(transitive, chemistry) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
adverb
adverb
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
(modifying a verb)
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
verb
(rare) To make into or become an adverb.
aelber
aerobe
aerobe
noun
(biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
aftaba
aftaba
noun
A Persian ewer.
agabus
agible
agible
adj
(obsolete) Possible to be done; practicable.
aintab
airbag
airbag
noun
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
(slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.
A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, etc.
airbus
airbus
noun
A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.
akebia
akebia
noun
Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
akimbo
akimbo
adj
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
adv
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Of weapons, especially firearms: one held in each hand.
albana
albany
albany
Proper noun
Scotland north of the River Forth.
Proper noun
A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of New York in the United States of America.
A major river of Ontario in Canada.
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
Proper noun
A sizable city in Georgia in the United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
A former district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
A home-rule class city in Kentucky
A city in Oregon
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
Proper noun
A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
albata
albata
noun
a white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc
albedo
albedo
noun
(alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.
(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
(physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
albeit
albeit
conj
Although, despite (it) being.
albers
albert
albian
albify
albify
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make white.
albina
albino
albino
adj
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
noun
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
albion
albite
albite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
albniz
alboin
alborn
albric
albuca
albugo
albugo
noun
(dated) A leucoma.
albums
albums
noun
plural of album
albuna
alburg
alburn
alburn
noun
The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.
albury
aliber
alibis
alibis
noun
plural of alibi
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi
alible
alible
adj
Nourishing.
aljoba
alkabo
allbee
amabel
amabil
amable
ambach
ambage
ambage
noun
(especially in plural) ambiguity; circumlocution
ambala
ambala
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Haryana in India.
ambari
ambary
ambary
noun
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), or its fiber, used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth.
ambash
ambeer
ambeer
noun
(chiefly Southern US) The juice from chewing tobacco.
amberg
ambers
ambers
noun
plural of amber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amber
ambert
ambery
ambery
adj
Like or resembling amber.
noun
Obsolete form of ambry.
ambier
ambigu
ambigu
noun
(dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.
ambits
ambits
noun
plural of ambit
ambled
ambled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amble
ambler
ambler
noun
A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.
ambles
ambles
noun
plural of amble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amble
ambros
ambury
ambury
noun
Alternative form of anbury
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
amebae
amebae
noun
plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba.
ameban
ameban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an amoeba.
amebas
amebas
noun
plural of ameba
amebic
amebic
adj
Alternative form of amoebic
amebid
amober
amober
noun
(historical, law) In Wales, a maiden-fee paid to a lord on the marriage of a maiden in his manor.
amobyr
amobyr
noun
Alternative form of amober
amoeba
amoeba
noun
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
(mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
(slang) An asexual.
amphib
anabal
anabas
anabas
noun
A fish of the genus Anabas, a kind of climbing gourami.
anabel
anabia
anbury
anbury
noun
(archaic) A wen or spongy wart on the legs or flanks of a horse.
A disease in turnips, produced by one of the slime-fungi, and usually the result of improper cultivation.
annaba
annaba
Proper noun
A city in eastern Algeria, corresponding to the ancient settlement of Hippo.
antebi
anubin
anubis
aplomb
aplomb
noun
(ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
Self-confidence; poise; composure.
The perpendicular; perpendicularity.
araban
araban
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of arabinose residues
arabel
arabia
arabic
arabic
adj
Only used in arabic acid
noun
(rare) Short for gum arabic.
arabin
arabin
noun
(dated) Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic
(organic chemistry, dated) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found in gum arabic
arabis
arabit
arable
arable
adj
(agriculture, NGO jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).
(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
arbalo
arbela
arbith
arblay
arbors
arbors
noun
plural of arbor
arbory
arbota
arbour
arbour
noun
UK standard spelling of arbor.
arbtrn
arbust
arbust
noun
(not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
arbute
arbute
noun
(archaic, countable) The strawberry tree.
(archaic, uncountable) The wood of the strawberry tree.
arbyrd
archbp
ardebs
ardebs
noun
plural of ardeb
aribin
arisbe
arriba
arroba
arroba
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.
artaba
artaba
noun
Alternative form of artab
artabe
asbest
asbury
ascebc
ascitb
ashbey
assbaa
atabal
atabal
noun
A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
atabeg
atabeg
noun
(historical) A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince.
atabek
atbara
atbash
atbash
noun
a simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.
athrob
athrob
adj
Throbbing.
attrib
attrib
adj
(grammar) Abbreviation of attributive.
aubade
aubade
noun
(music) A concert held at dawn or in the morning, especially outdoors.
(music, poetry) A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.
(music, specifically) A morning love song, or a song of lovers parting in the morning.
aubain
aubert
aubine
aubree
aubrey
aubrey
Proper noun
An English patronymic surname.
name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
name of American usage since the 1970s.
aubrie
auburn
auburn
adj
Of a reddish-brown colour.
noun
A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
aucuba
aucuba
noun
Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.
aumbry
ausubo
ausubo
noun
balata tree
ayntab
azbine
baaing
baaing
noun
The bleating of a sheep.
verb
present participle of baa
baalim
baases
baases
noun
plural of baas
babara
babasu
babbie
babbie
noun
Alternative spelling of babby
babbit
babbit
noun
Nonstandard spelling of babbitt.
babble
babble
noun
A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
Idle talk; senseless prattle
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
verb
(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
(intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
(transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
(transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.