(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
alhambra
alhambra
Proper noun
A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
A solitaire card game played with two decks.
alhambraic
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
alibamu
almocrebe
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alumbank
alumbloom
alumbrado
amabel
amabella
amabelle
amabil
amabile
amability
amability
noun
(obsolete) lovableness
amable
amalbena
amalberga
amalbergas
amalburga
amalgamable
amalgamable
adj
capable of being amalgamated
amassable
amassable
adj
Capable of being amassed.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambala
ambala
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Haryana in India.
ambalam
ambarella
ambarella
noun
A tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
amberley
amberlike
amberlike
adj
Resembling the resin amber.
amberly
ambicolorate
ambicoloration
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambigenal
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambilateralaterally
ambilaterality
ambilaterality
noun
The condition of being ambilateral
ambilaterally
ambilaterally
adv
In an ambilateral manner
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambilian
ambilogy
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambital
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalency
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amble
amble
noun
An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
verb
(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
ambled
ambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amble
ambleocarpus
ambler
ambler
noun
A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.
amblers
amblers
noun
plural of ambler
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
ambling
ambling
noun
The act of one who ambles.
verb
present participle of amble
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amblyacousia
amblyaphia
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amblychromatic
amblydactyla
amblygeusia
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyocarpous
amblyomma
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
amblyrhynchus
amblystegite
amblystoma
ambocoelia
ambolic
ambomalleal
ambosexual
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambrology
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambrosterol
ambulacra
ambulacral
ambulacral
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambulacrum
noun
Alternative form of ambulacrum
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulacrum
ambulacrum
noun
(of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulant
ambulant
adj
Able to walk.
Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
noun
A patient who is able to walk.
ambulante
ambulantes
ambulate
ambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.