(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
aburagiri
aburagiri
noun
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accursing
accursing
verb
present participle of accurse
aconcagua
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
acrologue
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
adamsburg
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
aedoeagus
aegialeus
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aegritude
afterguns
agamobium
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agincourt
agitpunkt
aglobulia
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agrauleum
aguadilla
aguadulce
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
agueweeds
agueweeds
noun
plural of agueweed
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
aiguilles
aiguilles
noun
plural of aiguille
akutagawa
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
algonquin
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allegatum
altenburg
amalburga
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
analagous
analagous
adj
Misspelling of analogous.
analogous
analogous
adj
(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
androgeus
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angeluses
angeluses
noun
plural of angelus
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
angularia
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
angurboda
angustate
angustate
adj
narrowed
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anilingus
anilingus
noun
A form of oral sex in which the tongue and lips are used for stimulation of a sexual partner's anus.
annulling
annulling
noun
An annulment.
verb
present participle of annul
ansgarius
antigonus
antiquing
antiquing
verb
present participle of antique
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apogenous
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
aquagreen
aquaregia
aquebogue
aquilegia
aquilegia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Aquilegia.
aragallus
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archurger
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
argenteum
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
argonauta
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
argusfish
arguslike
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
asparagus
asparagus
noun
(color) A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
assuaging
assuaging
noun
The act of one who assuages.
verb
present participle of assuage
assurgent
assurgent
adj
(botany) Curving upward.
Rising or tending to rise.
noun
(heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.
atlasburg
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
aufklrung
aughtlins
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
augustest
augustest
adj
superlative form of august: most august
augustina
augustine
aurangzeb
aureoling
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
aurungzeb
ausgleich
authigene
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogauge
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autogiros
autogiros
noun
plural of autogiro
autograft
autograft
noun
(surgery) A tissue graft taken from one part to another of the same individual's body.
verb
(transitive) To graft in this manner.
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
(uncountable, specifically, historical) A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
barguests
barguests
noun
plural of barguest
barriguda
barriguda
noun
The palm tree Iriartea ventricosa.
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.