Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithognathous
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agallochum
agallochum
noun
agalloch
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agastrophus
agathaumas
agathyrsus
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathostomatous
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agriochoerus
aguish
aguish
adj
Characteristic of ague
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agulhas
agunah
agunah
noun
A Jewish woman who is trapped in a marriage from which she cannot escape, either because her husband has disappeared or because he will not grant her a gett.
aguroth
agush
agush
adj
In a gushing state.
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
allagophyllous
allothigenous
allothogenous
alpaugh
although
although
conj
But, except.
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amphicarpogenous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphogenous
anatomicochirurgical
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
angletouch
anguimorpha
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antherogenous
anthogenous
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropurgic
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
antihumbuggist
antihunting
antihunting
adj
Opposed to the practice of hunting animals for sport.
aphanozygous
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
arachnophagous
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archegosaurus
archgunner
archhumbug
archicleistogamous
archigastrula
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmugwump
archmystagogue
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archsynagogue
archurger
arghoul
argumentmaths
argusfish
argusfishes
argyranthemous
argyranthous
argyrocephalous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthroneuralgia
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aschaffenburg
ashbaugh
aswough
athrough
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
augh
augh
intj
Alternative form of argh.
aught
aught
adj
possessed of
adv
(archaic) At all, in any degree, in any respect.
noun
(archaic) zero
(regional) Estimation.
(regional) Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").
(regional, rare, obsolete) Esteem, respect.
Duty; place; office
Property; possession
The digit zero
whit, the smallest part, iota
num
Obsolete or dialectal form of eight.
pron
(archaic or dialectal) anything whatsoever, any part.
verb
to owe, be obliged or obligated to
to own, possess
aughtlins
aughts
aughts
adj
From or evoking the first through tenth years of a century (chiefly the 2000s).
noun
The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
augitophyre
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
ausgleich
ausgleiche
autarchoglossa
authenticating
authenticating
verb
present participle of authenticate
authigene
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autoepigraph
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting