The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adjustores
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adlumidine
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
admonitive
admonitive
adj
Of or conveying admonition
adnascence
adnascence
noun
Adhesion of parts to each other by the whole surface.
adnephrine
adnexopexy
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adoxaceous
adramelech
adrenaline
adrenaline
noun
(biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
Excitement; thrills.
adrenalize
adrenalize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of adrenalise.
adrenalone
adrenalone
noun
An adrenergic agonist used as a topical vasoconstrictor and hemostatic.
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
adrianople
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adscendent
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adterminal
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adullamite
adullamite
Noun
An inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.
A member of the anti-reform faction of the British Liberal Party in the 19th century.
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.
adulticide
adulticide
noun
A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
verb
(transitive) To treat with adulticide.
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
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advenience
advenience
noun
The property of being advenient.
adventists
adventitia
adventitia
noun
(anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
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
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
adversaria
adversaria
noun
(plural only, obsolete) A collection of notes or commentaries; a commonplace book.
(plural only, obsolete) Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
advertence
advertence
noun
The quality of being advertent
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertized
advertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertize
advertizer
advertizer
noun
One who advertizes.
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advowsance
aedilberct
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aedilitian
aedilities
aedilities
noun
plural of aedility
aedoeology
aefaldness
aegeriidae
aegopodium
aeluroidea
aeolididae
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aerodontia
aerodontic
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
aethalides
aethalioid
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affiliated
affiliated
adj
Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affiliate
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affriended
affriended
adj
(obsolete) Made friends; reconciled.
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
africander
afrikander
afterdated
afterdated
adj
postdated
afterdeath
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterdrain
afterdrops
afterglide
aftergrind
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.
afterrider
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
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
agalenidae
agapetidae
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggravated
aggravated
adj
(criminology) Of or characterized by factors that increase the heinousness or offensiveness of the criminal offense.
Having become more severe, dangerous or worse than usual before.
Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggravate
aggregated
aggregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggregate
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agostadero
agrionidae
ahmednagar
ailuroidea
airbrained
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
airdropped
airdropped
adj
dropped from an aircraft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airdrop
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
aistopodes
alabandine
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
aladdinize
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alcibiades
aldehydase
aldehydine
aldehydrol
aldenville
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves