(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
acrologies
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeciostage
aegialitis
aegithalos
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
agaricales
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressive
aggressive
adj
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
(pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
noun
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
One who is aggressive.
agreations
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
albigenses
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
algologies
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allergists
allergists
noun
plural of allergist
allogamies
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
anagenesis
anagenesis
noun
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analgesist
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anglesmith
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antespring
antiegoism
antiegoist
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antisavage
antisavage
adj
Opposing savages (people living in traditional, especially tribal, societies).
apiologies
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
arbitrages
arbitrages
noun
plural of arbitrage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrage
arciniegas
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areopagist
argentines
argentines
noun
plural of argentine
argusville
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
asgeirsson
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
assegaiing
assegaiing
verb
present participle of assegai
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
assignment
assignment
noun
(LGBT) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
(law) A document that effects this transfer.
(law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
(programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
A position to which someone is assigned.
An assigned task.
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
astringent
astringent
adj
(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
Extremely sour, bitter.
Sharp, caustic, severe.
noun
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
ausgleiche
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogenies
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avignonese
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
babelising
baigneuses
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bashilange
basigenous
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becrusting
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beginnings
beginnings
noun
plural of beginning
begoniales
belongings
belongings
noun
plural of belonging
benignness
benignness
noun
The state or quality of being benign.
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bescouring
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
bestirring
bestirring
verb
present participle of bestir
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bigeminies
bigeminies
noun
plural of bigeminy
biogenesis
biogenesis
noun
Biosynthesis.
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
bitingness
bitingness
noun
The state or quality of biting or being biting.
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blessingly
blessingly
adv
In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing.
blistering
blistering
adj
Causing blisters.
Harsh or corrosive.
Scornful.
Very fast.
noun
(medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
verb
present participle of blister
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boanergism
bobsleding
bogberries
bogberries
noun
plural of bogberry
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
bourgeoise
bourgeoise
noun
A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
bridgeless
bridgeless
adj
(graph theory) Having no bridges.
(of a body of water) Having no bridges.
That cannot be bridged.
brigadiers
brigadiers
noun
plural of brigadier
briggsdale
brighteyes
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
briskening
briskening
verb
present participle of brisken
brogueries
bryologies
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.