Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agnathostomatous
agonostomus
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
allagostemonous
allegatum
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anomalogonatous
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
antihumbuggist
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
apogalacteum
apoplastogamous
archicleistogamous
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archmystagogue
argenteum
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argentum
argentums
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
argumentmaths
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argyranthemous
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armgaunt
armgaunt
adj
(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.
artgum
assaugement
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
augment
augment
noun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
An increase.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
augustinianism
augustinianism
Noun
The doctrines and practices of the Augustinians.
augustinism
augustinism
Proper noun
The religious philosophy of
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autoallogamous
autoallogamy
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autodiagrammatic
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogamous
autogamous
adj
self-fertilizing
autogamy
autogamy
noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
autogram
autogram
noun
A sentence that describes itself, in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters.
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographometer
autographometer
noun
(obsolete) An instrument on wheels for recording the topography and height changes of any route over which it is drawn or propelled.
autohemorrhage
autoimmunizing
automatictacessing
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autosomatognosis
autosomatognostic
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
azygomatous
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
biologicohumanistic
biscuitmaking
bismutoplagionite
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
burgamot
burgamot
noun
Archaic form of bergamot.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
buttermaking
calumniating
calumniating
verb
present participle of calumniate
chaetangium
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheiropatagium
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
circumagitate
circumagitate
verb
(transitive) To agitate on all sides.
circumagitation
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circummigrate
circummigration
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigating
circumnavigating
verb
present participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.