1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.  2. A single atom of this element.
ALUMINIUMS: [No definition found]
ALUMINIZE: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINIZED: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINIZES: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINIZING: 1. To coat with a layer of aluminium.
ALUMINOUS: 1. Of or pertaining to alumina or alum
ALUMINS: [No definition found]
ALUMINUM: 1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.  2. A single atom of this element.
ALUMINUMS: [No definition found]
ALUMNA: 1. A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).  2. A female graduate.
ALUMNAE: 1. A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).  2. A female graduate.
ALUMNI: 1. An individual alumnus or alumna.  2. A male pupil or student.
ALUMNUS: 1. A male pupil or student.  2. A male graduate.
ALUMROOT: 1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.  2. Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
ALUMROOTS: 1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.  2. Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
ALUMS: 1. An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O).  2. Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
ALUMSTONE: [No definition found]
ALUMSTONES: [No definition found]
ALUNITE: [No definition found]
ALUNITES: [No definition found]
ALVAR: [No definition found]
ALVARS: [No definition found]
ALVEOLAR: 1. An alveolar consonant  2. Of or relating to an alveolus.
ALVEOLARLY: [No definition found]
ALVEOLARS: 1. An alveolar consonant
ALVEOLATE: [No definition found]
ALVEOLI: 1. A small cavity or pit.  2. An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity, as:
ALVEOLUS: 1. A small cavity or pit.  2. An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity, as:
ALVINE: [No definition found]
ALWAY: 1. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.  2. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
ALWAYS: 1. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.  2. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
ALYSSUM: 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
ALYSSUMS: 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
AMA: [No definition found]
AMADAVAT: 1. An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.
AMADAVATS: 1. An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.
AMADOU: 1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
AMADOUS: [No definition found]
AMAH: 1. In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.  2. In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper.
AMAHS: 1. In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.  2. In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper.
AMAIN: [No definition found]
AMALGAM: 1. An alloy containing mercury.  2. A combination of different things.
AMALGAMATE: 1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.  2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
AMALGAMATED: 1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.  2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
AMALGAMATES: 1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.  2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
AMALGAMATING: 1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.  2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
AMALGAMATION: 1. The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.  2. The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
AMALGAMATOR: [No definition found]
AMALGAMATORS: [No definition found]
AMALGAMS: 1. An alloy containing mercury.  2. A combination of different things.
AMANDINE: [No definition found]
AMANITA: [No definition found]
AMANITAS: [No definition found]
AMANITIN: [No definition found]
AMANITINS: [No definition found]
AMANTADINE: [No definition found]
AMANTADINES: [No definition found]
AMANUENSES: 1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.  2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
AMANUENSIS: 1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.  2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
AMARANTH: 1. An imaginary flower that does not wither.  2. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
AMARANTHINE: [No definition found]
AMARANTHS: 1. An imaginary flower that does not wither.  2. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
AMARELLE: [No definition found]
AMARELLES: [No definition found]
AMARETTI: 1. A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.  2. A glass of that liqueur.
AMARETTO: 1. A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.  2. A glass of that liqueur.
AMARETTOS: 1. A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.  2. A glass of that liqueur.
AMARNA: [No definition found]
AMARONE: [No definition found]
AMARONES: [No definition found]
AMARYLLIS: 1. The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.  2. A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
AMARYLLISES: 1. The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.  2. A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
AMAS: [No definition found]
AMASS: 1. A large number of things collected or piled together.  2. The act of amassing.
AMASSABLE: [No definition found]
AMASSED: 1. To collect into a mass or heap.  2. To gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
AMASSER: [No definition found]
AMASSERS: [No definition found]
AMASSES: 1. To collect into a mass or heap.  2. To gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
AMASSING: 1. To collect into a mass or heap.  2. To gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
AMASSMENT: 1. The act of amassing.  2. That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
AMASSMENTS: 1. The act of amassing.  2. That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something).
AMATEUR: 1. A lover of something.  2. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
AMATEURISH: 1. Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
AMATEURISHLY: [No definition found]
AMATEURISM: 1. Amateur beliefs and practices generally.  2. The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
AMATEURISMS: [No definition found]
AMATEURS: 1. A lover of something.  2. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
AMATIVE: [No definition found]
AMATIVELY: [No definition found]
AMATIVENESS: [No definition found]
AMATOL: 1. A high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene. Compare sodatol
AMATOLS: [No definition found]
AMATORY: 1. Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
AMAUROSES: [No definition found]
AMAUROSIS: 1. Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
AMAUROTIC: [No definition found]
AMAUTI: [No definition found]
AMAUTIK: [No definition found]
AMAUTIKS: [No definition found]
AMAUTIS: [No definition found]
AMAZE: 1. Amazement, astonishment.  2. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
AMAZED: 1. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.  2. To undergo amazement; to be astounded.
AMAZEDLY: [No definition found]
AMAZEMENT: 1. The condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.  2. A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
AMAZEMENTS: [No definition found]
AMAZES: 1. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.  2. To undergo amazement; to be astounded.
AMAZING: 1. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.  2. To undergo amazement; to be astounded.
AMAZINGLY: 1. In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.  2. Difficult to believe; strange but true.
AMAZON: 1. A tall, strong, athletic woman.
AMAZONIAN: 1. Having characteristics of the mythical Amazons; aggressive and warlike.  2. (of a woman) Tall, strong and athletic.
AMAZONIANS: [No definition found]
AMAZONITE: [No definition found]
AMAZONITES: [No definition found]
AMAZONS: 1. A tall, strong, athletic woman.
AMAZONSTONE: [No definition found]
AMAZONSTONES: [No definition found]
AMBAGE: [No definition found]
AMBAGES: [No definition found]
AMBAGIOUS: [No definition found]
AMBARI: [No definition found]
AMBARIES: [No definition found]
AMBARIS: [No definition found]
AMBARY: [No definition found]
AMBASSADOR: 1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)  2. An official messenger and representative.
AMBASSADORS: 1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)  2. An official messenger and representative.
AMBASSADRESS: 1. A female ambassador.  2. The wife of an ambassador.
AMBEER: [No definition found]
AMBEERS: [No definition found]
AMBER: 1. Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.  2. A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.
AMBERGRIS: 1. A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
AMBERGRISES: [No definition found]
AMBERIES: [No definition found]
AMBERINA: [No definition found]
AMBERINAS: [No definition found]
AMBERJACK: 1. Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
AMBERJACKS: 1. Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
AMBEROID: [No definition found]
AMBEROIDS: [No definition found]
AMBERS: 1. Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.  2. A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.
AMBERY: [No definition found]
AMBIANCE: 1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.  2. (3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
AMBIANCES: 1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.  2. (3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
AMBIDEXTROUS: 1. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.  2. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
AMBIENCE: 1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.  2. (3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
AMBIENCES: 1. A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.  2. (3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
AMBIENT: 1. Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.  2. The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
AMBIENTS: [No definition found]
AMBIGRAM: [No definition found]
AMBIGRAMS: [No definition found]
AMBIGUITIES: 1. Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.  2. The state of being ambiguous.
AMBIGUITY: 1. Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.  2. The state of being ambiguous.
