(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abusing
abusing
verb
present participle of abuse
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinopterygious
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adstipulating
aegialeus
aegimius
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegithognathous
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
affusedaffusing
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agaricus
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agelaius
ageusia
ageusia
noun
Absence of the sense of taste.
Partial or complete loss of the sense of taste.
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinationist
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aglobulism
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
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
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agriculturalist
agriculturalist
noun
A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrilus
agriochoerus
agriotypus
agrius
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
agudist
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aguise
aguise
noun
(obsolete) Clothing, dress.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dress; to array.
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.
aguistin
agustin
agyieus
agynarious
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
aigialosauridae
aigialosaurus
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
aiguillettes
aiguillettes
noun
plural of aiguillette
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
albategnius
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
albuginitis
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algiomuscular
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
algonquians
algonquins
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allothigenous
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alpetragius
altingiaceous
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
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
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
amblygeusia
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
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.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amugis
amuguis
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androginous
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguis
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
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
angulatogibbous
angulatosinuous
anguliferous
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustia
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank