One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
alcornoco
alcornoco
noun
Alternative form of alcornoque
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alcovinometer
alcyonaria
alcyonarian
alcyonarian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa.
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
alcyoniform
aldebaran
aldebaran
Proper noun
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alderling
alderman
alderman
noun
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
(US, slang) A potbelly, paunch.
A long pipe for smoking.
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldermaston
aldermen
aldermen
noun
plural of alderman
aldern
aldern
adj
(obsolete) Made of alder wood.
alderney
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
aldrin
aldrin
noun
An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
aldrins
aldrins
noun
plural of aldrin
aldrovanda
aleconner
aleconner
noun
(historical, UK) An officer appointed yearly at the leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer.
(historical, UK) One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for the sinecure of inspecting the measures used in public houses.
alectoridine
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectrion
alectrionidae
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
alectryon
aleixandre
alejandra
alejandrina
alejandro
aleksandr
aleksandropol
aleksandrov
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
alentours
alerion
alerion
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
aleron
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
alertnesses
alertnesses
noun
plural of alertness
alesandrini
alessandra
alessandri
alessandria
alessandria
Proper noun
A town and associated province in Piedmont, Italy.
alessandro
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuron
aleuron
noun
Alternative form of aleurone
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alexander
alexander
noun
A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexanderson
alexandr
alexandra
alexandre
alexandreid
alexandretta
alexandria
alexandria
Proper noun
A city and port in Egypt.
A census-designated place in Alabama, USA
A city in Monroe Township, Indiana, USA
A city in Kentucky, USA
A city and the parish seat of Louisiana, USA
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Missouri, USA
A village in Nebraska, USA
A town in New Hampshire, USA
A town in New York, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Tennessee, USA
An independent city in Virginia, USA
A city in South Dakota, USA
A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
alexandrian
alexandrian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
Applied to a kind of heroic verse.
Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great, or his reign, era etc.
Noun
Someone from Alexandria
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandrina
alexandrine
alexandrine
noun
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet, Psittacula eupatria.
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrite
alexandrite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
alexandro
alexandropolis
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alfraganus
algarrobin
algarrobin
noun
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
algerian
algerians
algerienne
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
algernon
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algren
alienator
alienator
noun
A person who alienates.
aliener
aliener
noun
Alternative form of alienor
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
alienor
alienor
noun
A person who alienates a property.
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
alifanfaron
aligner
aligner
noun
One who, or that which, aligns.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alimenter
alimentotherapy
aliner
aliner
noun
Archaic form of aligner.
aliners
aliners
noun
plural of aliner
alipterion
alisander
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alizarin
alizarin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
alizarine
alizarine
noun
Alternative form of alizarin
alizarins
alizarins
noun
plural of alizarin
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkargen
alkargen
noun
(chemistry) cacodylic acid
alkarsin
alkarsin
Noun
cacodyl
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkitran
alkoran
alkoranic
alkylarylsulfonate
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allanturic
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegorisation
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.