AMBIGUOUS: 1. Open to multiple interpretations.  2. Vague and unclear.
AMBIGUOUSLY: 1. In an ambiguous manner.
AMBIPOLAR: [No definition found]
AMBISEXUAL: 1. An ambisexual person.  2. Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
AMBISEXUALS: 1. An ambisexual person.
AMBISONICS: 1. A form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound
AMBIT: 1. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.  2. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
AMBITION: 1. Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.  2. An object of an ardent desire.
AMBITIONED: [No definition found]
AMBITIONING: [No definition found]
AMBITIONLESS: [No definition found]
AMBITIONS: 1. Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.  2. An object of an ardent desire.
AMBITIOUS: 1. (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.  2. (followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
AMBITIOUSLY: 1. In an ambitious manner.
AMBITS: 1. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.  2. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
AMBIVALENCE: 1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.  2. A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
AMBIVALENCES: 1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.  2. A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
AMBIVALENCY: [No definition found]
AMBIVALENT: 1. Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.  2. Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
AMBIVALENTLY: [No definition found]
AMBIVERSION: [No definition found]
AMBIVERSIONS: [No definition found]
AMBIVERT: 1. A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
AMBIVERTS: 1. A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
AMBLE: 1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
AMBLED: 1. To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.  2. Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
AMBLER: [No definition found]
AMBLERS: [No definition found]
AMBLES: 1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
AMBLING: 1. To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.  2. Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
AMBLYGONITE: [No definition found]
AMBLYGONITES: [No definition found]
AMBLYOPIA: 1. Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.  2. A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
AMBLYOPIAS: [No definition found]
AMBLYOPIC: [No definition found]
AMBO: 1. A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.  2. A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
AMBOINA: [No definition found]
AMBOINAS: [No definition found]
AMBONES: 1. A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.  2. A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
AMBOS: 1. A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.  2. A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
AMBOYNA: 1. A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.  2. The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
AMBOYNAS: [No definition found]
AMBRIES: 1. A bookcase; a library or archive.  2. A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.
AMBROID: [No definition found]
AMBROIDS: [No definition found]
AMBROSIA: 1. The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.  2. The anointing-oil of the gods.
AMBROSIAL: [No definition found]
AMBROSIALLY: [No definition found]
AMBROSIAN: 1. Ambrosial.
AMBROSIAS: [No definition found]
AMBROTYPE: [No definition found]
AMBROTYPES: [No definition found]
AMBRY: 1. A bookcase; a library or archive.  2. A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage.
AMBSACE: [No definition found]
AMBSACES: [No definition found]
AMBULACRA: 1. (of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
AMBULACRAL: [No definition found]
AMBULACRUM: 1. (of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
AMBULANCE: 1. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.  2. A mobile field hospital.
AMBULANCES: 1. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.  2. A mobile field hospital.
AMBULANT: 1. Able to walk.  2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
AMBULATE: 1. To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
AMBULATED: 1. To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
AMBULATES: 1. To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
AMBULATING: 1. To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
AMBULATION: [No definition found]
AMBULATIONS: [No definition found]
AMBULATOR: [No definition found]
AMBULATORIES: 1. The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.  2. Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
AMBULATORILY: [No definition found]
AMBULATORS: [No definition found]
AMBULATORY: 1. The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.  2. Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
AMBULETTE: 1. A van used to transport patients in non-emergency situations.
AMBULETTES: 1. A van used to transport patients in non-emergency situations.
AMBUSCADE: 1. An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.  2. The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
AMBUSCADED: 1. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
AMBUSCADER: [No definition found]
AMBUSCADERS: [No definition found]
AMBUSCADES: 1. An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.  2. The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
AMBUSCADING: 1. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
AMBUSH: 1. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.  2. An attack launched from a concealed position.
AMBUSHED: 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.  2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
AMBUSHER: [No definition found]
AMBUSHERS: [No definition found]
AMBUSHES: 1. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.  2. An attack launched from a concealed position.
AMBUSHING: 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.  2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
AMBUSHMENT: [No definition found]
AMBUSHMENTS: [No definition found]
AMEBA: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMEBAE: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMEBAN: [No definition found]
AMEBAS: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMEBEAN: [No definition found]
AMEBIASES: [No definition found]
AMEBIASIS: 1. An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
AMEBIC: [No definition found]
AMEBOCYTE: [No definition found]
AMEBOCYTES: [No definition found]
AMEBOID: 1. Resembling, or characteristic of an amoeba
AMEER: [No definition found]
AMEERATE: [No definition found]
AMEERATES: [No definition found]
AMEERS: [No definition found]
AMELCORN: [No definition found]
AMELCORNS: [No definition found]
AMELIORATE: 1. To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.  2. To become better; improve.
AMELIORATED: 1. To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.  2. To become better; improve.
AMELIORATES: 1. To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.  2. To become better; improve.
AMELIORATING: 1. To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.  2. To become better; improve.
AMELIORATION: 1. The act of making better.  2. An improvement.
AMELIORATIVE: [No definition found]
AMELIORATOR: [No definition found]
AMELIORATORS: [No definition found]
AMELIORATORY: [No definition found]
AMELOBLAST: [No definition found]
AMELOBLASTS: [No definition found]
AMEN: 1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.  2. A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
AMENABILITY: [No definition found]
AMENABLE: 1. Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.  2. Willing to comply; easily led.
AMENABLY: [No definition found]
AMEND: 1. (usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.  2. To make better; improve.
AMENDABLE: [No definition found]
AMENDATORY: [No definition found]
AMENDED: 1. To make better; improve.  2. To become better.
AMENDER: [No definition found]
AMENDERS: [No definition found]
AMENDING: 1. To make better; improve.  2. To become better.
AMENDMENT: 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.  2. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
AMENDMENTS: 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.  2. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
AMENDS: 1. (usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.  2. To make better; improve.
AMENITIES: 1. The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.  2. Pleasantness.
AMENITY: 1. Pleasantness.  2. A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
AMENORRHEA: 1. Absence of menstrual discharge.
AMENORRHEAS: [No definition found]
AMENORRHEIC: [No definition found]
AMENORRHOEA: 1. Absence of menstrual discharge.
AMENORRHOEAS: [No definition found]
AMENS: 1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.  2. A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
AMENT: 1. A catkin or amentum.  2. A congenital idiot.
AMENTA: [No definition found]
AMENTIA: 1. Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
AMENTIAS: [No definition found]
AMENTIFEROUS: [No definition found]
AMENTS: 1. A catkin or amentum.  2. A congenital idiot.
AMENTUM: [No definition found]
AMERCE: 1. To impose a fine on; to fine.  2. To punish; to make an exaction.
AMERCED: 1. To impose a fine on; to fine.  2. To punish; to make an exaction.
AMERCEMENT: 1. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.
AMERCEMENTS: 1. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.
AMERCER: [No definition found]
AMERCERS: [No definition found]
AMERCES: 1. To impose a fine on; to fine.  2. To punish; to make an exaction.
AMERCIABLE: [No definition found]
AMERCING: 1. To impose a fine on; to fine.  2. To punish; to make an exaction.
AMERICIUM: 1. The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
AMERICIUMS: [No definition found]
AMESACE: [No definition found]
AMESACES: [No definition found]
AMETHYST: 1. A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.  2. A purple colour.
AMETHYSTINE: 1. Like amethyst, especially in colour.
AMETHYSTS: 1. A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.  2. A purple colour.
AMETROPIA: [No definition found]
AMETROPIAS: [No definition found]
AMETROPIC: [No definition found]
AMI: [No definition found]
AMIA: [No definition found]
AMIABILITIES: [No definition found]
AMIABILITY: 1. Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
AMIABLE: 1. Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious  2. Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like
AMIABLENESS: [No definition found]
AMIABLY: 1. In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
AMIANTHUS: 1. A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
AMIANTHUSES: [No definition found]
AMIANTUS: [No definition found]
AMIANTUSES: [No definition found]
AMIAS: [No definition found]
AMICABILITY: [No definition found]
AMICABLE: 1. Showing friendliness or goodwill.
AMICABLENESS: [No definition found]
AMICABLY: 1. Friendly; in an amicable manner.  2. Characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
AMICE: 1. A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
AMICES: 1. A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
AMICI: 1. Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
AMICUS: 1. Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
AMID: 1. In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
AMIDASE: [No definition found]
AMIDASES: [No definition found]
AMIDE: 1. Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides  2. Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH- or R2N-)
AMIDES: 1. Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides  2. Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH- or R2N-)
AMIDIC: [No definition found]
AMIDIN: [No definition found]
AMIDINE: [No definition found]
AMIDINES: [No definition found]
AMIDINS: [No definition found]
AMIDO: [No definition found]
AMIDOGEN: [No definition found]
AMIDOGENS: [No definition found]
AMIDOL: [No definition found]
AMIDOLS: [No definition found]
AMIDONE: [No definition found]
AMIDONES: [No definition found]
AMIDS: [No definition found]
AMIDSHIP: 1. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
AMIDSHIPS: 1. In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.  2. Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
AMIDST: 1. In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
AMIE: [No definition found]
AMIES: [No definition found]
AMIGA: [No definition found]
AMIGAS: [No definition found]
AMIGO: 1. Friend  2. (chiefly California) Mexican
AMIGOS: 1. Friend  2. (chiefly California) Mexican
AMIN: [No definition found]
AMINE: 1. A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.  2. Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.
AMINES: 1. A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.  2. Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.
AMINIC: [No definition found]
AMINITIES: [No definition found]
AMINITY: [No definition found]
AMINO: 1. The amine functional group.  2. Relating to an amine.
AMINOPTERIN: [No definition found]
AMINOPTERINS: [No definition found]
AMINOPYRINE: [No definition found]
AMINOPYRINES: [No definition found]
AMINOS: [No definition found]
AMINS: [No definition found]
AMIR: 1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.  2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.
AMIRATE: [No definition found]
AMIRATES: [No definition found]
AMIRIGHT: [No definition found]
AMIRITE: 1. (rhetorical question) Alternative spelling of am I right
AMIRS: 1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.  2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.
AMIS: [No definition found]
AMISS: 1. Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.  2. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
AMITIES: [No definition found]
AMITOSES: [No definition found]
AMITOSIS: [No definition found]
AMITOTIC: 1. Of or pertaining to amitosis
AMITOTICALLY: [No definition found]
AMITROLE: [No definition found]
AMITROLES: [No definition found]
AMITY: 1. Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.  2. Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
AMMETER: 1. A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
AMMETERS: 1. A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
AMMINE: [No definition found]
AMMINES: [No definition found]
AMMINO: [No definition found]
AMMO: 1. Ammunition.  2. To load up on ammunition.
AMMOCETE: [No definition found]
AMMOCETES: [No definition found]
AMMOLITE: [No definition found]
AMMOLITES: [No definition found]
AMMONAL: [No definition found]
AMMONALS: [No definition found]
AMMONIA: 1. A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.  2. A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
AMMONIAC: [No definition found]
AMMONIACAL: 1. Pertaining to or containing ammonia.
AMMONIACS: [No definition found]
AMMONIAS: [No definition found]
AMMONIATE: [No definition found]
AMMONIATED: 1. To treat with ammonia.
AMMONIATES: [No definition found]
AMMONIATING: [No definition found]
AMMONIATION: [No definition found]
AMMONIATIONS: [No definition found]
AMMONIC: [No definition found]
AMMONIFIED: [No definition found]
AMMONIFIES: [No definition found]
AMMONIFY: [No definition found]
AMMONIFYING: [No definition found]
AMMONITE: 1. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.  2. An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
AMMONITES: 1. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
AMMONITIC: [No definition found]
AMMONIUM: 1. The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia  2. (especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
AMMONIUMS: [No definition found]
AMMONO: [No definition found]
AMMONOID: 1. An extinct cephalopod of the subclass Ammonoidea (including ammonites).  2. Characteristic of an ammonite
AMMONOIDS: 1. An extinct cephalopod of the subclass Ammonoidea (including ammonites).
AMMOS: [No definition found]
AMMUNITION: 1. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.  2. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
AMMUNITIONS: [No definition found]
AMNESIA: 1. Loss of memory; forgetfulness.  2. Forgetfulness.
AMNESIAC: 1. Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
AMNESIACS: 1. Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
AMNESIAS: [No definition found]
AMNESIC: 1. A person suffering from amnesia  2. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from amnesia
AMNESICS: 1. A person suffering from amnesia
AMNESTIC: [No definition found]
AMNESTIED: 1. That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.  2. To grant a pardon (to a group)
AMNESTIES: 1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.  2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
AMNESTY: 1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.  2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
AMNESTYING: 1. To grant a pardon (to a group)
AMNIA: 1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
AMNIC: [No definition found]
AMNIO: 1. Amniocentesis
AMNION: 1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
AMNIONIC: [No definition found]
AMNIONS: 1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
AMNIOS: 1. Amnion
AMNIOTE: 1. Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.
AMNIOTES: 1. Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.
AMNIOTIC: 1. Pertaining to the amnion.
AMOBARBITAL: [No definition found]
AMOBARBITALS: [No definition found]
AMOEBA: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMOEBAE: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMOEBAEAN: [No definition found]
AMOEBAN: [No definition found]
AMOEBAS: 1. A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.  2. The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
AMOEBEAN: [No definition found]
AMOEBIASES: [No definition found]
AMOEBIASIS: 1. An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
AMOEBIC: [No definition found]
AMOEBOCYTE: [No definition found]
AMOEBOCYTES: [No definition found]
AMOEBOID: 1. Resembling, or characteristic of an amoeba  2. Single‐celled organism that moves or feeds by means of temporary projections, called pseudopods. They are taxonomically classified in a sub‐phylum called Sarcodina.
AMOK: [No definition found]
AMOKS: [No definition found]
AMOLE: 1. Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap  2. Other Mexican and North American plants used as soap
AMOLES: 1. Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap  2. Other Mexican and North American plants used as soap
AMONG: 1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)  2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
AMONGST: 1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
AMONTILLADO: 1. A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
AMONTILLADOS: 1. A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
AMORAL: 1. (of acts) Neither moral nor immoral.  2. (of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.
AMORALISM: [No definition found]
AMORALISMS: [No definition found]
AMORALIST: [No definition found]
AMORALISTS: [No definition found]
AMORALITIES: [No definition found]
AMORALITY: [No definition found]
AMORALLY: [No definition found]
AMORETTI: 1. (in art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).  2. A love poem.
AMORETTO: 1. (in art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).  2. A love poem.
AMORETTOS: [No definition found]
AMORINI: [No definition found]
AMORINO: [No definition found]
AMORIST: 1. Someone who is in love.  2. Someone who writes about love.
AMORISTIC: [No definition found]
AMORISTS: 1. Someone who is in love.  2. Someone who writes about love.
AMOROSO: 1. A male lover.  2. Tender; loving
AMOROSOS: 1. A male lover.
AMOROUS: 1. Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.  2. Indicating love or sexual desire.
AMOROUSLY: [No definition found]
AMOROUSNESS: [No definition found]
AMORPHISM: [No definition found]
AMORPHISMS: [No definition found]
AMORPHOUS: 1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.  2. (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
AMORPHOUSLY: [No definition found]
AMORT: [No definition found]
AMORTISATION: 1. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.  2. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
AMORTISE: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTISED: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTISES: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTISING: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTIZABLE: [No definition found]
AMORTIZATION: 1. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.  2. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
AMORTIZE: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTIZED: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTIZES: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMORTIZING: 1. To alienate (property) in mortmain.  2. To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
AMOSITE: 1. A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
AMOSITES: [No definition found]
AMOTION: [No definition found]
AMOTIONS: [No definition found]
AMOUNT: 1. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).  2. A quantity or volume.
AMOUNTED: 1. (followed by to) To total or evaluate.  2. (followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
AMOUNTING: 1. (followed by to) To total or evaluate.  2. (followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
AMOUNTS: 1. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).  2. A quantity or volume.
AMOUR: 1. Love, affection.  2. Courtship; flirtation.
AMOURS: 1. Love, affection.  2. Courtship; flirtation.
AMOXICILLIN: 1. A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms, with formula C16H19N3O5S.
AMOXICILLINS: [No definition found]
AMOXYCILLIN: 1. A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms, with formula C16H19N3O5S.
AMOXYCILLINS: [No definition found]
AMP: 1. Short for ampere.  2. Short for amplifier.
AMPACITIES: [No definition found]
AMPACITY: [No definition found]
AMPED: 1. (usually with up) To amplify.  2. (usually with up) To excite.
AMPELOPSIS: 1. A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
AMPELOPSISES: [No definition found]
AMPERAGE: 1. The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
AMPERAGES: 1. The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
AMPERE: 1. A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
AMPERES: 1. A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
AMPEROMETRIC: [No definition found]
AMPERSAND: 1. The symbol "&".  2. To add an ampersand to.
AMPERSANDS: 1. The symbol "&".
AMPHETAMINE: 1. (proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.  2. Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
AMPHETAMINES: 1. (proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.  2. Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
AMPHIBIA: [No definition found]
AMPHIBIAN: 1. An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.  2. A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
AMPHIBIANS: 1. An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.  2. A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
AMPHIBIOUS: 1. Capable of functioning on land or in water.  2. Occurring on both land and water.
AMPHIBIOUSLY: [No definition found]
AMPHIBOLE: 1. Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
AMPHIBOLES: 1. Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
AMPHIBOLIES: 1. (grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
AMPHIBOLITE: 1. Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
AMPHIBOLITES: [No definition found]
AMPHIBOLOGY: 1. Amphiboly.
AMPHIBOLY: 1. (grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
AMPHIBRACH: 1. A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).  2. A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
AMPHIBRACHIC: [No definition found]
AMPHIBRACHS: 1. A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).  2. A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
AMPHICTYONIC: [No definition found]
AMPHICTYONY: [No definition found]
AMPHIDIPLOID: [No definition found]
AMPHIGORIES: [No definition found]
AMPHIGORY: [No definition found]
AMPHIMACER: [No definition found]
AMPHIMACERS: [No definition found]
AMPHIMICTIC: [No definition found]
AMPHIMIXES: [No definition found]
AMPHIMIXIS: 1. Sexual reproduction  2. The union of a male and female gamete
AMPHIOXI: [No definition found]
AMPHIOXUS: 1. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
AMPHIOXUSES: 1. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
AMPHIPATHIC: 1. Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.  2. Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.
AMPHIPHILE: [No definition found]
AMPHIPHILES: [No definition found]
AMPHIPHILIC: 1. (of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.  2. (of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
AMPHIPLOID: [No definition found]
AMPHIPLOIDS: [No definition found]
AMPHIPLOIDY: [No definition found]
AMPHIPOD: 1. A member of taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
AMPHIPODS: 1. A member of taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
AMPHISBAENA: 1. A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.  2. A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
AMPHISBAENAS: 1. A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.  2. A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
AMPHISBAENIC: [No definition found]
AMPHITHEATER: 1. An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.  2. A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
AMPHITHEATRE: 1. An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.  2. A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
AMPHORA: 1. A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil.  2. One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
AMPHORAE: 1. A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil.  2. One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
AMPHORAL: [No definition found]
AMPHORAS: 1. A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil.  2. One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
AMPHOTERIC: 1. Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
AMPICILLIN: 1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic having a beta-lactam structure.
AMPICILLINS: [No definition found]
AMPING: 1. (usually with up) To amplify.  2. (usually with up) To excite.
AMPLE: 1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.  2. Fully sufficient; abundant; plenty
AMPLENESS: [No definition found]
AMPLENESSES: [No definition found]
AMPLER: 1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.  2. Fully sufficient; abundant; plenty
AMPLEST: 1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.  2. Fully sufficient; abundant; plenty
AMPLEXUS: 1. A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
AMPLEXUSES: [No definition found]
AMPLIDYNE: [No definition found]
AMPLIDYNES: [No definition found]
AMPLIFIED: 1. Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder  2. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
AMPLIFIER: 1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.  2. An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
AMPLIFIERS: 1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.  2. An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
AMPLIFIES: 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.  2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
AMPLIFY: 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.  2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
AMPLIFYING: 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.  2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
AMPLITUDE: 1. The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.  2. The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
AMPLITUDES: 1. The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.  2. The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
AMPLY: 1. In an ample manner.
AMPOULE: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
AMPOULES: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
AMPS: 1. Short for ampere.  2. Short for amplifier.
AMPUL: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.  2. An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
AMPULE: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
AMPULES: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
AMPULLA: 1. An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.  2. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
AMPULLAE: 1. An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.  2. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
AMPULLAR: [No definition found]
AMPULLARY: [No definition found]
AMPULS: 1. A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.  2. An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
AMPUTATE: 1. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb
AMPUTATED: 1. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb  2. Having been removed or cut off.
AMPUTATES: 1. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb
AMPUTATING: 1. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb
AMPUTATION: 1. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.  2. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
AMPUTATIONS: 1. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.  2. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
AMPUTATOR: [No definition found]
AMPUTATORS: [No definition found]
AMPUTEE: 1. A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
AMPUTEES: 1. A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
AMREETA: [No definition found]
AMREETAS: [No definition found]
AMRIT: 1. The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.
