Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
abderite
abderite
Noun
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
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
abhorred
abhorred
adj
(obsolete) Horrified.
Strongly disliked: hated, despised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abhor
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abraders
abraders
noun
plural of abrader
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
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
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
absurder
absurder
adj
comparative form of absurd: more absurd
acardite
acardite
noun
(organic chemistry) n-methyl-n',n'-diphenylurea, used to stabilize chemicals and as a plasticizer.
acaridae
acaridea
acceders
acceders
noun
plural of acceder
accorded
accorded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accord
accorder
accorder
noun
(rare) One who accords.
accredit
accredit
verb
(transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
(transitive) To believe; to put trust in.
(transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
(transitive) To enter on the credit side of an account book.
(transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
(transitive) To recognize as outstanding.
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
(transitive, literally) To credit.
accreted
accreted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accrete
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
acerated
acerated
adj
Synonym of acerate
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acredula
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acuerdos
adalbert
adapters
adapters
noun
plural of adapter
addorsed
addorsed
adj
(heraldry, of animals or wings) Set back to back, facing away from each other.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of addorse
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adelbert
adenauer
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
adermine
adffroze
adfreeze
adfrozen
adhafera
adherant
adherend
adherend
noun
That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adherers
adherers
noun
plural of adherer
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adjoiner
adjudger
adjudger
noun
One who adjudges.
adjurers
adjurers
noun
plural of adjurer
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
admirers
admirers
noun
plural of admirer
admitter
admitter
noun
Someone who or something which admits.
adnerval
adneural
adneural
adj
(anatomy) Near a nerve
adnumber
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adoretus
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
adrastea
adrastea
Proper noun
The goddess of divine retribution
Smallest of the four inner moons of Jupiter.
adreamed
adreamed
adj
(obsolete) Visited by a dream.
adrectal
adrenals
adrenals
noun
plural of adrenal
adrenine
adrestus
adriaens
adrianne
adrienne
adrogate
adrogate
verb
(transitive, Ancient Rome, law, historical) To adopt (a person who is his own master).
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
adsessor
adsheart
adsheart
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of zounds
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
adultery
adultery
noun
(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
advancer
advancer
noun
(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
A second branch of a buck's antler.
One who advances or puts forward.
adventry
adversed
adversus
adverted
adverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advert
advisers
advisers
noun
plural of adviser
aegeriid
aegeriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.
aeluroid
aerified
aerified
adj
converted into gas
infused with air; aerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerify
aerodone
aerodone
noun
(dated) glider (aircraft)
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
aerodyne
aerodyne
noun
(aviation) A heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift from motion.
aeroides
aethered
affidare
affirmed
affirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affirm
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
afforded
afforded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afford
affrayed
affrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affray
afterend
aggraded
aggraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrade
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
airdrome
airdrome
noun
A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
airedale
airedale
noun
Alternative form of Airedale (all senses)
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airheads
airheads
noun
plural of airhead
airified
airified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airify
airsheds
airsheds
noun
plural of airshed
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
alanreed
alarumed
alarumed
verb
(archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of alarum
alcandre
aldarcie
alderfly
alderfly
noun
(fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
alderman
alderman
noun
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
(US, slang) A potbelly, paunch.
A long pipe for smoking.
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
aldermen
aldermen
noun
plural of alderman
alderney
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldredge
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
alexandr
almander
almander
noun
(obsolete) almond tree
almendro
aloedary
aloedary
noun
(obsolete) A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.
alvadore
ambedkar
amberoid
amenders
amenders
noun
plural of amender
amerinds
amoinder
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anderegg
andersen
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andirine
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
andreaea
andreana
andrenid
andrenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Andrenidae of bees.
andrewes
andreyev
androgen
androgen
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.