of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
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
acequiador
achenodium
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adenoneure
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjustores
adoxaceous
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
adustiosis
adustiosis
noun
(rare) A reddish discolouration of the skin of a citrus fruit.
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aegopodium
aeluroidea
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aguilawood
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
aluconidae
alviducous
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
anandrious
andouillet
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andromaque
andronicus
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
aperulosid
aquilawood
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
arillodium
asphodelus
aspidiotus
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
audivision
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
auriculoid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
autacoidal
autacoidal
adj
Of or relating to an autacoid.
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autobolide
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autodermic
autodialed
autodialed
verb
past participle of autodial
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autodidact
autodidact
noun
A self-taught person.
autoheader
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostrada
autostrada
noun
A motorway in Italy (and some other countries)
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
auxocardia
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoidupois
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
balourdise
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beautihood
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
bluecoated
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bradynosus
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brotulidae
bucconidae
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
buddhahood
buddhahood
Noun
The state of being spiritually enlightened by the Buddhist teachings.
bugbeardom
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
cacodorous
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
capodacqua
cardioncus
carpodacus
carpodetus
cassideous
cassideous
adj
(botany) Shaped like a helmet; applied to a corolla with a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue
caucasoids
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
chadbourne
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chauliodes
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
coadequate
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coadjutant
coadjutant
adj
Mutually assisting or operating; helping.
coadjutive
coadjutive
adj
Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant.
coadjutors
coadjutors
noun
plural of coadjutor
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coadjuvate
coadunated
coadunated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coadunate
coagulated
coagulated
adj
Subjected to coagulation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coagulate
coaltitude
coaltitude
noun
(astronomy) The complement of an altitude
The same altitude as that of another aircraft
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
coaudience
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
codiaceous
codiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Codiaceae.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
colatitude
colatitude
noun
(astronomy) The complement, in spherical coordinates, of a latitude (the difference between a latitude and 90°).