AMRITA: [No definition found]
AMRITAS: [No definition found]
AMRITS: [No definition found]
AMSINCKIA: [No definition found]
AMSINCKIAS: [No definition found]
AMTRAC: 1. An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
AMTRACK: [No definition found]
AMTRACKS: [No definition found]
AMTRACS: 1. An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
AMTRAK: 1. An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
AMTRAKS: 1. An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
AMU: 1. A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon.
AMUCK: [No definition found]
AMUCKS: [No definition found]
AMULET: 1. A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences or evil spirits.
AMULETS: 1. A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences or evil spirits.
AMUS: [No definition found]
AMUSABLE: [No definition found]
AMUSE: 1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.  2. To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
AMUSED: 1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.  2. To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
AMUSEDLY: 1. In an amused manner
AMUSEMENT: 1. Entertainment.  2. An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
AMUSEMENTS: 1. Entertainment.  2. An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
AMUSER: [No definition found]
AMUSERS: [No definition found]
AMUSES: 1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.  2. To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
AMUSIA: [No definition found]
AMUSIAS: [No definition found]
AMUSING: 1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.  2. To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
AMUSINGLY: 1. In an amusing manner.
AMUSINGNESS: [No definition found]
AMUSIVE: [No definition found]
AMYGDALA: 1. The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
AMYGDALAE: 1. The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
AMYGDALE: 1. An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
AMYGDALES: 1. An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
AMYGDALIN: 1. A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
AMYGDALINS: [No definition found]
AMYGDALOID: 1. A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.  2. Shaped like an almond
AMYGDALOIDAL: 1. Shaped like an almond  2. Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
AMYGDALOIDS: 1. A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
AMYGDULE: [No definition found]
AMYGDULES: [No definition found]
AMYL: 1. Pentyl  2. Of or pertaining to starch
AMYLASE: 1. Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
AMYLASES: [No definition found]
AMYLENE: [No definition found]
AMYLENES: [No definition found]
AMYLIC: [No definition found]
AMYLOGEN: [No definition found]
AMYLOGENS: [No definition found]
AMYLOID: 1. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.  2. Any of various starchlike substances.
AMYLOIDOSES: [No definition found]
AMYLOIDOSIS: 1. Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
AMYLOIDS: [No definition found]
AMYLOLYTIC: [No definition found]
AMYLOPECTIN: 1. A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
AMYLOPECTINS: [No definition found]
AMYLOPLAST: [No definition found]
AMYLOPLASTS: [No definition found]
AMYLOPSIN: [No definition found]
AMYLOPSINS: [No definition found]
AMYLOSE: 1. The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
AMYLOSES: [No definition found]
AMYLS: [No definition found]
AMYLUM: [No definition found]
AMYLUMS: [No definition found]
AMYOTONIA: [No definition found]
AMYOTONIAS: [No definition found]
ANA: 1. A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table  2. (in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity.
ANABAENA: [No definition found]
ANABAENAS: [No definition found]
ANABAPTISM: [No definition found]
ANABAPTISMS: [No definition found]
ANABAS: [No definition found]
ANABASES: 1. A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.  2. The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
ANABASIS: 1. A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.  2. The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
ANABATIC: 1. (of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)  2. Of or pertaining to anabasis
ANABIOSES: [No definition found]
ANABIOSIS: 1. A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.
ANABIOTIC: [No definition found]
ANABLEPS: [No definition found]
ANABLEPSES: [No definition found]
ANABOLIC: 1. An anabolic steroid.  2. Of or relating to anabolism.
ANABOLISM: 1. The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
ANABOLISMS: [No definition found]
ANABRANCH: 1. (of a water channel) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
ANABRANCHES: 1. (of a water channel) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
ANACHRONIC: 1. Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
ANACHRONISM: 1. A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.  2. A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
ANACHRONISMS: 1. A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.  2. A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
ANACHRONOUS: [No definition found]
ANACLISES: [No definition found]
ANACLISIS: [No definition found]
ANACLITIC: 1. Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g. hunger).  2. Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
ANACOLUTHA: 1. (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.  2. Intentional use of such a structure.
ANACOLUTHIC: [No definition found]
ANACOLUTHON: 1. (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.  2. Intentional use of such a structure.
ANACOLUTHONS: [No definition found]
ANACONDA: 1. Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).  2. (by extension) A large penis.
ANACONDAS: 1. Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).  2. (by extension) A large penis.
ANACREONTIC: 1. A short lyrical piece about love and wine.  2. Pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon and his manners; jovial, festive.
ANACREONTICS: 1. A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
ANACRUSES: 1. An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.  2. An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
ANACRUSIS: 1. An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.  2. An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
ANADEM: [No definition found]
ANADEMS: [No definition found]
ANADIPLOSES: [No definition found]
ANADIPLOSIS: [No definition found]
ANADROMOUS: 1. (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.  2. Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
ANAEMIA: 1. A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.  2. A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
ANAEMIAS: [No definition found]
ANAEMIC: 1. An individual who has anemia.  2. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
ANAEMICALLY: [No definition found]
ANAEROBE: 1. An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
ANAEROBES: 1. An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
ANAEROBIA: [No definition found]
ANAEROBIC: 1. Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.  2. Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
ANAEROBIOSES: [No definition found]
ANAEROBIOSIS: [No definition found]
ANAEROBIUM: [No definition found]
ANAESTHESIA: 1. An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.  2. The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia, lesion in the nervous system or other physical abnormality.
ANAESTHESIAS: [No definition found]
ANAESTHETIC: 1. A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.  2. Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
ANAESTHETICS: 1. A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
ANAESTHETISE: 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
ANAESTHETIST: 1. One who gives an anesthetic.
ANAESTHETIZE: 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
ANAGEN: 1. The production of new hair from stem cells
ANAGENESES: [No definition found]
ANAGENESIS: 1. The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.
ANAGENS: [No definition found]
ANAGLYPH: 1. A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.  2. A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
ANAGLYPHIC: [No definition found]
ANAGLYPHS: 1. A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.  2. A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
ANAGNORISES: 1. The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
ANAGNORISIS: 1. The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
ANAGOGE: [No definition found]
ANAGOGES: [No definition found]
ANAGOGIC: [No definition found]
ANAGOGICAL: [No definition found]
ANAGOGICALLY: [No definition found]
ANAGOGIES: [No definition found]
ANAGOGY: [No definition found]
ANAGRAM: 1. (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.  2. To form anagrams.
ANAGRAMMATIC: 1. Being or relating to an anagram.
ANAGRAMMED: [No definition found]
ANAGRAMMING: [No definition found]
ANAGRAMS: 1. (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.  2. To form anagrams.
ANAL: 1. Any of the anal scales of a reptile.  2. Anal sex.
ANALCIME: [No definition found]
ANALCIMES: [No definition found]
ANALCIMIC: [No definition found]
ANALCITE: [No definition found]
ANALCITES: [No definition found]
ANALECTA: 1. Analects
ANALECTIC: [No definition found]
ANALECTS: 1. A collection of excerpts or quotes.
