Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
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
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
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.
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
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autoimmunizing
automatictacessing
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autosomatognosis
autosomatognostic
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
biologicohumanistic
biscuitmaking
bismutoplagionite
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.
buttermaking
calumniating
calumniating
verb
present participle of calumniate
chaetangium
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
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.
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
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.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumnutating
circumnutating
verb
present participle of circumnutate
circumpentagon
circumrotating
circumrotating
verb
present participle of circumrotate
circumstancing
circumstancing
verb
present participle of circumstance
circumstantiating
circumstantiating
verb
present participle of circumstantiate
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coaugment
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
communicating
communicating
adj
Allowing people to pass directly between two rooms.
verb
present participle and gerund of communicate
commutating
commutating
verb
present participle of commutate
compsognathus
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
consumating
consummating
consummating
verb
present participle of consummate
contagium
contagium
noun
(archaic) contagion; contagious matter
counterargument
counterargument
noun
An argument that is opposed to another argument.
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembargos
counterengagement
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
counterhammering
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterimagination
counterimagination
noun
An imagination that contradicts or opposes another imagination.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countermarching
countermarching
noun
A countermarch.
verb
present participle of countermarch
countermarriage
countermessage
countermessage
noun
A message that refutes the content of another message.
countermigration
countermigration
noun
Migration back again, or in the opposite direction.
counterprogramming
counterprogramming
noun
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
counterstratagem
counterstratagem
noun
A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.
culminating
culminating
verb
present participle of culminate
cumanagoto
cumulating
cumulating
verb
present participle of cumulate
daemonurgist
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers
demioctangular
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds