(psychology) Withdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abscise
abscise
verb
(intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
(transitive) To cut off.
acacine
acacine
noun
Alternative spelling of acacin
acarine
acarine
adj
(medicine) Of or caused by acari or mites.
noun
(zoology) Synonym of acarid.
accidie
accidie
noun
(now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
accinge
accinge
verb
(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
accueil
acedias
acemila
acequia
acequia
noun
(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An irrigation ditch.
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
aceship
acesius
acetiam
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetite
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetoin
acetoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter
achenia
achenia
noun
plural of achenium
achiest
achiest
adj
superlative form of achy: most achy
achieve
achieve
verb
(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
(obsolete, intransitive) To conclude, to turn out.
(obsolete, transitive) To conclude, finish, especially successfully.
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
(transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
achille
achiote
achiote
noun
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
acidite
acidize
acidize
verb
(petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.
To impregnate with acid; acidify.
acieral
acineta
acinose
acinose
adj
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
acnemia
aconine
aconine
noun
(biochemistry) An amorphous, bitter, non-poisonous alkaloid, derived from the decomposition of aconitine.
aconite
aconite
noun
(toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acraein
acraein
noun
A distasteful substance produced by some butterflies as a defence mechanism
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
actives
actives
noun
plural of active
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyetic
adelice
adelric
adience
advices
advices
noun
(obsolete or programming) plural of advice
aecidia
aedilic
aerical
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
affiche
affiche
noun
A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
verb
To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
aganice
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
aidance
aidance
noun
Aid; assistance; help.
aircrew
aircrew
noun
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
aitches
aitches
noun
plural of aitch
alarice
alberic
alcaide
alcaide
noun
A caid.
The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.
alcidae
alcides
alcides
Proper noun
Hercules.
alcippe
alecize
alembic
alembic
noun
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
alethic
alethic
adj
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
aleutic
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alichel
aliency
allelic
allelic
adj
Of or pertaining to alleles of the same gene.
Of or pertaining to alleles.
almeric
aloetic
aloetic
adj
Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
noun
A medicine containing mainly aloes.
ambreic
america
amnesic
amnesic
adj
Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.
noun
(dated) A person with amnesia.
A medication with amnesic effects.
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
amyelic
anaemic
anaemic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anemic
ancelin
anciens
ancient
ancient
adj
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
(obsolete) Experienced; versed.
(obsolete) Former; sometime.
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
noun
(UK, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
(heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
(obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
(obsolete, rare) the bearer of a flag; ensign
A person who is very old.
A person who lived in ancient times.
ancille
ancille
Noun
A maidservant; a handmaid.
anconei
anconei
noun
plural of anconeus
andesic
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
aneuric
angelic
angelic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
anglice
anoetic
anoetic
adj
(rare) unthinkable; incapable of being thought
Of or relating to anoesis.
anstice
antoeci
antoeci
noun
The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
aphemic
aphemic
adj
(speech pathology) Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
apieces
apieces
adv
(obsolete) Into pieces.
apnoeic
apnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of apneic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
archine
archive
archive
noun
(ecology) Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
verb
(transitive) To put (something) into an archive.
arcidae
arclike
arclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arc.
arcsine
arcsine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
arecain
arecibo
aricine
aricine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in white cinchona bark.
armenic
arsenic
arsenic
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.
noun
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
Arsenic trioxide.
article
article
noun
(archaic) A wench.
(dated) A distinct part.
(dated) Subject matter; concern.
(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.
A genuine article.
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
An object, a member of a group or class.
verb
(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
ascelli
ascesis
ascesis
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.
(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
ascetic
ascetic
adj
Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Of or relating to ascetics
noun
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
ascites
ascites
noun
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.
asclepi
ascribe
ascribe
verb
(nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; subscribe.
(transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
(transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
ascrive
aseptic
aseptic
adj
(food industry) pasteurised.
(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Free of disease-causing microbes.
associe
astelic
astelic
adj
(botany) Lacking steles.
ateuchi
atresic
atresic
adj
Relating to atresia
atretic
atretic
adj
(anatomy) Having no opening
auletic
auletic
adj
Of or relating to a musical pipe or piper.
auricle
auricle
noun
(anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.
(anatomy) Synonym of atrium.
(anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.
(biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
auspice
auspice
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
An omen or a sign.
verb
(transitive) To be patron of; to sponsor.
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
avarice
avarice
noun
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
avicide
avicide
noun
Any substance used to kill birds.
azelaic
azelaic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to azelaic acid or its derivatives
azimech
babelic
babiche
babiche
noun
(Canada, US) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
baccies
baccies
noun
plural of baccy
bauckie
beachie
beachie
noun
A beach break.
bechirp
becivet
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
becrime
becuiba
bedsick
bedtick
bedtick
noun
A tick or bag made of cloth, used for enclosing the materials of a bed.
befilch
behenic
behenic
adj
Of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.