(chiefly Canada, US) While being born or produced.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abrading
abrading
verb
present participle of abrade
abrasing
abrasing
verb
present participle of abrase
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
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
acierage
acierage
noun
(historical) The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel.
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
admiring
admiring
adj
Feeling or showing admiration.
noun
admiration
verb
present participle of admire
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
aegerian
aegeriid
aegeriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.
aegirine
aegirine
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
aegirite
aegirite
noun
(mineralogy, rare) aegirine
aegyrite
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
affright
affright
adj
afraid; terrified; frightened
noun
(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
agacerie
agacerie
noun
Coquetry; flirtatiousness.
agaricic
agaricic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to agaricic acid or its derivatives
agaricin
agaricin
noun
(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agaricus
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
aggrieve
aggrieve
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.
(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agitator
agitator
noun
(historical) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
An implement for shaking or mixing.
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
agitprop
agitprop
noun
(countable) An instance of such propaganda.
(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
(uncountable, also attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, politics) To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.
aglimmer
aglimmer
adj
Glimmering; gleaming or shining.
aglitter
aglitter
adj
Glittering.
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agrarian
agrarian
adj
(botany) wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
Agricultural or rural.
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
noun
A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
agreeing
agreeing
noun
An agreement.
verb
present participle of agree
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agricere
agricola
agricole
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrinion
agrinion
Proper noun
A city in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
agrionia
agrionid
agriotes
agripina
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
aguirage
aigrette
aigrette
noun
(ornithology) The lesser white heron.
A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.
The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
aiguiere
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airlight
airthing
airtight
airtight
adj
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
(figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
alarming
alarming
adj
causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
verb
present participle of alarm
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
albright
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
algerian
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
algerita
algerite
algerite
noun
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aligreek
allergia
allergic
allergic
adj
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Having an allergy.
Of or pertaining to allergy.
noun
A person who has an allergy.
allergin
allergin
noun
Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
alurgite
ambrogio
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
anagyrin
anagyris
anearing
anearing
verb
present participle of anear
anergias
anergies
anergies
noun
plural of anergy
angarias
angarias
noun
plural of angaria
angaries
angaries
noun
plural of angary
angering
angering
verb
present participle of anger
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
antergic
antiager
antiager
noun
An anti-aging cosmetic.
antidrag
antidrag
adj
That counteracts drag (resistance to movement)
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
araguaia
araguari
araignee
aratinga
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
argentia
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
argentin
argillic
argillic
adj
(geology, soil science) Of or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.
noun
A soil of this kind.
arginase
arginase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine
arginine
arginine
noun
An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
argolian
argosies
argosies
noun
plural of argosy
argosine
argovian
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
argynnis
argyrite
ariegite
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
arisings
arisings
noun
The waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
plural of arising
armigeri
armigero
armigers
armigers
noun
plural of armiger
armitage
armoring
armoring
noun
Alternative form of armouring
verb
present participle of armor
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
arraigns
arraigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign
arraying
arraying
noun
The act of clothing or adorning.
verb
present participle of array
arriding
arriding
verb
present participle of arride
arrivage
arriving
arriving
verb
present participle of arrive
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
aspergil
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
assigner
assigner
noun
One who, or that which, assigns.
assignor
assignor
noun
(law) The person or party which makes an assignment.
assuring
assuring
verb
present participle of assure
astringe
astringe
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress
To bind by moral or legal obligation.
attagirl
attagirl
intj
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman or female animal.
noun
A cry of "attagirl"; an accolade.
attiring
attiring
noun
ornamentation
verb
present participle of attire
augurial
augurial
adj
Relating to augurs or to augury.
auguries
auguries
noun
plural of augury
auguring
auguring
verb
present participle of augur
aurignac
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
averring
averring
verb
present participle of aver
averting
averting
verb
present participle of avert
avigator
avigator
noun
An aerial navigator.
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
balinger
balinger
noun
(nautical, historical) A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails.
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia