(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agonizingness
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agreations
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
agrestis
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agriochoerus
agriotes
agrise
agrise
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify.
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostographies
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agyieus
aigialosauridae
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigneis
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
aigrettes
aigrettes
noun
plural of aigrette
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
aiguillettes
aiguillettes
noun
plural of aiguillette
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
aktiengesellschaft
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albategnius
albigenses
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albigensianism
albrightsville
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albugines
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
alcaligenes
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alethiologist
algaeologist
algaeologist
noun
One who studies algaeology.
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
algarsife
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
algesia
algesia
noun
(medicine) sensitivity to pain
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algesiometer
algesireceptor
algesis
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
algidness
algidness
noun
The state or quality of being algid.
algidnesses
algiers
algiers
Proper noun
The capital of Algeria.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algoesthesiometer
algologies
algometries
alienages
alienages
noun
plural of alienage
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorisation
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
allergies
allergies
noun
plural of allergy
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
allergist
allergist
noun
A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
allergists
allergists
noun
plural of allergist
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
allogamies
alloiogenesis
allothigenous
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
alpetragius
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
altingiaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambergris
ambergris
noun
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
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygeusia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
americanising
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphicarpogenous
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphisporangiate
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
anaesthesiologist
anaesthesiologist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesiologist
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaesthetizing
anaesthetizing
verb
present participle of anaesthetize
anagenesis
anagenesis
noun
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.