of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abscoulomb
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthurus
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accuracies
accuracies
noun
plural of accuracy
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
accusative
accusative
adj
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
accusatrix
accusatrix
noun
A female accusator.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acensuador
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acinacious
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
acleistous
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
acoustical
acoustical
adj
Of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics.
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquiesces
acquiesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquiesce
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquisited
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitum
acquittals
acquittals
noun
plural of acquittal
acrobryous
acrogamous
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acrosarcum
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acuclosure
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
adoxaceous
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
aftercause
agalactous
agalactous
adj
Lacking milk to suckle with.
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
alacritous
alacritous
adj
(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
albococcus
alcelaphus
alexicacus
alliaceous
alliaceous
adj
Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
alopecurus
altruistic
altruistic
adj
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
alviducous
amarynceus
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ammiaceous
amurcosity
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
anchesmius
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
andronicus
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
anischuria
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annuisance
anocarpous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antepectus
anthriscus
antichorus
antilochus
antimachus
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.