ANALEMMA: 1. An egg-shaped or figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day.
ANALEMMAS: 1. An egg-shaped or figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day.
ANALEMMATA: [No definition found]
ANALEMMATIC: [No definition found]
ANALEPTIC: 1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.  2. That restores or stimulates health.
ANALEPTICS: 1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
ANALGESIA: 1. The inability to feel pain  2. Medication that acts to relieve pain
ANALGESIAS: [No definition found]
ANALGESIC: 1. Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)  2. (pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
ANALGESICS: 1. Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
ANALGETIC: [No definition found]
ANALGETICS: [No definition found]
ANALGIA: [No definition found]
ANALGIAS: [No definition found]
ANALITIES: [No definition found]
ANALITY: [No definition found]
ANALLY: [No definition found]
ANALOG: 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else  2. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
ANALOGIC: [No definition found]
ANALOGICAL: [No definition found]
ANALOGICALLY: [No definition found]
ANALOGIES: 1. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.  2. The proportion or the equality of ratios.
ANALOGISE: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGISED: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGISES: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGISING: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGISM: [No definition found]
ANALOGISMS: [No definition found]
ANALOGIST: [No definition found]
ANALOGISTS: [No definition found]
ANALOGIZE: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGIZED: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGIZES: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGIZING: 1. To express as an analogy.  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
ANALOGOUS: 1. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)  2. Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
ANALOGOUSLY: [No definition found]
ANALOGS: 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else  2. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
ANALOGUE: 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else  2. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
ANALOGUES: 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else  2. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
ANALOGY: 1. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.  2. The proportion or the equality of ratios.
ANALPHABET: [No definition found]
ANALPHABETIC: 1. An illiterate person.  2. (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
ANALPHABETS: [No definition found]
ANALYSABLE: [No definition found]
ANALYSAND: 1. A person who undergoes psychoanalysis; one who is analysed.
ANALYSANDS: 1. A person who undergoes psychoanalysis; one who is analysed.
ANALYSE: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYSED: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYSER: [No definition found]
ANALYSERS: [No definition found]
ANALYSES: 1. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).  2. The result of such a process.
ANALYSING: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYSIS: 1. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).  2. The result of such a process.
ANALYST: 1. Someone who analyzes.  2. A mathematician who studies real analysis.
ANALYSTS: 1. Someone who analyzes.  2. A mathematician who studies real analysis.
ANALYTE: 1. Any substance undergoing analysis.
ANALYTES: 1. Any substance undergoing analysis.
ANALYTIC: 1. Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.  2. Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
ANALYTICAL: 1. Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts  2. Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
ANALYTICALLY: 1. In an analytical manner.
ANALYTICITY: [No definition found]
ANALYTICS: 1. The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.  2. Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
ANALYZABLE: [No definition found]
ANALYZATION: [No definition found]
ANALYZATIONS: [No definition found]
ANALYZE: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYZED: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYZER: [No definition found]
ANALYZERS: [No definition found]
ANALYZES: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANALYZING: 1. To subject to analysis.  2. To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
ANAMNESES: 1. The ability to recall past events; recollection.  2. The medical history of a patient.
ANAMNESIS: 1. The ability to recall past events; recollection.  2. The medical history of a patient.
ANAMNESTIC: 1. That aids memory; mnemonic  2. Of or pertaining to anamnesis
ANAMORPHIC: 1. Producing various optically distorted images.  2. Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
ANAMORPHOSES: 1. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.  2. A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
ANAMORPHOSIS: 1. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.  2. A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
ANANDA: [No definition found]
ANANDAMIDE: [No definition found]
ANANDAMIDES: [No definition found]
ANANDAS: [No definition found]
ANANDROUS: [No definition found]
ANANKE: [No definition found]
ANANKES: [No definition found]
ANAPAEST: 1. In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").  2. In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
ANAPAESTIC: [No definition found]
ANAPAESTS: 1. In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").  2. In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
ANAPEST: 1. In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").  2. In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
ANAPESTIC: [No definition found]
ANAPESTICS: [No definition found]
ANAPESTS: 1. In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").  2. In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
ANAPHASE: 1. The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
ANAPHASES: 1. The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
ANAPHASIC: [No definition found]
ANAPHOR: 1. An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
ANAPHORA: 1. An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.  2. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
ANAPHORAL: [No definition found]
ANAPHORAS: 1. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.  2. An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
ANAPHORIC: [No definition found]
ANAPHORS: 1. An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.  2. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
ANAPHYLACTIC: 1. Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
ANAPHYLAXES: [No definition found]
ANAPHYLAXIS: 1. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.  2. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
ANAPLASIA: 1. A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.
ANAPLASIAS: [No definition found]
ANAPLASMA: [No definition found]
ANAPLASMAS: [No definition found]
ANAPLASMATA: [No definition found]
ANAPLASMOSES: [No definition found]
ANAPLASMOSIS: [No definition found]
ANAPLASTIC: 1. Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.  2. Of or relating to plastic surgery.
ANAPTYCTIC: [No definition found]
ANAPTYXES: [No definition found]
ANAPTYXIS: 1. The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel; svarabhakti: for example, the middle ‘-a-’ in thataway, or use of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots.
ANARCH: 1. The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
ANARCHIC: 1. Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.  2. Chaotic, without law or order.
ANARCHICAL: [No definition found]
ANARCHICALLY: [No definition found]
ANARCHIES: [No definition found]
ANARCHISM: 1. The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
ANARCHISMS: [No definition found]
ANARCHIST: 1. 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.  2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
ANARCHISTIC: [No definition found]
ANARCHISTS: 1. 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.  2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
ANARCHS: 1. The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
ANARCHY: 1. The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.  2. Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
ANARTHRIA: [No definition found]
ANARTHRIAS: [No definition found]
ANARTHRIC: [No definition found]
ANAS: [No definition found]
ANASARCA: [No definition found]
ANASARCAS: [No definition found]
ANASARCOUS: [No definition found]
ANASTIGMAT: 1. An anastigmatic lens.
ANASTIGMATIC: 1. (of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
ANASTIGMATS: 1. An anastigmatic lens.
ANASTOMOSE: 1. (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.  2. (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.
ANASTOMOSED: 1. (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.  2. (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.
ANASTOMOSES: 1. (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.  2. (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.
ANASTOMOSING: 1. (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.  2. (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.
ANASTOMOSIS: 1. A cross-connection between two blood vessels.  2. An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
ANASTOMOTIC: [No definition found]
ANASTROPHE: 1. Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
ANASTROPHES: 1. Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
ANATASE: [No definition found]
ANATASES: [No definition found]
ANATHEMA: 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.  2. (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
ANATHEMAS: 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.  2. (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
ANATHEMATA: [No definition found]
ANATHEMATISE: 1. To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
ANATHEMATIZE: 1. To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
ANATOMIC: [No definition found]
ANATOMICAL: 1. Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
ANATOMICALLY: 1. Pertaining to the anatomy.
ANATOMIES: 1. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.  2. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
ANATOMISE: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMISED: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMISES: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMISING: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMIST: 1. One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
ANATOMISTS: 1. One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.
