(chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
(computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
(theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The act of adopting.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adoptionisms
adoptionist
adoptionist
adj
Of or pertaining to adoptionism.
noun
(Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism.
(uncommon) One who supports adoption.
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adpromission
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal cortex.
adrenotrophin
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adrianople
adrianopolis
adrip
adrip
adj
(figurative) Covered or filled (with something) as if to the point of dripping.
(of a liquid) Dripping.
(of a surface) Covered (with a liquid) to the point that it drips; having a liquid dripping off it.
(slang, US) Intoxicated with alcohol.
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adspiration
adstipulate
adstipulated
adstipulating
adstipulation
adstipulator
adventureship
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aecidiospore
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aegopodium
aepyornithidae
agapetid
agapetidae
aglyphodontia
agriotypidae
ailuropoda
airdrop
airdrop
noun
(cryptocurrencies) The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
verb
To delivery goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
airdropped
airdropped
adj
dropped from an aircraft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airdrop
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
aistopoda
aistopodes
albaspidin
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alethopteroid
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
aliped
aliped
adj
(zoology) Wing-footed; having a membrane connecting the digits.
noun
(zoology) A wing-footed animal; a chiropter or a bat.
alipeds
alipeds
noun
plural of aliped
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allodelphite
allopalladium
allophanamid
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allophytoid
alloploidy
alloploidy
noun
Synonym of allopolyploidy
allopolyploid
allopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
allopolyploidy
allopolyploidy
noun
(genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
alopecoid
alopecoid
adj
Similar to or resembling a fox.
noun
(zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
alopiidae
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alpid
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amblycephalidae
amblyopsidae
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amidoacetophenone
amidocapric
amidophenol
amidophosphoric
amidoplast
amidoplastid
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
amidosulphonal
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
aminoacetophenetidine
aminodiphenyl
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
ampelidaceae
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelidae
ampelideous
ampelopsidin
amphiarthrodial
amphiarthrodial
adj
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicyonidae
amphid
amphid
noun
(nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
amphidamas
amphide
amphidesmous
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphidiarthrosis
amphidiploid
amphidiploid
adj
(genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
noun
(biology) Such an organism
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidiscophora
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphidisk
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxididae
amphiploid
amphiploid
adj
(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
noun
(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amphipoda
amphipodal
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.