(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
academician
academician
noun
(now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
academising
academising
verb
present participle of academise
academizing
academizing
verb
present participle of academize
acanthodean
acanthodean
noun
Alternative form of acanthodian
accelerando
accelerando
adv
(music) With a gradual increase in speed.
noun
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
accentuated
accentuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accentuate
accessioned
accessioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accession
accidencies
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidential
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accrescendi
accrescendo
acesodynous
acetamidine
acetamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The amidine of acetic acid CH₃C(=NH)NH₂; any N-derivative of this compound
acetanilide
acetanilide
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetaniside
achaemenids
achatinidae
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acridnesses
acrindoline
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
actaeonidae
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acutonodose
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adherescent
adjacencies
adjacencies
noun
plural of adjacency
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
africanized
alcedinidae
alcedininae
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcibiadean
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
anaspidacea
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anhydraemic
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antecedence
antecedence
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.
(geology) A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
(grammar) The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
antecedency
antecedency
noun
Antecedence (various senses).
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
anteflected
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
anticipated
anticipated
adj
expected to arrive; scheduled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anticipate
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antimedical
antimedical
adj
Inconsistent with the principles of medical science.
antireducer
antisideric
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
appearanced
appearanced
adj
(in combination, rare) Having the specified kind of appearance.
appendicate
appendiceal
appendiceal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicial
appendicial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdeanery
archdeanery
noun
The headquarters, or jurisdiction of an archdean.
archfounder
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
arecolidine
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
ascendances
ascendances
noun
plural of ascendance
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascendences
ascendences
noun
plural of ascendence
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
attendances
attendances
noun
plural of attendance
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
becowarding
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benedictine
benediction
benediction
noun
A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
benedictive
benedictive
adj
Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
noun
(linguistics) A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
berycoidean
bescoundrel
biconnected
biconnected
adj
(graph theory) Describing a connected graph from which two vertices must be removed for it to become disconnected.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
blackhander
bolectioned
bolectioned
adj
(architecture) Having a bolection.
brancardier
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bunchbacked
cachinnated
cachinnated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachinnate
cacodemonia
cacodemonia
noun
Synonym of cacodemonomania
cacodemonic
cacodemonic
adj
Demonic.
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
caddishness
caddishness
noun
The quality of being caddish.
caffeinated
caffeinated
adj
(informal, of a person) Overly peppy or energetic; stimulated by caffeine.
Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caffeinate
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
calandridae
calandrinae
calcedonies
calcedonies
noun
plural of calcedony
calendarial
calendarial
adj
Of or pertaining to a calendar.
calendarian
calendaring
calendaring
noun
(computing) The use of a computerized calendar to schedule events or appointments.
verb
present participle of calendar
calendarist
calendarist
noun
A person who contrives and makes calendars
A person who uses a particular form of calendar
calenderers
calenderers
noun
plural of calenderer
calendering
calendering
noun
The process of pressing paper, etc. in a calender.
verb
present participle of calender
calendrical
calendrical
adj
Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system.
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camerinidae
canadianize
canadianize
Verb
To make Canadian as to custom, culture, or style.
To localize a medium for sale or use in Canada.
cancellated
cancellated
adj
(anatomy) Open or spongy, like certain porous bones.