(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
aburabozu
aburton
aburton
adv
(nautical) With the length athwartship.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acrobryous
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerobium
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albocinereous
albopruinose
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
aleurobius
alumbrado
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiparous
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambrosius
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
aminobarbituric
ammonocarbonous
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anaerobium
angurboda
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aquocarbonic
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboreous
arboreous
adj
(obsolete) Growing on trees.
(obsolete, anatomy) Having a tree-like, branching structure.
(of a plant) Having the characteristics of a tree.
arboresque
arboretum
arboretum
noun
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
arboretums
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arborous
arborous
adj
Formed by trees; filled or covered with trees.
arbour
arbour
noun
UK standard spelling of arbor.
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
arbours
arbours
noun
plural of arbour
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arbusterol
arbuthnot
arcabucero
arcboutant
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archbuffoon
archibuteo
arcubos
aristorepublicanism
armourbearer
armourbearer
Noun
One who carries armor for another.
arnoldsburg
arousable
arousable
adj
That can be aroused
arrowbush
arthrobacterium
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
atrorubent
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
attributor
attributor
noun
One who attributes; an imputer.
auberon
auburntown
aummbulatory
auribromide
aurobromide
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.