(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agonium
agonize
agonize
verb
(intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
(transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone.
agoraea
agoroth
agoroth
noun
plural of agora
agouara
agouara
noun
(archaic) Procyon cancrivorus, the crab-eating raccoon
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agraeus
agrafes
agrafes
noun
plural of agrafe
agraffe
agraffe
noun
A clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring.
A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is held so as to limit the vibration.
agramed
agrania
agrapha
agrapha
noun
plural of agraphon
agraria
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
agreers
agreers
noun
plural of agreer
agreges
agreing
agretha
agrilus
agriope
agrippa
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agritos
agrotis
aground
aground
adj
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
aguador
aguamas
aguanga
agudist
aguglia
aguijan
aguilar
aguirre
agulhas
aguroth
agustin
agyieus
agynary
agynary
noun
(botany) The absence of female organs, such as on double flowers which have petals but no pistils.
agynous
agynous
adj
(botany) Without female organs; male.
agyrate
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
ahlgren
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
aiawong
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigneis
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
airbags
airbags
noun
plural of airbag
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airings
airings
noun
plural of airing
airling
airling
noun
(obsolete) A thoughtless, light-hearted person.
An imaginary sprite, usually a beautiful woman, conjured out of thin air by a poet's imagination.
airting
airting
verb
present participle of airt
aisling
aisling
noun
A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
ajangle
ajangle
adj
Jangling.
akazgin
alagoas
alangin
alberge
albergo
albergo
noun
An Italian inn.
alburga
alcogel
alcogel
noun
(chemistry) A colloid where the dispersive media is alcohol.
A hand sanitizer in the form of an alcohol gel
alegars
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
alfarga
alforge
algalia
algarad
algarde
algarot
algarot
noun
A pale white emetic powder formerly used in alchemy, consisting of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony.
algarve
algarve
Proper noun
The southernmost region of Portugal.
algates
algates
adv
Alternative form of algate
algazel
algazel
noun
(obsolete) A gazelle, probably the Arabian gazelle.
algebar
algebra
algebra
noun
(countable, algebra) An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.
(countable, mathematics) A universal algebra.
(countable, mathematics) One of several other types of mathematical structure.
(countable, set theory, mathematical analysis) A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).
(figurative) A system or process, that is like algebra by substituting one thing for another, or in using signs, symbols, etc., to represent concepts or ideas.
(uncountable, mathematics) A system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols.
(uncountable, mathematics) The study of algebraic structures.
(uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
algeria
algesia
algesia
noun
(medicine) sensitivity to pain
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algesis
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
alghero
algieba
algiers
algiers
Proper noun
The capital of Algeria.
algific
algific
adj
Producing cold; covered in ice.
alginic
alginic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to alginic acid or its derivatives.
algodon
algoman
algomic
algonac
algorab
algores
algosis
alguire
aligarh
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
aligned
aligned
adj
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of align
aligner
aligner
noun
One who, or that which, aligns.
alining
alining
verb
present participle of aline
allegan
alleged
alleged
adj
Asserted but not proved.
Supposed but doubtful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allege
alleger
alleger
noun
A person who alleges, especially one who makes a formal allegation.
alleges
alleges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allege
allegra
allegre
allegro
allegro
adj
(music) in a quick and lively manner
adv
(music) played in a quick, lively tempo
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
(music, more, traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
allergy
allergy
noun
(informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
(pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
(pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
allgood
allgood
adj
Alternative form of all-good
alliage
allodge
allodge
verb
(obsolete) To lodge; to stay temporarily.
allonge
allonge
noun
(fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
(law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
verb
To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
allying
allying
verb
present participle of ally
almagra
almagra
noun
A deep red ochre found in Spain; Indian red.
almight
almight
adj
(obsolete) almighty
almoign
alnager
alnager
noun
(historical) A sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect woollen cloth and fix a seal upon it.
A measure by the ell.
alogian
alogian
Noun
A member of the Alogi, a group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE.
alogism
alogism
noun
(art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
(art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
alongst
alongst
adv
(archaic) along
alpaugh
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
altgeld
althing
althing
Proper noun
the national parliament of Iceland
amaigbo
amalgam
amalgam
noun
(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
A combination of different things.
One of the ingredients in an alloy.
verb
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To amalgamate.
amating
amating
verb
present participle of amate
amazing
amazing
adj
(informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
verb
present participle of amaze
ambages
ambages
noun
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
ambling
ambling
noun
The act of one who ambles.
verb
present participle of amble
ameagle
amenage
amerigo
amishgo
amongst
amongst
prep
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
amorgos
amorgos
Proper noun
A Greek island in the east of the Cyclades
A town, the capital of the island of that name.
amoving
amoving
verb
present participle of amove
amuguis
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amuyong
amygdal
amygdal
noun
Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”)
anabong
anagnos
anagoge
anagoge
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).
anagogy
anagogy
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
anagram
anagram
noun
(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
verb
To form anagrams.
analgen
analgen
noun
Alternative form of analgene
analgia
analgia
noun
(medicine) state of painlessness, absence of pain
analgic
analgic
adj
Of or relating to analgia.
analoga
analoga
noun
plural of analogon
analogs
analogs
noun
(US) plural of analog
analogy
analogy
noun
(geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
(grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
aneling
aneling
verb
present participle of anele
anergia
anergia
noun
Alternative form of anergy (“lack of energy; inactivity”)