ANATOMIZE: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMIZED: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMIZES: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMIZING: 1. To inspect or investigate by dissection.  2. To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
ANATOMY: 1. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.  2. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
ANATOXIN: [No definition found]
ANATOXINS: [No definition found]
ANATROPOUS: [No definition found]
ANATTO: 1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
ANATTOS: [No definition found]
ANCESTOR: 1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.  2. An earlier type; a progenitor
ANCESTORED: [No definition found]
ANCESTORING: [No definition found]
ANCESTORS: 1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.  2. An earlier type; a progenitor
ANCESTRAL: 1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
ANCESTRALLY: [No definition found]
ANCESTRESS: 1. Female ancestor
ANCESTRESSES: 1. Female ancestor
ANCESTRIES: 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.  2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
ANCESTRY: 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.  2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
ANCHO: 1. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
ANCHOR: 1. A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.  2. An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
ANCHORAGE: 1. A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..  2. A fee charged for anchoring.
ANCHORAGES: 1. A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..  2. A fee charged for anchoring.
ANCHORED: 1. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.  2. To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
ANCHORESS: 1. A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.  2. An anchorwoman.
ANCHORESSES: 1. A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.  2. An anchorwoman.
ANCHORET: 1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
ANCHORETS: 1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
ANCHORING: 1. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.  2. To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
ANCHORITE: 1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
ANCHORITES: 1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
ANCHORITIC: [No definition found]
ANCHORLESS: [No definition found]
ANCHORMAN: 1. The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.  2. The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
ANCHORMEN: 1. The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.  2. The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
ANCHORPEOPLE: 1. The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ANCHORPERSON: 1. The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ANCHORS: 1. A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.  2. An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
ANCHORWOMAN: 1. A female anchorperson.
ANCHORWOMEN: 1. A female anchorperson.
ANCHOS: 1. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
ANCHOVETA: 1. A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
ANCHOVETAS: 1. A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
ANCHOVETTA: [No definition found]
ANCHOVETTAS: [No definition found]
ANCHOVIES: 1. Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
ANCHOVY: 1. Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
ANCHUSA: 1. Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
ANCHUSAS: 1. Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
ANCHUSIN: [No definition found]
ANCHUSINS: [No definition found]
ANCHYLOSE: [No definition found]
ANCHYLOSED: [No definition found]
ANCHYLOSES: [No definition found]
ANCHYLOSING: [No definition found]
ANCIENT: 1. A person who is very old.  2. A person who lived in ancient times.
ANCIENTER: [No definition found]
ANCIENTEST: [No definition found]
ANCIENTLY: 1. In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.  2. Done long ago.
ANCIENTNESS: [No definition found]
ANCIENTRIES: [No definition found]
ANCIENTRY: [No definition found]
ANCIENTS: 1. A person who is very old.  2. A person who lived in ancient times.
ANCILLA: [No definition found]
ANCILLAE: [No definition found]
ANCILLARIES: 1. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.  2. An auxiliary.
ANCILLARY: 1. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.  2. An auxiliary.
ANCILLAS: [No definition found]
ANCIPITAL: [No definition found]
ANCON: 1. The corner of a wall or rafter.  2. A console that appears to support a cornice.
ANCONAL: [No definition found]
ANCONE: [No definition found]
ANCONEAL: [No definition found]
ANCONES: 1. The corner of a wall or rafter.  2. A console that appears to support a cornice.
ANCONOID: [No definition found]
ANCRESS: [No definition found]
ANCRESSES: [No definition found]
AND: 1. In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.  2. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
ANDALUSITE: 1. An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5.
ANDALUSITES: [No definition found]
ANDANTE: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.  2. A passage having this mark.
ANDANTES: 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.  2. A passage having this mark.
ANDANTINI: [No definition found]
ANDANTINO: 1. Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante but slower than moderato.
ANDANTINOS: [No definition found]
ANDESITE: 1. A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
ANDESITES: [No definition found]
ANDESITIC: [No definition found]
ANDESYTE: [No definition found]
ANDESYTES: [No definition found]
ANDIRON: 1. A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
ANDIRONS: 1. A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
ANDOUILLE: 1. A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
ANDOUILLES: [No definition found]
ANDOUILLETTE: [No definition found]
ANDRADITE: 1. A nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group with chemical formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12.
ANDRADITES: [No definition found]
ANDRO: 1. Androstenedione.  2. Androgynous.
ANDROCENTRIC: 1. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
ANDROECIA: 1. The set of a flower's stamens.
ANDROECIUM: 1. The set of a flower's stamens.
ANDROGEN: 1. The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
ANDROGENESES: [No definition found]
ANDROGENESIS: [No definition found]
ANDROGENETIC: [No definition found]
ANDROGENIC: [No definition found]
ANDROGENS: 1. The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
ANDROGYNE: 1. A person who is androgynous.  2. An androgynous plant.
ANDROGYNES: 1. A person who is androgynous.  2. An androgynous plant.
ANDROGYNIES: [No definition found]
ANDROGYNOUS: 1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.  2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
ANDROGYNY: [No definition found]
ANDROID: 1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily male)  2. Possessing human qualities.
ANDROIDS: 1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily male)
ANDROLOGIES: [No definition found]
ANDROLOGY: 1. The branch of medicine concerned with male diseases, especially those affecting the male reproductive system.
ANDROMEDA: 1. Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.  2. Bog rosemary.
ANDROMEDAS: 1. Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.  2. Bog rosemary.
ANDROPAUSE: 1. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterised by a decline in libido and overall energy.
ANDROPAUSES: [No definition found]
ANDROS: [No definition found]
ANDROSTERONE: 1. An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.
ANDS: 1. In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.  2. Breath.
ANE: [No definition found]
ANEAR: [No definition found]
ANEARED: [No definition found]
ANEARING: [No definition found]
ANEARS: [No definition found]
ANECDOTA: [No definition found]
ANECDOTAGE: 1. Anecdotes considered as a group  2. Garrulous old age
ANECDOTAGES: [No definition found]
ANECDOTAL: 1. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.  2. Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
ANECDOTALISM: [No definition found]
ANECDOTALIST: [No definition found]
ANECDOTALLY: 1. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
ANECDOTE: 1. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.  2. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
ANECDOTES: 1. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.  2. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
ANECDOTIC: [No definition found]
ANECDOTICAL: [No definition found]
ANECDOTIST: [No definition found]
ANECDOTISTS: [No definition found]
ANECHOIC: 1. (acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
ANELASTIC: [No definition found]
ANELASTICITY: [No definition found]
ANELE: 1. To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
ANELED: 1. To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
ANELES: 1. To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
ANELING: 1. To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
ANEMIA: 1. A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.  2. A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
ANEMIAS: [No definition found]
ANEMIC: 1. An individual who has anemia.  2. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
ANEMICALLY: [No definition found]
ANEMOGRAPH: 1. An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
ANEMOGRAPHS: 1. An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
ANEMOLOGIES: [No definition found]
ANEMOLOGY: [No definition found]
ANEMOMETER: 1. An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
ANEMOMETERS: 1. An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
ANEMOMETRIC: [No definition found]
ANEMOMETRIES: [No definition found]
ANEMOMETRY: [No definition found]
ANEMONE: 1. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.  2. A sea anemone.
