(object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
(obsolete) Derived; extracted.
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
Insufficiently factual.
Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
noun
(art) An abstract work of art.
(medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
Concentrated essence of a product.
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
verb
(intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
(intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
(intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
(intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
(transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
(transitive) To separate; to disengage.
(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
(transitive, obsolete) To extract by means of distillation.
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
accentus
accessit
accessit
noun
A vote in the election of a pope.
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accretes
accretes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrete
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
acerates
acerates
noun
plural of acerate
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acescent
acescent
adj
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
noun
A substance liable to become sour.
acestoma
acetates
acetates
noun
plural of acetate
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontius
acosmist
acosmist
noun
A follower of acosmism
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acquests
acquests
noun
plural of acquest
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrostic
acrostic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrostics.
noun
A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form the name of its author.
A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
actinias
actinias
noun
plural of actinia
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actiones
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
activist
activist
adj
Behaving as an activist.
noun
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
actuates
actuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
acushnet
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
affectus
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agtbasic
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcester
alcestis
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
altschin
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amtracks
amtracks
noun
plural of amtrack
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
anasitch
anastice
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
ancients
ancients
noun
The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.
plural of ancient
anhistic
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
antacids
antacids
noun
plural of antacid
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
antiscia
antiscia
noun
plural of antiscion
antiscii
antiscii
Noun
Antiscians
aoristic
aoristic
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the aorist aspect.
apicitis
apicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the apex of an anatomical part
aplastic
aplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to aplasia.
(pathology) Relating to the inability of the body to create new cells, such that tissue cannot grow or regenerate.
apomicts
apomicts
noun
plural of apomict
apositic
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
arcanist
arcanist
noun
(historical) A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.
archaist
archaist
noun
A person who studies archaic things; an antiquary
A person who uses archaisms in language
archhost
architis
archytas
arctisca
arctomys
arctosis
arcturus
arcturus
Proper noun
A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky.
aretaics
aretaics
noun
(ethics) The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
articles
articles
noun
(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
(slang) Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
plural of article
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of article
artistic
artistic
adj
Aesthetically pleasing.
Having or revealing creative skill.
Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
adv
(nonstandard) Artistically, in an artistic style.
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
ascabart
ascapart
ascetics
ascetics
noun
plural of ascetic
ascomata
ascomata
noun
plural of ascoma
ascupart
ascutney
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
aspartic
aspartic
adj
Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
astacian
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
astigmic
astigmic
adj
Archaic form of astigmatic.
astricts
astricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astrict
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
atamasco
atamasco
noun
Short for Atamasco lily.
atamosco
atascosa
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
ateuchus
attaches
attaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attach
atticise
atticism
atticism
Noun
The style and idiom of Attic, the Ancient Greek dialect
A well-turned phrase; a concise manner of speech or expression
A favouring of, or attachment to Attica and the Athenians
atticist
atticist
Noun
An Ancient Greek person who affected the Attic dialect.
A student of Attic Greek.
attracts
attracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attract
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
autecism
autistic
autistic
adj
(Internet slang, 4chan, offensive or self-deprecatory) Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
(now derogatory, offensive, slang, and medically obsolete) Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
backcast
backcast
adj
(UK dialectal) Retrospective.
adv
(UK dialectal, of time) Long ago; in the past.
noun
(UK dialectal) Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
(UK dialectal) Retrospect; hindsight.
(UK dialectal) backwater
(figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
A cast or throw back.
verb
(UK dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse.
To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backouts
backouts
noun
plural of backout
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backseat
backseat
noun
Alternative spelling of back seat
backsets
backsets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset
backsite
backstab
backstab
verb
(transitive) to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite.
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
backstop
backstop
noun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
(cricket, dated) The longstop.
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
verb
(transitive) To bolster, support.
(transitive) To serve as backstop for.
baconist
bartosch
basaltic
basaltic
adj
Of or pertaining to basalt.
bascinet
bascinet
noun
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
basecoat
basecoat
noun
The undermost coat of paint, etc., over which subsequent layers can be applied.
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basilect
basilect
noun
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
basocyte
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
bearcats
bearcats
noun
plural of bearcat
becrusts
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.