(uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
absconce
absconce
noun
A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
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.
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accessor
accessor
noun
(object-oriented programming) A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data.
Someone or something that accesses.
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
acervose
acestoma
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrosome
acrosome
noun
A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon
actiones
acuerdos
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
addossed
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoretus
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
adsessor
adsorbed
adsorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adsorb
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeolides
aerators
aerators
noun
plural of aerator
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aerogels
aerogels
noun
plural of aerogel
aeroides
aerosats
aerosols
aerosols
noun
plural of aerosol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosol
aerostat
aerostat
noun
A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
aesopian
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agoraeus
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agriotes
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
aisteoir
ajourise
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
albedoes
albeston
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alencons
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
allegros
allegros
noun
plural of allegro
allodies
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
allosome
allosome
noun
(genetics) A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
allovers
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alnicoes
alopecus
alphonse
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
alverson
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
amberson
ambroise
ameiosis
ameiosis
noun
(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
ametrous
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amitoses
amitoses
noun
plural of amitosis
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
amomales
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
amoskeag
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
anamoose
anamoose
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
ancylose
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
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemones
anemones
noun
plural of anemone
anemoses
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
angolese
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anisoles
anisoles
noun
plural of anisole
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
annulose
annulose
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anserous
anserous
adj
resembling a goose
silly
anstosse
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
apagoges
apagoges
noun
plural of apagoge
aparejos
aparejos
noun
plural of aparejo
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.