ANEMONES: 1. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.  2. A sea anemone.
ANEMOPHILOUS: 1. Pollinated by the wind
ANEMOSES: [No definition found]
ANEMOSIS: [No definition found]
ANENCEPHALIC: 1. Of or pertaining to or exhibiting anencephaly
ANENCEPHALY: 1. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
ANENST: [No definition found]
ANENT: 1. Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as., apropos  2. In the opinion or judgment of.
ANERGIA: 1. Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work.  2. Deficiency of energy.
ANERGIAS: [No definition found]
ANERGIC: [No definition found]
ANERGIES: [No definition found]
ANERGY: 1. Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work.  2. Deficiency of energy.
ANEROID: 1. An aneroid barometer  2. Not using or containing fluid
ANEROIDS: 1. An aneroid barometer
ANES: [No definition found]
ANESTHESIA: 1. An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.  2. The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia, lesion in the nervous system or other physical abnormality.
ANESTHESIAS: [No definition found]
ANESTHETIC: 1. A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.  2. Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
ANESTHETICS: 1. A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
ANESTHETISE: [No definition found]
ANESTHETISED: [No definition found]
ANESTHETISES: [No definition found]
ANESTHETIST: 1. One who gives an anesthetic.
ANESTHETISTS: 1. One who gives an anesthetic.
ANESTHETIZE: 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
ANESTHETIZED: 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.  2. Subject to anesthesia
ANESTHETIZES: 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
ANESTRI: [No definition found]
ANESTROUS: [No definition found]
ANESTRUS: [No definition found]
ANETHOL: [No definition found]
ANETHOLE: [No definition found]
ANETHOLES: [No definition found]
ANETHOLS: [No definition found]
ANEUPLOID: 1. A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.  2. Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
ANEUPLOIDIES: [No definition found]
ANEUPLOIDS: [No definition found]
ANEUPLOIDY: 1. The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
ANEURIN: [No definition found]
ANEURINS: [No definition found]
ANEURISM: 1. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
ANEURISMAL: [No definition found]
ANEURISMS: 1. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
ANEURYSM: 1. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
ANEURYSMAL: [No definition found]
ANEURYSMS: 1. An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
ANEW: 1. Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
ANFRACTUOUS: 1. Sinuous, twisty, winding.  2. Craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
ANGA: [No definition found]
ANGAKOK: [No definition found]
ANGAKOKS: [No definition found]
ANGARIA: [No definition found]
ANGARIAS: [No definition found]
ANGARIES: [No definition found]
ANGARY: 1. The right of one belligerent (government) in a conflict to seize, use or destroy the property of another belligerent or neutral state, or the private citizens thereof, provided compensation is paid.
ANGAS: [No definition found]
ANGASHORE: [No definition found]
ANGASHORES: [No definition found]
ANGEL: 1. An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.  2. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
ANGELED: [No definition found]
ANGELFISH: 1. A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.  2. A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
ANGELFISHES: 1. A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.  2. A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
ANGELIC: 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.  2. Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
ANGELICA: 1. A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially the garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).  2. Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
ANGELICAL: [No definition found]
ANGELICALLY: [No definition found]
ANGELICAS: 1. A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially the garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).  2. Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
ANGELING: [No definition found]
ANGELOLOGIES: [No definition found]
ANGELOLOGIST: [No definition found]
ANGELOLOGY: 1. The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
ANGELS: 1. An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.  2. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
ANGELUS: [No definition found]
ANGELUSES: [No definition found]
ANGER: 1. A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.  2. Pain or stinging.
ANGERED: 1. To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.  2. To become angry.
ANGERING: 1. To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.  2. To become angry.
ANGERLESS: [No definition found]
ANGERLY: [No definition found]
ANGERS: 1. A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.  2. Pain or stinging.
ANGINA: 1. An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.  2. Short for angina pectoris.
ANGINAL: [No definition found]
ANGINAS: 1. An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.  2. Short for angina pectoris.
ANGINOSE: [No definition found]
ANGINOUS: [No definition found]
ANGIOGENESES: [No definition found]
ANGIOGENESIS: 1. The formation and development of new blood vessels.
ANGIOGENIC: [No definition found]
ANGIOGRAM: 1. An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
ANGIOGRAMS: 1. An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
ANGIOGRAPHIC: [No definition found]
ANGIOGRAPHY: 1. A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
ANGIOLOGIES: [No definition found]
ANGIOLOGY: [No definition found]
ANGIOMA: 1. A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.
ANGIOMAS: 1. A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.
ANGIOMATA: 1. A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.
ANGIOMATOUS: [No definition found]
ANGIOPLASTY: 1. The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
ANGIOSPERM: 1. Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
ANGIOSPERMS: 1. Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
ANGIOTENSIN: 1. Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
ANGIOTENSINS: [No definition found]
ANGISHORE: [No definition found]
ANGISHORES: [No definition found]
ANGLE: 1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).  2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
ANGLED: 1. (often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.  2. To change direction rapidly.
ANGLEPOD: [No definition found]
ANGLEPODS: [No definition found]
ANGLER: 1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.  2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
ANGLERFISH: 1. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
ANGLERFISHES: 1. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
ANGLERS: 1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.  2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
ANGLES: 1. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).  2. The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
ANGLESITE: [No definition found]
ANGLESITES: [No definition found]
ANGLEWORM: [No definition found]
ANGLEWORMS: [No definition found]
ANGLICE: [No definition found]
ANGLICISE: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICISED: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICISES: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICISING: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICISM: 1. A word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.  2. A Briticism.
ANGLICISMS: 1. A word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.  2. A Briticism.
ANGLICIZE: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICIZED: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICIZES: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLICIZING: 1. To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.  2. To dub or translate into English.
ANGLING: 1. (often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.  2. To change direction rapidly.
ANGLINGS: [No definition found]
ANGLO: 1. An English person or person of English ancestry.  2. (sometimes offensive) an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans for who have another native language).
ANGLOPHILE: 1. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
ANGLOPHILES: 1. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
ANGLOPHILIA: [No definition found]
ANGLOPHILIAS: [No definition found]
ANGLOPHOBE: 1. A person who hates or fears (or has an aversion to) England, its people or anything English.
ANGLOPHOBES: 1. A person who hates or fears (or has an aversion to) England, its people or anything English.
ANGLOPHOBIA: 1. The hatred or fear of England and anything English (or British).
ANGLOPHOBIAS: [No definition found]
ANGLOPHOBIC: [No definition found]
ANGLOPHONE: 1. One who speaks English.  2. English-speaking
ANGLOPHONES: 1. One who speaks English.
ANGLOS: 1. An English person or person of English ancestry.  2. (sometimes offensive) an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans for who have another native language).
ANGORA: 1. An angora cat.  2. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
ANGORAS: 1. An angora cat.  2. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
ANGOSTURA: 1. Angostura bitters  2. A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
ANGOSTURAS: [No definition found]
ANGRIER: 1. Displaying or feeling anger.  2. (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
ANGRIEST: 1. Displaying or feeling anger.  2. (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
ANGRILY: 1. In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
