(organic chemistry) Any of a class of anthraquinone derivatives, commonly found in aloes.
anthranyl
anthrenus
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
anthroxan
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiarcha
antiarchi
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aortolith
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhais
aporrhoea
appeacher
appeacher
Noun
An accuser.
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
arabophil
arachidic
arachidic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidic acid or its derivatives
arachnean
arachnida
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
arapahoes
arapeshes
arbuthnot
archaical
archaical
adj
Archaic form of archaic.
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaiser
archaiser
noun
Alternative form of archaizer
archaises
archaises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaise
archaisms
archaisms
noun
plural of archaism
archaists
archaists
noun
plural of archaist
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archaizer
archaizer
noun
One who makes archaic, as by using an archaic style.
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archarios
archbancs
archchief
archchief
noun
(rare) A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
archcount
archcrown
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archebanc
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelaus
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archeress
archeress
noun
A female archer.
archeries
archeries
noun
plural of archery
archettos
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archfelon
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archheart
archhouse
archiater
archiater
noun
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
archibald
archibold
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archicyte
archidium
archidome
archigony
archilowe
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archimime
archimime
noun
The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
architect
architect
noun
(Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
verb
(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archizoic
archknave
archocele
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
archpiece
archrebel
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archruler
archsaint
archsewer
archthief
archurger
archwench
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
ardhanari
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
argusfish
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
arhythmia
arhythmia
noun
Alternative spelling of arrhythmia
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
arianrhod
arimathea
aristarch
aristarch
Noun
A
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
armbrecht
armchairs
armchairs
noun
plural of armchair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armchair
arracacha
arracacha
noun
A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
arrhenius
arrhenoid
arrhizous
arrhizous
adj
(botany) Having no root: applied to parasitical plants which have no root, but adhere to other plants by any part of their surface, and derive their nourishment from them; also to mosses and Hepaticœ which are destitute of rhizoids.
arrhythmy
arrhythmy
noun
Lack of rhythm.
arrowbush
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arthogram
arthragra
arthritic
arthritic
adj
(pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.
noun
A person with arthritis.
arthritis
arthritis
noun
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
arthroses
arthroses
noun
plural of arthrosis
arthrosia
arthrosis
arthrosis
noun
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.
Any articulation or joint between bones.
arthrozoa
arthurian
arthurian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.