of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
acensuador
acequiador
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
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
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adenoneure
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjustores
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterate
adulterate
adj
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively, archaic) To commit adultery.
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).
(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery.
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aeluroidea
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
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.
afterstudy
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ameiuridae
anacardium
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
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
andromaque
andronicus
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aperulosid
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
archidamus
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
arillodium
arthurdale
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
auburndale
audibertia
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
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.
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
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
auriculoid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
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
autodermic
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
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)
auxocardia
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
bainbrudge
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
bandcutter
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
banebrudge
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
barracudas
barracudas
noun
plural of barracuda
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baudelaire
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beauregard
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bermudians
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bradycauma
bradynosus
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
brevicauda
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brotulidae
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalized
brutalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutalize
buckboards
buckboards
noun
plural of buckboard
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
budgerygah
bugbeardom
bullragged
bumgardner
bundesrath
burckhardt
burdenable
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burhinidae
burrheaded
burundians
butterhead
butterhead
noun
butterhead lettuce
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
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
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.
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
carbuilder
carbuilder
noun
(rail transport, US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
carburated
carburated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburate