Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
abderian
abderian
adj
Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abderite
abderite
Noun
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
abeltree
abeltree
noun
A Eurasian tree, Populus alba, that is widely cultivated in North America.
abenezra
aberdare
aberdeen
aberdeen
Proper noun
A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
A former county in northeastern Scotland; see
A in Florida
A village in the State of Georgia
A city in Idaho
A in Porter County, Indiana
A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
A city in Mississippi
A town in New South Wales
A town in North Carolina
A community in Nova Scotia
A village in Ohio
A community in Ontario
A town in Saskatchewan
A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
A city in northeastern South Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Brown County.
A city in Washington
Noun
A wide evenly curved fishhook. 1976
abernant
aberrant
aberrant
adj
(botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
(sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
Differing from the norm.
noun
(biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
aberrate
aberrate
verb
(intransitive) To go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from); deviate from.
(transitive) To distort; to cause aberration of.
abetters
abetters
noun
plural of abetter
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
abhenrys
abhorred
abhorred
adj
(obsolete) Horrified.
Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abhor
abhorrer
abhorrer
noun
(historical, sometimes capitalized) A nickname given in the early 17ᵗʰ century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II.
One who abhors.
abjurers
abjurers
noun
plural of abjurer
abnerval
abnerval
adj
(anatomy, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.
abneural
abneural
adj
Away from the neural (cerebrospinal) axis
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abourezk
abraders
abraders
noun
plural of abrader
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abrazite
abreacts
abreacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abreact
abridged
abridged
adj
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abridge
abridger
abridger
noun
One who abridges.
abridges
abridges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
abrupter
abrupter
adj
comparative form of abrupt: more abrupt
absenter
absenter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absent: more absent
noun
One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself.
abshenry
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absorbed
absorbed
adj
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
absorber
absorber
noun
(nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid.
A person who absorbs.
Something that absorbs.
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterse
absterse
verb
(transitive, now rare) To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
abstruse
abstruse
adj
(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
acerbate
acerbate
adj
(rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
verb
(transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
(transitive) To make bitter or sour.
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acreable
acreable
adj
(archaic) Of an acre; per acre.
adalbert
adelbert
adnumber
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
aerobate
aerobate
verb
(aviation) To perform aerobatics.
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerobion
aerobium
aeroboat
aeroboat
noun
(archaic) A form of hydroaeroplane; a flying boat.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
afterbay
afterbay
noun
(hydrology) a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
akerboom
albacore
albacore
noun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
alberene
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
alberoni
albertin
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albrecht
albronze
aleberry
aleberry
noun
A beverage made by boiling ale with spice and sugar and sops of bread.
alembert
algebras
algebras
noun
plural of algebra
ambaries
ambedkar
amberies
amberies
noun
plural of ambery
amberina
amberite
amberite
noun
A kind of smokeless powder.
amberley
amberoid
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
amberson
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
ambreate
ambreate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ambreic acid.
ambrette
ambrette
noun
The essential oil produced from the seeds of the musk mallow.
The musk mallow plant (Abelmoschus moschatus).
ambroise
amburgey
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
anaerobe
anaerobe
noun
An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
angareeb
arabeila
arabella
arabelle
arabesks
arabesks
noun
plural of arabesk
arabiyeh
arabiyeh
noun
(historical) An Arabic native cart or carriage.
arabized
arabizes
arbalest
arbalest
noun
A crossbow.
A crossbowman.
arbelest
arbinose
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arbitrer
arboreal
arboreal
adj
Covered or filled with trees.
Living in or among trees.
Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.
noun
Any tree-dwelling creature.
arborean
arborean
adj
Archaic form of arboreal.
arboreta
arboreta
noun
plural of arboretum
arborise
arborise
verb
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
(transitive) To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
arborize
arborize
verb
Alternative spelling of arborise
arboured
arboured
adj
Containing or situated close to trees.
arbovale
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
arbutase
arbutean
arbutean
adj
(obsolete) Made from arbute, the wood of the strawberry tree.
arguable
arguable
adj
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
arnberry
arquebus
arquebus
noun
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
verb
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
ascribes
ascribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe
ashberry
asheboro
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
atabrine
atabrine
noun
Synonym of quinacrine
atrabile
atremble
atremble
adj
Trembling.
auberges
auberges
noun
plural of auberge
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubrette
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
auerbach
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
baalbeer
babblers
babblers
noun
plural of babbler
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backbear
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
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.
backrope
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
bacteria
bacteria
noun
(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
(US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
(dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
(derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
plural of bacterium
bacteric
bacteric
adj
Of or relating to bacteria.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
bacterin
bacterin
noun
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
bacubert
baculere
badgered
badgered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badger
badgerer
badgerer
noun
A dog used in baiting badgers.
One who badgers.
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.